(November 29, 2014 at 5:28 pm)Jenny A Wrote: There is indeed racial discrimination, and I'm sure Brown's color played a part in this death, I don't see that his economic situation did.
Just a question: would Brown have been killed if he'd been well-to-do?
I'm not sure of the answer but I suspect that he'd have gotten better treatment if he'd been part of a wealthier family. Maybe not, but I think there are different forms of privilege in America:
- White privilege
- Male privilege
- Wealth privilege
I also think there's such a thing as "Republican privilege", noting the difference between the way Tea Bagger protests were treated both by the media and police vs. the way Occupy protests were treated.
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