Social equality has not been reached to problems like white privilege, all though many believe that in the United States as stated in the constitution every human being has the same right but that’s wrong , many don’t realize it but white privilege still exist and it is limiting us from reaching social equality. White privilege originated before the civil war and before having “equal rights between two races.” Adding on, white privilege can be where you can notice it but also indirect. One issue that is preventing society from achieving true social equality is white privilege by not ending white race based products, not improving job acceptances for minorities and not ending society's unjust rule of racial problems effecting everyday life. …show more content…
As argued in Racism and white privilege, "When I cut my finger and go to my school or office’s first aid kit, the flesh-colored Band-Aid generally matches my skin tone…. The second function of white skin privilege is that it creates significant advantages for white people. There are sorts of things that…. a white person, generally do not encounter, have to deal with or even recognize” (tolerance.com). Many minorities don’t have the same rights as those that are white to buy products that are used for there without having to go somewhere out of the usual aisle where those who are white go. Specifically, when the quote mentions, “…white privilege is not limited to perks like band aids and hair care products. The second function of white skin privilege is that it creates significant advantages for white people. There are sorts of things that…. a white person, generally do not encounter, have to deal with or even recognize.” Being important because it is showing many whites don’t notice the privileges they are given but many minorities do in which white privilege is a cause preventing social equality and one part of white privilege is not having the same rights to by the same products causing unfair advantages to those of a white skin