Poll re white privilege

[LostOne4Ever]

86. False equivalency in the extreme

Original Sin is the concept that we are all born inheriting the sin of Adam and Eve and the eating of the fruit of knowledge of good and evil. Depending on your theology, because of this sin we are are all condemned to die or that we are condemned to hell unless we seek salvation through believing in and accepting the teachings of Yeshua (Jesus Christ).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin

Further, according to Islam-Judeo-Christian tradition, a sin is a violation of god's will or law. No one is accusing anyone of violating god's will or law.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin

You are not being condemned in any shape form or way in white privilege, rather it is describing how society treats you. Its like being born rich. You have certain advantages that others would not have as a result of what class/race/sex/orientation you were born as or because of your religious affiliations. A person born white is far more likely to be given the benefit of doubt over someone born as an African American.

Acknowledging privilege is not about condemning someone, but rather recognizing these unfair advantages and either re-addressing one's own thought process to take this into account or reforming society to make it more egalitarian.

AGAIN:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privilege_(social_inequality)

By denying that this exists you are indirectly defending the institutionalized discrimination going on in our society and helping keep it alive.