Terica Post#17: This Thing Goes Deep!

I don’t think it’s possibly to have white privilege. It something that runs so deep, it’s impossible to get a hold of it or be a part of it. This occurred to me when I thought about how far white privilege really goes. For example when traveling out said of the country, I may meet people that never have encountered someone of my race. With whites, people usually associate positive things with their race and with black there are a lot of negatives. Especially if they are American, because they have seen all of the negative stereotypes in American media. Not only that, but there are plenty of places where lighter skin is valued and darker skin isn’t, no matter where the person is from. In many places around the world 9notall of the world) whites are held up on as pedestal. No amount of money is going to let you buy into that. If Oprah, a worldwide renowned woman with millions, couldn’t escape discrimination based on her skin color then I doubt other people could.