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Originally posted by kappaloo
Here's a question:
How much of this 'privledge' is due to race? And how much is due to social class? (there is a strong co-relation between race and class - on occasion I think they confound eachother)
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There is a strong correlation between race and class, but the sorts of things Mackintosh mentions in her article apply to the vast majority of European-born Whites, regardless of class. Such things as, "I can walk into a store and be sure that I am not suspected of being a thief because of my race" are a good example.
Whether or not being part of a certain social class gives persons of color privileges traditionally White territory depends on the individual, I suppose. There are some things I could answer "yes," that some other persons of color would answer "no," but I still cannot answer most because of my race--not of my socioeconomic status.
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