[DrPhil]

Please take my tone as nonsnarky as I intend it.

Originally Posted by DTD Alum

It's interesting, because although whites may be the power majority, that certainly does not mean that every white person automatically gets a seat at the power table.

"Automatically" is an unnecessary qualifier.

Whites being the power majority means that whites are the power majority. Exactly what comes with that depends on the context and is not to be confused with "being a white person is easier than being a nonwhite person."

Originally Posted by DTD Alum

DrPhil mentioned that there are scholarships that exist just for white people, but they are just not advertised as such. I completely agree, however I think it should be clarified that these scholarships are more or less intended for upper class white people only.

The consolation is that the privileges of whiteness are heavily correlated with social class and socioeconomic status, but are not contingent upon social class and socioeconomic status. Poor whites may not get those particular scholarships but the history of racial discrimination highlights the privileges of whites across social classes.

Originally Posted by DTD Alum

They are not beating down the doors to, or even open to, giving those scholarships to the white son of Joe the Plumber even if he looks like the poster boy for the Aryan nation.

Someone remind me how Joe the Plumber became a catchphrase or common reference for working class white struggles and interests. Oh, that's right, the fact that he is a catchphrase is another example of white privilege.