Does White Privilege Exist in America?

 

A very interesting -- and sensitive! -- topic.

He says discrimination has held black Americans back, and this has privileged whites.

"If certain folks historically have been elevated above others, their children, their grandchildren are going to be starting out, one, two, five, ten steps ahead," he says. "Meritocracy … is as close to a lie as you can come."

But what about all the successful immigrants, many of color, who come to America and make fantastic lives for themselves?

"How many more of those persons would there be if there were truly equitable opportunity?" he asks.

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Scholars Debate Whether Society Overlooks Minorities

By JOHN STOSSEL and GENA BINKLEY

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/print?id=2629192

Nov. 5, 2006 — - Chris Rock, one of the most successful comedians in America, suggests in his routine that no white person would ever trade places with him.  "None of you would change places with me and I'm rich! That's how good it is to be white!" he says.