White Privilege

White Privilege

By Alaina Allen

Open Ended

Using any of the words below, write a sentence of what privilege means to you?

Advantage, right, benefit, entitlement

​- Oxford Dictionary

" a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group."

Poll

I can turn on the television, open a newspaper and see people of my race widely represented?

• Yes

• No

Poll

When hearing about British history, I am told stories about people of my race?

• Yes

• No

Poll

If a police officer stops me I can be sure I haven’t been singled out because of my race?

• Yes

• No

Poll

I can easily buy books, children’s toys, posters, greetings cards or magazines featuring people of my race?

• Yes

• No

Poll

I can choose make up or plasters in flesh colour and have them more or less match my skin?

• Yes

• No

Poll

I do not have to educate my children to be aware of systemic racism for their own daily physical/mental protection?

• Yes

• No

Poll

At school and university I could be sure that most of my teachers were the same colour or race as me?

• Yes

• No

Poll

Did you have to work during your further or higher educational journey?

• Yes

• No

Poll

I can do well professionally without be called a credit to my race?

• Yes

• No

​Mainly Yes

.

​Mainly No

Poll Responses​

Some text here about the topic of discussion

​How can you use your privilege to help someone else?

​

• Recognize that white privilege exists.

• Examine what is going on in your own life,

• Try not to be offended

• Be committed to helping the fight

• Offer to be a source of support

• Talk about race with other white people

​Allyship

"when a person of privilege works in solidarity and partnership with a marginalized group of people to help take down the systems that challenge that group's basic rights, equal access, and ability to thrive in our society.