Does White Privilege exist? If so, do you think White Supremacy exists also?

Both exist, yet are very different from each other.

I grew up near the inner city and had friends from every walk of life and every race and observed this; whomever was in power and the majority in the area they tended to be racist and suspicious of 'outsiders' which meant anyone different. I saw this amoung every race. No matter what the race, color, religion I saw this to be true especially amoung two groups: the rich and the poor.
The rich because many view themselves as better than others (again regardless of race) and they could afford to be racist and insulate themselves from that which was different and then the poor who overwhelmingly tend to have poor educations and feel they have to fight for every little inch of freedom, life and opportunity AGAIN regardless of color. The middle class have to get along because we have no choice and as statistics show really aren't absorbed as the poor and rich are about race. Like many before them, my immigrant grandparents saw zero benefit to their skin color or race. Recent history has attempted to erase our individuality and deny or rich ethnic differences attempting to glob us all together under the meaningless umbrella called "white or Caucasian". There is an obvious stigma today associated with being male and Caucasian with significant legal implications for academic and work opportunities that cannot be denied. It is sad an contrary to the vision and hope of great men like the Reversnd Martin Luther King who so wisely said "that I want my children raised in a country where they are judged by the content of their character NOT by the color of their skin". I want that blessing for my young daughter and all of Americans children.
So there is one race; human race and one real privilege, wealth which can be earned but the majority of real wealth is often inherited. That is the greatest privilege. We must return to the constitution and safe guard everyone's rights equally as "one nation, indivisible with liberty and justice for all".

Black and white privilege exist.. Also being said with supremacy.. I think this is dumb and not the right time or place for the nonsense

White privilege, seems like a theory to make whites resentful of the hard work or break they got on their way to success. Don’t believe for second that you cannot come to America and through work and dedication achieve a good life. Sadly most would like stuff handed to them, here you go. Here is a 60k a year job cause of what happen before both our grandmothers were born. Rubbish! Or well I did not get that job, must be the mean ole white/black/Hispanic/Asian/ man again. All excuses to make us feel better about our lack of talent, experience or education. Now do we get discriminated against? Absolutely we all do at some time. When this happens get a lawyer or accept it.
As for the racist crowd, yup there be monsters here on that one. But folks they pay a price for their views. Most are scorned by their family or friends and most do not have great jobs. But I find them to be the lowest form of human life for they fail to realize that we stronger together, and no one is as smart as all of us.
This question has brought many different views to the surface. These questions serve to spur debate and hopefully get as many different experiences as possible brought out so we can see what the other guy or gal has seen. Hell it might even change an opinion!

The simple truth is that any corporate effort reflects the larger civilian universe it came out of. You will always have racism, end of sentence. it is simply impossible to pass enough laws to correct or expunge? all human faults without first making a prison out of our country, let alone the uniformed services, and very unhappy places to live. I remember racism when I first came into the Navy and the Navy of today is absolutely day and night different than the Navy of my youth; it is a much better place. The only way it can get better is first within yourself; set the example. Live the example; inside of duty and orders only insofar as you must under UCMJ do your duty but do not associate with the racist otherwise outside, socially. Something I must remember here is that outside of G_d and his Son all men have the capacity to be racists to some degree or another; it is a facet of our faulted humanity and must be guarded against and fought against; absolutely none of us are Saint Paul and we're not Joseph Stalin either. We're just human beings trying to get through, even the racists. Show him/ them the best way; be the bet soldier you can possibly be; and that's not easy. Peace be in your House

Privilege exists.....but I don't necessarily see it tied to being "white." I see it tied to whomever is in the majority. In the US, that happens to be white folks. Got to Korea, privilege is now tied to being Korean. Privilege is the same, color of the skin is different.....

When it comes to the military, I don't believe in the existence of white privilege. I served with Hispanics, African Americans, Koreans and others. Some received higher performance ratings than I did, and some with same TIS and TIG were promoted before me. I didn't resent it. They had the same opportunities I was given and apparently did the most with it. I don't begrudge that. I worked harder and my time came. The military levels the playing field better than any institution I've ever been involved with. In the corporate world, things tend to be more subjective. We look to extend opportunity to qualified candidates. Sometimes it's easier than others but white applicants aren't "shoe-ins" for an open position or promotion. White Privilege is just another flavor of the month for the grievance industry, in my opinion.

I recently served as a Battalion-Level EO NCO in the 310th MI Battalion here on Fort Meade.

I'm going to attempt to answer this based on MY own view of this situation.

According to Peggy McIntosh, whites in Western societies enjoy advantages that non-whites do not experience, as "an invisible package of unearned assets".[1] White privilege denotes both obvious and less obvious passive advantages that white people may not recognize they have, which distinguishes it from overt bias or prejudice. These include cultural affirmations of one's own worth; presumed greater social status; and freedom to move, buy, work, play, and speak freely. The effects can be seen in professional, educational, and personal contexts. The concept of white privilege also implies the right to assume the universality of one's own experiences, marking others as different or exceptional while perceiving oneself as normal.[2][3]

I found that paragraph on Wikipedia.

As a 33 year old white male - I have no fucking idea what she's talking about. I have been in the Army since 2002. I came from a small town in Southeast Texas where many of the people I graduated from High School with are struggling to make ends meet, have followed the local pattern of "get married, have kids, work dead-end jobs." Now - at no point in my life have I EVER been in any situation either in the military or on leave where I felt like I was getting better treatment that anyone of another race. At all.

I had to work to obtain what I have now. I'm nearly at the 15 year mark in federal service, all of which I experienced with the same standards, trials, and tribulations as those around me. I have suffered through my 20s with my own terrible financial management skills and have recently begun to turn that situation around, I have been busting my ass to get through my Bachelor's degree.

Sure, I haven't fallen victim to any direct racism or discrimination at all - at least not that I was aware of. I also grew up in a small-town environment where I was around mostly whites. Crime rates were low. We were low-middle class/poor.

But when someone comes to me and says, "White Privilege?"

Since we're being frank?

Are we talking about my "privilege" of actually working and doing something with my life so I can pay taxes to feed the burgeoning welfare system? Is that my "white privilege?"

I think this term and the theory behind it are another excuse that's being used by hordes of lazy people who are in shitty situations - sometimes of their own making - and instead of considering the possibility that 1) they may be there due to their own actions 2) they don't want to do the work to change their situation or 3) they feel that blaming others is better than accepting responsibility for their own choices - they've invented a whole new "phenomena" to complain about and redirect discussions away from the actual core issues they face.

So - no - I don't know what this "white privilege" is because I have yet to realize any benefits from it. Nor do I fundamentally think or agree that I should have any based solely on something as arbitrary as my skin color.

We each deserve that which we earn through our own merit, ability, and work.

Anyway - that's my opinion.

JCG

Yes to the first....duh to the second. All you have to do is go to the FBI website and look up the domestic terrorist groups. Half are white supremacists. Kind of rhetorical that second part.

Yes, and I believe race is one of the many types of privilege we encounter. Having said that, I believe people will always be resistant to accepting it because acceptance calls into question one of our most cherished beliefs, that we are self made.

I have a reasonable understanding of this line of thinking because I too used to think this way. I joined the Army when I was 17, got an Associates, then a Bachelors and finally an MBA all while working full time. I have started two small businesses and been reasonably financially successful. It makes me feel great about myself to think of all the success I have received is all from my earlier sacrifices. I, like many other successful people, worked hard. It's a great story.

But here's the rub. I grew up in a middle class suburb with a good school system, parents who were supportive of education, in a wealthy country with lots of opportunity and "crime" happened when we threw rotten apples at the neighbors house before Halloween. That's just the financial advantages. When I was younger I got a couple of speeding tickets and never once did it enter my mind that those stops would end any other way than me driving off mad at myself for getting it.

As soon as we acknowledge something like white privilege or any outside advantage, it by necessity calls into question the idea that we are completely self made. Sure we impacted our destiny but now we have to acknowledge some of what got us to where we are today was due to factors entirely not in our control, things we didn't do but were handed to us. We suddenly are not so great, not so comparatively successful, if we find out we were given a huge head start in a race. For many, the idea of white privilege is a direct attack on who they see themselves to be, so there will always be strong opposition to the idea.

But yes, there appear to be very real advantages to looking the way I look.