<p><pre><code>    We have hundreds of years of high-quality race-neutral rights language to pick from. Why was that language eschewed?
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Do we have equality today in America? The answer to that might assist you in your search for understanding.<p><pre><code>    Who could have guessed that identifying and singling out a particular race for correction and self-abasement would entail some push-back?
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As a white male in America, I just don&#x27;t feel that recognizing my privileges makes me feel abased or persecuted or anything like that. I don&#x27;t feel the need to push back.<p>Why does it make you feel that way?<p><pre><code>    Are you a firm believer of &quot;Han privilege&quot; in China? Are you a firm believer of &quot;Japanese privilege&quot; in Japan? Are you a firm believer in &quot;Jewish privilege&quot; in Israel?
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Yeah absolutely! There are privileged groups everywhere. It&#x27;s not always white people.<p>If your understanding of &quot;white privilege&quot; is that it&#x27;s a belief that white people magically have it easy all of the time, everywhere on planet Earth, I&#x27;m happy to let you know that literally nobody is saying that.<p>If your point is that we should be simply talking about &quot;privilege&quot; and not &quot;white privilege&quot; or other privilege, I understand the sentiment. I think that would be a naive and ineffective approach because on any practical level we can&#x27;t discuss privilege without also discussing the source of that privilege.