In many countries, members of the dominant ethnic or racial group tend to favor other members of their own group, give them the
benefit of any doubt, and take what they say more seriously. Minorities are often discounted as less important or even hostile for insisting on being treated fairly. In the United States, what do we call this discrepancy between the experiences of the dominant and the minority groups?
White privilege is the term used to refer to the privilege and facilities that a social majority has over a social minority, in which case it refers to the privileges that the white population has over the non-white population (blacks, Indians, Asians, Latinos, among others) in a society where everyone should have equal privileges. The white privilege has existed since the days of slavery and is far from over, as society still over-values the light-skinned population, while discriminating against the dark-skinned population for no reason other than color.
