What is white privilege?

Like a lot of things, the concept of white privilege comes from the USA. It means that simply being white gives a person additional benefits or rights compared to those of other skin colours. The notion has increasingly been brought into the spotlight in recent years by movements like Black Lives Matter, who campaign for greater racial equality all over the world. White privilege is now a commonly used term in the rhetoric of antiracist groups, both online and offline. Do white people have still white privilege? How can we reduce white privilege and get to a more equal society? ⁠In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!⁠ To listen the last episodes, you can click here: Orania: what is this town that’s still reserved for white people? ⁠What is jiko sekinin?⁠ ⁠What is FOGO?⁠ A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 18/6/2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices