(July 18, 2016 at 2:23 pm)paulpablo Wrote:(July 18, 2016 at 2:16 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: You've latched on to one particular definition of a word (presumably the first one that comes up when you Google 'definition of privilege') that different dictionaries define in various ways, emphasizing the part of the definition that makes it different from other definitions, where the most common meaning of the word is likely found where different dictionaries agree.
I used the Oxford dictionary and Cambridge as they're the most commonly used and trusted dictionaries in England.
And I agree with everything you've said, my conclusion is that it's racially bias to attach the racial advective white before the word privilege if it just means advantages people have that others don't.
If you define privilege using the common definition than white privilege 100 percent exists, along with Asian privilege brown privilege Jew privilege Japanese privilege,
Black privilege possibly exists to an extent, world wide I'm sure there's a race somewhere with less educational, economical, crime rate advantages.
I just prefer to use "privilege", it then broadens the field just a great deal. How many of the top NBA stars from the past or present have ever complained about "white privilege." I am pretty sure that the answer would be zero. Simply because they are in a priviliged position and simply say "who gives a f*ck about them!!!!" It happened with NWA. They sang about their roots and where they came from, whilst living in mansions and living the high life totally forgetting those who were part of their community. You can guarantee that the likes of Dr Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy E (RIP) wouldn't even think about going back to Compton, not for all the money in the world. They are part of the priviliged class.
