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#WhitePrivilegeMeans

Like I said, I was on a roll with trending hashtags on Twitter yesterday. Here are my posts from yet another - #WhitePrivilegeMeans, ordered from the most to the least popular (all my tweets can be viewed at this site - https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki):

1) #WhitePrivilegeMeans not being second-guessed when attending a prestigious college, driving an expensive car, or working a high-paying job.
93 Likes, 44 Retweets

2) #WhitePrivilegeMeans not having to constantly prove you were born in this country after being elected president.
52 Likes, 24 Retweets

2) #WhitePrivilegeMeans not feeling the need to create a White Lives Matter movement due to numerous unarmed white men being killed by cops.
53 Likes, 23 Retweets

4) #WhitePrivilegeMeans never needing a WET channel to view white entertainment.
36 Likes, 19 Retweets

5) #WhitePrivilegeMeans not needing an awareness month to symbolize the successful fight against years of persecution to attain equality.
36 Likes, 14 Retweets

6) #WhitePrivilegeMeans sounding intelligent and not hearing another say, "He/She speaks so well," like it's some great shock.
27 Likes, 15 Retweets

7) #WhitePrivilegeMeans not making cops feel threatened as you run away from them, unarmed.
21 Likes, 14 Retweets

8) #WhitePrivilegeMeans never hearing the acronym DWW (Driving While White).
16 Likes, 12 Retweets

9) #WhitePrivilegeMeans not learning how to play the "race card" because you never had to use it in the first place.
19 Likes, 4 Retweets

10) #WhitePrivilegeMeans being able to take for granted what slaves couldn't.
14 Likes, 3 Retweets

10) #WhitePrivilegeMeans never being asked to be the "token white guy" in a film.
15 Likes, 2 Retweets

12) #WhitePrivilegeMeans being seen as representative of your demographic when successful, as opposed to an outlier.
14 Likes, 1 Retweet

13) #WhitePrivilegeMeans not being shown in a "foreign" light to persuade voters in an election year.
12 Likes, 2 Retweets

Totals: 408 Likes, 177 Retweets (Averages of 31.4 Likes, 13.6 Retweets)

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