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Many of us (not all) tend to think that white privilege is just some made-up notion that is used to make whites feel guilty or to otherwise prompt whites to surrender this or that argument.But the other day it came to me that if everything is just hunky-dory, then perhaps we'd expect a different answer to the following question:Would you rather be black or white?While some of us might choose the home team just for old times' sake, I imagine there is also an element of concern that there would be lost advantages.

This post takes the cake. You've asked a question that cannot be directly and legitimately answered. Would you accept any justification for answering white as anything except an example of white privilege? Actually it seems to me that, any answer, would be based on speculation and stereotypes

Are we talking about the whites

living in the backwoods of Appalachia, or the rednecks living among trailer trash, or the multitudes of white kids who go to bed hungry at night?White privilege certainly doesn't seem to give them an advantage.As a law enforcement and hospice chaplain let me take you a few places in Alabama where white privilege has brought certain whites no distinct advantages, and in some instances being white was a disadvantage.So, I'm not sure. Could I chose parents who lived in affluent suburbia or on the lake? Or would my fate be to be born to parents who have had to dig out a living somewhere on the backside of wherever?While privilege is in the eye of the beholder God-HonoringChrist-CenteredBible-BasedSpirit-Led

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Aren't you assuming blacks are poor and whites are rich?I know some white people in my community who would gladly trade places with some black professional athletes

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Let me ask you this question.Lets say you watch the news every night about a casino that has cheated and is still cheating nearly everyone out of their money. Also every night there is a shooting , a murder and a robbery that happens in that casino.What would your opinion be about that casino? Would you seek employment from that business? Would you support any charitable program from that business?

Having experienced an awful lot of reverse discrimination due to being a white male in an ultra liberal industry (higher education), being black would have helped my career. Would that be the same if I worked in industry, I don't know. That said, I am fully aware racism DOES exist and sometimes people are pulled over for being black. However, I do not believe it happens anywhere near the extent as implied in the media. I read that Police have something like 3 million contacts with people per day (maybe that is a week, I don't really know), but the point is they have LOTS of contact with citizens. The number of instances where abuse is alleged is relatively low. The number where abuse was proven is even lower. I also do not doubt in the least that people may feel uncomfortable with a black person in certain situations, and similar to the police example, the number of times a black would assault a person, is also relatively low, particularly in normal exposures to whites. That said, would I walk in the middle of the ghetto at midnight. ABSOLUTELY NOT. If that makes me racist, so be it. I consider it wise action. I wouldn't walk in the middle of the night in a poor white area either.When I was in College, I had a black friend from Atlanta, and this was almost 40 years ago. He said there are parts of Atlanta where I should not be in the middle of the day. He also said there were parts of Atlanta he would not be at night. Was he being racist, even though he was also black? I don't think so. It was just wise advice. Would I prefer to be white over black in social settings. Yes. I am sure blacks can feel people are often afraid of them and I'm sure that doesn't feel comfortable for them either.The overall answer? It depends.