&gt; For all the talk about white privilege, I never hear the solutions to it. What is OP supposed to do: not get the job? Not feed his family? How is he supposed to prove that he is aware of his &quot;white privilege&quot;?<p>Of course he should take the job. The point of this discussion isn&#x27;t to punish one group in favor of another; its to raise awareness that there is an underlying disadvantage for some types of people that has impacted their ability to get as far as you have.<p>The goal is to change your frame of mind ever so slightly, so that when you are faced with two identical resumes, one from a 25 year old white male and one from a 35-year old black woman, you don&#x27;t immediately choose the white male due to &quot;culture fit.&quot; You may take the time to stop your colleagues from belittling a marginalized employee rather than ignoring it. You may actively push to create programs that bring underprivileged groups into your organization rather than scare them away.<p>It&#x27;s about using the position that you gained through your own hard work to help others who through no fault of their own have to work harder for the same success.