White privilege may be real, but economic class is a bigger factor in driving inequality
Opinion by John Wood Jr., USA TODAY
Conservatives don't always want to acknowledge it, but on average life is better for you if you're white. I mean that statistically. In terms of life outcomes like poverty, educational attainment, proximity to violence, your average white person enjoys better outcomes than your average Black person (or other persons of color) because of myriad historical and contemporary factors.
Yet, for millions of white people, the progressive emphasis on white privilege is offensive – and justifiably so.
For there are millions of poor white people in America for whom their skin color brings no advantage at all (and some number of well-to-do people of color for whom it does). This means that, while race still matters, we would be foolish not to consider privilege primarily in terms of class.
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