peak white privilege
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'Could You Imagine Today, If Those Were All Black People?': Here's How the NBA Reacted to White Privilege Appreciation Day
On the same day that “John Lewis Democrats” Ralphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff emerged victorious in Georgia’s runoffs, which has finally provided Democrats with control of the Senate, something unprecedented—and painfully alabaster—occurred. In what can only be described as one of the greatest displays of white privilege in the history of Western Civilization, a violent…
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Trump’s Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow Doesn’t Believe Systemic Racism Exists. Why Is Anyone Talking to Larry Kudlow?
Larry Kudlow might be everything wrong with white America—privilege, Karenism and this administration all rolled up into one stiff suit. Kudlow, who is currently the director of the United States National Economic Council, was once chief economist and senior managing director for Bear Stearns the investment bank for really rich white people and was also the…
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Tucker Carlson Believes White Privilege Is a Myth Because 7 Children of Color Won the National Spelling Bee
Last month, the 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee somehow concluded in a historic eight-way tie. Its eight winners dominated five consecutive perfect rounds and spelled 47 consecutive words correctly in order to emerge as co-champions. Your days are numbered, AutoCorrect. Of its eight winners, only one was white—which somehow registered to Fox News host and…
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White Privilege Is a Thing. Here’s How It Works
From the moment a white person is born they are afforded certain privileges. While the extent and nature of those privileges vary, one thing’s consistent: If you’re white, society says, “You’re out here winning.” Peggy McIntosh, a white scholar who started studying white privilege in the 198os is credited with introducing this concept (pdf) to…
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Florida Couple Grins for Drug Arrest Photo Following Police Chase … And Whew, Chile, the Privilege
What happens when peak Florida meets peak caucasity meets peak privilege? This photo op with two grinning drug suspects and the cops who managed to arrest them without anyone even sustaining a scratch as an injury. Seriously, it would be almost laughable if black people weren’t being beaten up (in the best case scenario) for…