On AlterNet: white privilege

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Why is Hollywood So Afraid of Black Women?

Channing Kennedy, Colorlines.com. January 30, 2012.

"The Help" is building Oscar buzz despite historical mistruths -- while white/male Oscar contenders derail serious conversation about structural racism in Hollywood.

10 Ways That the Birthers Are an Object Lesson in White Privilege

Chauncey DeVega, AlterNet. April 29, 2011.

In an era of racism without racists, the Tea Party GOP Birther brigands provide one more lesson in the permanence of the social evil known as White privilege.

Look Out, Are You About to Join the White Underclass?

Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com. July 18, 2009.

"We're starting to hear a little discussion about the white underclass... Mainly because so many middle class folks are terrified of falling into it."

What Privileges Do McCain and Palin Receive Because They're White?

Tim Wise, BuzzFlash. September 18, 2008.

13 ways McCain and Palin have enjoyed preferential treatment in the presidential race.

Obama in a New Era of Race Politics

Roberto Lovato, New America Media. January 4, 2008.

Is color blindness the model we want for diversity?

White Privilege, Race and the Church of Denialism

David Sirota, December 31, 1969.