Title: 7 Actual Facts That Prove White Privilege Exists in America
Headings: 7 Actual Facts That Prove White Privilege Exists in America
7 Actual Facts That Prove White Privilege Exists in America
1. You are less likely to be arrested.
2. You are more likely to get into college.
3. You are more likely to "fit in" and get called back for a job.
4. You are less likely to be perceived as a "thug."
5. You are less likely to be labeled "angry."
6. You are more likely to make headlines when missing.
7. You are more likely to find adequate housing.

Content: Peggy McIntosh explains the concept of white privilege as an " invisible backpack " of unearned rights and privileges that white people enjoy. " Privilege exists when one group has something of value that is denied to others simply because of the groups they belong to, rather than because of anything they've done or failed to do," reads a quote commonly attributed to Peggy McIntosh. " Access to privilege doesn't determine one's outcomes, but it is definitely an asset that makes it more likely that whatever talent, ability, and aspirations a person with privilege has will result in something positive for them." Here are just a few of the things that are more or likely to be true if one happens to have been born white in America: 1. You are less likely to be arrested. Flikr
Research shows that white Americans are less likely to be arrested and jailed. While people of color only make up 30% of the total population, they are 60% of the U.S. prison population. This discrepancy is particularly apparent when it comes to nonviolent drug offenses, where people of color are jailed at much higher rates , even though drug use in the white community is higher than in the African-American community. According to Human Rights Watch, people of color are no more likely to use or sell illegal drugs than whites, but they have much higher rates of arrests.