White privilege is a misunderstood phrase.
” — a black woman living in government housing living a lavish lifestyle paid for by government programs and not working.
White privilege is this: out of the 70 million beneficiaries of Medicaid in 2016, 43 percent are white, and 18 percent are black, according to the. Out of the 43 million SNAP recipients in 2016, 36.2 percent were white, while 25.6 percent were black. So, two of the biggest government programs that the average American associates with “welfare” are actually more heavily utilized by white Americans.
Yet because white Americans are seen as a group of honest, hardworking people who can’t get ahead because “immigrants” are taking their jobs, they can get away with using more government benefits. Some of these same people are likely to accuse brown people of taking benefits away from them and then “not working and living off the government.” Newsflash: you have to work to receive things like Medicaid and SNAP.
Now, let me paint another picture for you. Eric Garner, a black man, was standing on a Staten Island street corner and tried to break up a fight between the police and another man on the corner. Garner, who was already on the police’s radar because he sold untaxed cigarettes , was handcuffed and placed in a chokehold. Garner was brought to the ground, repeatedly saying, “I can’t breathe,” with a cop’s arms around his neck.
Or, if you would like a more striking example, here’s one that has nothing to do with committing a crime and everything to do with being born with different color skin. Did you know that
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