White Privileges

1. I can walk down a residential street in a white neighborhood and no one will think that I am a maid or gardener.
   
   
2. I am not terrified to have my car stopped by a policeman late at night suspected only because of my race.
   
   
3. When I walk into a store in the evening no one thinks I am there to rob it.
   
   
4. My children probably do not attend a deteriorating sub-standard school.
   
   
5. I am not likely to be living in sub-standard housing.
   
   
6. I believe I would be considered fairly for any job opening.
   
   
7. I am not the object of “corporate suite” discrimination.
   
   
8. I can be pretty certain of renting or purchasing a house I can afford in an area in which I want to live.
   
   
9. I can go shopping fairly assured that I will not be followed or harassed by story detectives.
   
   
10. If I have a responsible job no one thinks I got it because of “quotes.”
    
    
11. Other white people waiting at a bus stop late at night will not likely be frightened of me.
    
    
12. If I make grammatical or spelling errors no one will attribute it to my race or ethnic group.
    
    
13. Taxis do not deliberately pass me by at night.
    
    
14. I never have to worry about how I will be welcomed in a restaurant, shop, etc., in the suburbs.
    
    
15. I believe I will get fair treatment when seeking a bank loan.
    
    
16. People hear that I am a college student without being surprised.
    
    
17. No one assumes that when I give my opinion on something that I am speaking on behalf of my race.
    
    
18. I can usually be sure that if I ask to talk to “the person in charge” I will be facing a person of my race.
    
    
19. It's not automatically assumed that my children will do poorly in school.
    
    
20. I can turn on the television or open the front page in the paper and see people of my race widely and positively represented.
    
    
21. I can do well in a challenging situation without being called a credit to my race.
    
    
22. If I want to teach my children about their culture, there are many museums and events to which I can take them.
    
    
23. I can easily buy picture books, greeting cards, dolls and toys featuring people of my race.
    
    
24. I can remain oblivious to the language and customs of persons of color who constitute the world's majority.