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In reply to the discussion: Managing Privilege [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)You may have a chip on your shoulder. Just an observation. That may be the key to your employment problems. You just seem so angry.
White males have had the advantage since the founding of this nation. They have had the vote. Their voices were not silenced just because they were white. The natural advantage is going away, but it still exists. Just because stuff sucks for you, doesnt mean you dont have privileges over women and minorities. It doesnt make you evil. It just is.
You never hear the news people howling about white on white crime even though white on white crime is more prevalent than black on black crime. You are welcome for us taking all the heat on that one. It enables you to walk around and not be jacked up against a wall by the popo's.
You complain about others; a black man who got a job that YOU say you were more qualified for. He may have had qualifications that you dont know about and a positive attitude. Being friendly helps when interviewing for a job. You also said there was a woman who you were more qualified than who got the job you wanted. Very mean how you spoke of her. She may have been a better option for them company at the time. You dont know what they were thinking.
And you put in several resumes a year. Wow. And they never call you back. Several resumes. I put out about 50 before i started getting call backs. Why would you think that several resumes was enough?
Everytime somebody brings up privilege, we always have that one white guy who just has to bring up Serena Williams, Beyonce, or oprah. Too funnyz! Like if there are some black people with money, privilege doesnt exist anymore. That game has been being played for decades.