CMV: The concept "White Privilege" meets the dictionary definition of racism.

Okay. So, saying that all the members of a given race share a particular characteristic isn't racist. I could say "Black people have a lot of melatonin in their skin" or "asians have a much higher chance than caucasians of being lactose intolerant". These things aren't racist; they're simple, provable facts that do not carry with them an inomplication of superiority.

It's a bit apples and oranges, because you're talking about the likelihood of someone possessing vs. the more black and white application of "White Privilege," where someone in possession of this trait possess this regardless of any other factors.

Even IF you want to claim that a privilege is a "trait or capacity", note the AND. White privilege does not suggest inherent superiority.

Yes it does. It suggests that their race grants them a greater aptitude for functioning in western civilization.

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