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This has been most obvious in the context of recent mass shootings. In those awful episodes, a religious or ethnic minority group lacking such privilege would likely be collectively slandered and/or targeted with surveillance or profiling (or worse) if some of its individuals comprised most of the mass shooters. However, white male privilege means white men are not collectively denigrated/targeted for those shootings â even though most come at the hands of white dudes.
âWhite privilege is knowing that even if the bomber turns out to be white, no one will call for your group to be profiled as terrorists as a result, subjected to special screening or threatened with deportation,â writes author Tim Wise. âWhite privilege is knowing that if this bomber turns out to be white, the United States government will not bomb whatever corn field or mountain town or stale suburb from which said bomber came, just to ensure that others like him or her donât get any ideas. And if he turns out to be a member of the Irish Republican Army we wonât bomb Dublin. And if heâs an Italian-American Catholic we wonât bomb the Vatican.â
Bhai, stop reading tabloids and concentrate on the victims who're suffering from this senseless bombing. The FBI/Police are doing their part to find the right person who did it.
Bhai, stop reading tabloids and concentrate on the victims who're suffering from this senseless bombing. The FBI/Police are doing their part to find the right person who did it.
The US jails are full of non-whites that the authorities picked up and decreed that they were the sought after criminals. It can take a life time to clear your name afterwards.