White Privlige and Ignoring the Problem

[Ben Davis]

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Have to disagree with you there, institutionalised racism is alive & well, simply not enshrined in law any more. The facts back it up. If you're non-caucasian in the UK, when compared to caucasians, you're:

- less likely to achieve as many qualifications

Why do you blame racism for this? Some non caucasians do better (like Hindus) some do worse (muslims and Afro Carribeans) why would we beleive that racism rather than the cultures of those non caucasians are to blame?

- more likely to have lower exam scores

See above..they do the same exams as everyone else

- more likely to be bullied

who by?

- more likely to be unemployed

If they refuse to work in school hardly unlikely

- more likely to earn less for the same job

Evidence for this. please and don;t link me to a campaign site that doesn;t actually provide evidence

- more likely to be refused a mortgage

If you earn less due to your not being qualified it is hardly surprising

- more likely to pay a higher interest rate for the same mortgage

as above

- less likely to have savings

Not my fault if they refuse to save

- more likely to have a lower interest rate on your savings

Banks give standard rates

- more likely to be stopped and searched

If you commit more crime then you are more likley to be stopped and searched

- more likely to be arrested

If you commit more crime you are more likley to be arrested

- more likely to be imprisoned for an offence

It all depends how many times they reoffend.

- more likely to receive a harsher penalty for an offense

as before it depends if the re offend more often

- more likely to die in custody

If you get arrested more then this naturally follows

- less likely to receive good medical advice

How so? They have the same doctors as everyone else.

- more likely to die in hospital

Rather than die at home? So what

- less likely to run for public office

That is their choice

- less likely to be successful when running for public office

If you restrict yourself essentially to one political party then its hardly sur[prising

...the list goes on. The %'s are different for different ethnicities but the trends are clear as are the implications: there are institutional barriers to equality, not based on legal statutes.

Not clear at all. The Barriers are mainly of their own making

All discrimination is bad including positive discrimination however given the massive list of inequalities, I'm not too worried about that at the moment.

You should be- it causes massive resentment.Thankfully it is illegal in the UK to promote a less qualified non white person over a more qualified white person

I think that's something which will clear itself up as the trust is earned by those of us who try to tackle the institutional causes of discrimination. Besides, it helps me check my privilege.

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check your drivelage more like

Hardly. The fact that different ethnicities experience different treatment in situations where they shouldn't, if all ethnicities were being treated equally, is evidence of discrimination. In the case of ethnic discrimination, the root cause is not those who are discriminated against.