white privilege

American  

[wahyt priv-uh-lij, priv-lij, hwahyt] / ˈwaɪt ˈprɪv ə lɪdʒ, ˈprɪv lɪdʒ, ˈʰwaɪt /

noun

1. the unearned and mostly unacknowledged societal advantage that members of the dominant white racial group have and members of nonwhite groups do not, separate from but compounding with wealth, income, class, education, and other demographic factors that form individual identities.

   One aspect of white privilege is never thinking about your race, because most things in society are designed with whiteness as the normal default.

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Etymology

Origin of white privilege

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

“White Privilege II” suffered the same problem magnified nine-fold, along with evoking the quality about Macklemore that is both his superpower and his Kryptonite: despite his best intentions and progressive messaging, he’ll always struggle with the notion that his music is less intended for the groups he’s supporting than white listeners who are more comfortable hearing about their struggles from him.

From Salon

To him, “White Privilege II” was “a brazen effort to be approved of.”

From Salon

In this conversation, Marshall reflects on white privilege, gender and masculinity, and the culture of crime and other antisocial behavior that operate not just in the events depicted in Among the Bros, but as signaling to much larger problems across the Greek life system at many of the country’s universities and colleges.

From Salon

As a high school student, his prep school sent him to a three-day conference for students of color, where he heard terms like “white privilege” and “intersectionality” for the first time.

From New York Times

Last fall Woods, who Macklemore fans may remember from her feature on “White Privilege II,” delivered her third full-length, “Water Made Us,” for trusted indie label Jagjaguwar to critical praise.

From Seattle Times