white privilege

is a set of structures, practices, and ideologies whereby even if whites do not necessarily intend to hurt people of color or are unaware of their white-skin privilege, they cause indirect harm because they accrue social and economic benefits by maintaining a status quo that privileges them.

White privilege is a form of racism that both underlies and is distinct from institutional and overt racism. It underlies them in that both are predicated on preserving the privileges of white people (regardless of whether agents recognize this or not). But it is also distinct in terms of intentionality. It refers to the hegemonic structures, practices, and ideologies that reproduce whites' privileged status. In this scenario, whites do not necessarily intend to hurt people of color, but because they are unaware of their white-skin privilege, and because they accrue social and economic benefits by maintaining the status quo, they inevitably do.'

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