white privilege

noun

The collective advantages that white people are granted and enjoy in a society, usually apart from demonstrable merit, as contrasted against the advantages (or lack thereof) of non-whites of the same society.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:white privilege.”

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white skin privilege
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Meanings

nounwhite privilege (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe collective advantages that white people are granted and enjoy in a society, usually apart from demonstrable merit, as contrasted against the advantages (or lack thereof) of non-whites of the same society.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:white privilege.

    Synonyms: white skin privilege

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe collective advantages that white people are granted and enjoy in a society, usually apart from demonstrable merit, as contrasted against the advantages (or lack thereof) of non-whites of the same society.

Similar
white skin privilege
Also see
white skin privilege

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 白人特權 /白人特权
  • 白人特權 /白人特权societal conditions that benefit white people
Portuguese privilégio branco
  • privilégio brancosocietal conditions that benefit white people
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Chicago

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