You May Not Be Able to Say How You Feel About Your Race

[DropLogic]

I really, really, really don't care that I'm white.

Neither do I, but that in itself is really kind of a distinct privilege too, isn't it? Hmmmm...  

Being white, we literally have no idea what it's like to feel the way minorities do.  Perhaps white homosexuals have similar feelings...I'm not sure.

[Ultima22689]

I didn't have time to read all the responses here, so I apologize if I'm repeating an issue that has already been discussed.  
White Guilt.
In many corporate policy structures, there are tons of clauses that offer incentives and and perks to minorities.  The same goes for scholarships and government assistance programs.  My company, for example, extends special discounts and extra time to pay us if the company belongs to some minority leaders club.  I can't remember the name right now...but the gist of it is, they get a 3% discount on everything they buy, and have 60 days to pay instead of the normal 30.  Why does stuff like this exist?

Beacuse half a century ago blacks and other minorities were considered second class citizens, that carries serious problems, in general it's not possible for blacks to look for support from their families when they go to college, your only bet is to shine well in school or hope the FASFA covers you enough. When I went to college, everyone I knew was getting a check or some form of substantial support from their loved ones, know what my loved ones gave me?

"Dat nigga goin to college! He think he smart!"

"When you graduate I want a mercedes and a house."

That's it, when my friends were starving they would just call me mom and dad who would send them 200 bucks, when I got hungry I sighed as I went another day without eating. The only money I get for school is from the FASFA so all those programs like affirmative action and others that help black people somehow i've never seen money from them however my financial situation is common of young blacks, many are worse because their parents were so irresponsible to open up credit cards in their name.

So, my point is that while whites often have a financial foundation of some sort blacks tend to have none at all or worse being saddled with debt before they even get to college and while part of the blame for that rests on the shoulders of parents and parents before them there were over 400 years of slavery followed by another 150 or so years of living as second class citizens where the idea of a black doctor was hilarious so blacks as a people have only had any form of equal rights since the late 60s so basically it's because we need it, plain and simple, being black in America is vastly harder than being white and that doesn't mean white people should feel bad for that, it is the result of politics not moving nearly fast enough, I don't wake up, look at my life and past then blame white people for it, I just do the best with what I got and look forward to a better tomorrow.  In the longrun i'll graduate I think and i'll find a good financial ground while I follow the career i've been dreaming of for years now.

[DropLogic]

I didn't have time to read all the responses here, so I apologize if I'm repeating an issue that has already been discussed.  
White Guilt.
In many corporate policy structures, there are tons of clauses that offer incentives and and perks to minorities.  The same goes for scholarships and government assistance programs.  My company, for example, extends special discounts and extra time to pay us if the company belongs to some minority leaders club.  I can't remember the name right now...but the gist of it is, they get a 3% discount on everything they buy, and have 60 days to pay instead of the normal 30.  Why does stuff like this exist?

Beacuse half a century ago blacks and other minorities were considered second class citizens, that carries serious problems, in general it's not possible for blacks to look for support from their families when they go to college, your only bet is to shine well in school or hope the FASFA covers you enough. When I went to college, everyone I knew was getting a check or some form of substantial support from their loved ones, know what my loved ones gave me?

"Dat nigga goin to college! He think he smart!"

"When you graduate I want a mercedes and a house."

That's it, when my friends were starving they would just call me mom and dad who would send them 200 bucks, when I got hungry I sighed as I went another day without eating. The only money I get for school is from the FASFA so all those programs like affirmative action and others that help black people somehow i've never seen money from them however my financial situation is common of young blacks, many are worse because their parents were so irresponsible to open up credit cards in their name.

So, my point is that while whites often have a financial foundation of some sort blacks tend to have none at all or worse being saddled with debt before they even get to college and while part of the blame for that rests on the shoulders of parents and parents before them there were over 400 years of slavery followed by another 150 or so years of living as second class citizens where the idea of a black doctor was hilarious so blacks as a people have only had any form of equal rights since the late 60s so basically it's because we need it, plain and simple, being black in America is vastly harder than being white and that doesn't mean white people should feel bad for that, it is the result of politics not moving nearly fast enough, I don't wake up, look at my life and past then blame white people for it, I just do the best with what I got and look forward to a better tomorrow.  In the longrun i'll graduate I think and i'll find a good financial ground while I follow the career i've been dreaming of for years now.

While I agree with what you're saying, it's not all diamonds and limos for the vast majority of white people either.  I'm still paying $450 a month 4 years later for my education, and I went to a cheap college.  I never had the opportunity to get aid because my parents made just a little bit too much.  I have never been hungry, and you're probably right about that stat compared to white people.  I can't imagine what that would have been like.  
Keep working hard and you'll fly to the top.

[elliebean]

Neither do I, but that in itself is really kind of a distinct privilege too, isn't it? Hmmmm...  :yay:

[skwurll]

Being white, we literally have no idea what it's like to feel the way minorities do.

Well, aren't atheists a minority? They certainly are in my town. I've been discriminated against for being atheist. Not violently, but rude and hurtful things have been said. I'd like to argue that I know what discrimination feels like.

Hell, it seems like I get more flak for being atheist in my school than the gay crowd does.

[Will]

Those who came before us weren't enslaved due to their atheism, nor is our atheism a physical trait easily identifiable. Atheism is a bit closer to homosexuality in terms of society.

[Sophus]

What's all this silly epidermis talk about? Don't you know it's all about the color of your eyes?!  

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[PoopShoot]

I grew up in a neighborhood where whites were the minority, do I count?