Yep no doubting it would of been more of a hurdle if I was black but I’m not and I refuse to apologise for something I can do nothing about.
And that comment is a spot on example of white privilege! No one's asking you to apologise though. What is being asked is that white people just show a bit more of understanding that not everyone has the same privilege afforded to them simply because they are not white.
That's what needs deconstructing in society to really make a start on racism. We live in a world that's predominantly favourable to white people. Again, you probably don't notice it because it doesn't affect you.
My Husband thought that makes being paid more than females doing the exact same job was a myth until I explained that I was working as a Secretary (before moving to childcare) alongside a male secretary. We had the same job, same hours, same responsibilities and I had two years more experience yet his salary was £3,500 more than mine.
Unless it's a direct affect that people don't "get" it and become defensive.
This brings me back to Camp Bestival that claims to be for everyone. Yet it's full of white, mainly middle class, people who then make ridiculous comparisons to camping at the festival being akin to being homeless and the organisers claiming they are not racist because they have one black person there.
The problem is racism is that ingrained into the core of people that it's normal and accepting to have society the way it is. But it's not ok. Sainsbury's currently have two black woman in their adverts and white people are loving it because it thinks it's inclusive. If they were that inclusive, then a black woman or two should be the normal, not the exception.
