Since as far back as I can remember, I've had white privilege. My parents divorced when I was 5 years old and it was very messy. So many court proceedings, arguments, and lack of finances. When my mom finally moved us hundreds of miles away from my loving father and into our own apartment in the worst part of Houston, TX I started seeing how privileged I was. I think the most I've ever realized how privileged I was, was when we couldn't afford food or clothes so had to sign up for welfare (food stamps) and get clothes from Goodwill or the Salvation Army, I can't believe how much being white saved me from worse hardship, who knew? Being in a broken home is definitely white privilege. Let's continue...
I truly know I'm privileged when I see that just because I look white my voice doesn't matter. My single HISPANIC mother from Honduras, Central America raised us on food stamps, medical welfare, scraps from Mexican restaurants she's worked at and also raised us around all the drugs she sold to buy us clothes. White privilege is beautiful, isn't it? As a matter of fact, I'm currently on welfare with 3 children myself and don't even get me started on all the speeding tickets I've gotten, the hundreds of dollars I've spent on paying them off instead of putting it towards my children. Look at all that white privilege! Constantly begging my ex-husband to pay child support just so my children can have nice things and working 3 days a week for a mere $7.25.... I'm sooooooo privileged. NOT!
Those who actually have any privilege regardless of their race, I'm extremely jealous. So, can you explain to me why people keep suggesting I have white privileged based on my skin color and that MY voice doesn't matter? Below are screenshots that prove unfortunately racism IS alive and well but apparently in only the black community. Many refuse to believe how they're behaving is racist and many refuse to believe that everyone else besides them is trying to abolish racism in the world. Every comment is racist towards me and other white people, we all apparently have privilege where none actually exists. Disappointing we are so divided still after all these years. And yes, unfortunately I lost my temper with one young lady due to her smart ass/racist remarks. I truly regret I could not keep my cool but how else could I have felt or reacted? Also, this all started because of a post about a girl being denied access to changing rooms (for a bra) during closing time, to which they were claiming was a racist action. I obviously disagreed. There's the context.
And then this person refused to even read my "long" reply and have a logical discussion about my apparent "white privilege".
