Is white privilege real? To what extent?

[Losty]

So while I can understand you feel slighted when told how “well spoken” you are, you may want to consider interpreting such statements as misguided signs of admiration. From their perspective, you chose not conform to the stereotype and may have taken great pains to overcome a negative cultural influence - the same kind of negative cultural influence operating on whites who grew up in blue-collar non-educated communities.

[jaw drops]

MCB, you choose to be offended when you should be flattered. People are just admiring you for overcoming your blackness....