White Privilege Vs Majority Privilege

[Bumpitybumper]

I want to start this thread by stating that white privilege undeniably exists and I'm not intending to deny it's existence or the advantage it bestows on white people.

I have noticed recently a number of BLM posts on social media centred around everyday white privilege. They include things like:

• a child going to a white friend's house, having an accident and the parents only being unable to offer a plaster of the correct skin tone
• a black child not having the experience of having a black teacher or other black classmates

In my region of the UK less than 1% of the population in black and the demographics of my child's school represents this. I imagine the majority of parents buy plasters that match their children's skin tone and the teachers, parents and children are overwhelmingly white.

When these kinds of examples are used to explain white privilege I wonder how protesters think these kinds of scenarios should be tackled? Surely we should be looking to (for example) make sure that the teaching staff of a school are representative of their local population rather than suggest that all schools should have at least one teacher of each minority group? AIBU therefore to suggest that tackling white privilege is sometimes (not always) a different issue than tacking majority privilege?

[june2007]

Because a bright pink fabric plaster realy goes well with my skin tones.

[YankeeinKingArthursCourt]

@Purpleandteal
As a random aside, what did you think of Roma? Do you feel like it represented parts of life in Mexico? I feel like I "recognised" these experiences / the portrayals

[Purpleandteal]

There is a lot of inequality in Mexico. We don't have any real statistics because it's all self classified and not by ethnicity.

I remember once I was queuing up for my passport and we tried to choose my skin tone. I don't consider myself pale (although oddly enough I'm considered pale here) and was going to choose "Moreno claro" something similar to light brown. The family behind me chose white and they were darker than me.

Blonde people aren't remotely common. I think I've I my met one "natural blonde". Most studied I've seen say it's around 10% white, but then again (line the passport anecdote) it's because they consider themselves white, so it's all very skewed.

It's a massive contradiction, in many ways yes we are color blind. I think if you're born to a middle class family you'll do well regardless of your skin colour. I know plenty of "darker" Mexicans who are well off (usually through commerce). Social climbing is harder if you're dark skinned (or have indigenous features). We still insult people calling them "Indian" for example.

But as much as we appreciate "whiteness" we also don't like Spaniards that much.

I have the Mongolian spot BTW and genetically I'm only about 15% indigenous (through testing).

[Purpleandteal]

Oh yes Roma was a lot like my life was. My nanny raised me while my mom was having a career. She's my family and a real grandmother to me. She had a helper most of the time too.

Very good portrayal of society while incredibly boring. But good for Cuaron!