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Entrepreneurship: The Ultimate White Privilege?

14 pointsby hornokpleasealmost 12 years ago

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wellsjohnstonalmost 12 years ago
Honestly I think this article really misses the point. Yes, maybe &quot;white people&quot; have a cushier time with the police and can come back from being a teenage delinquent. But don&#x27;t kid yourself into thinking the reason there aren&#x27;t more non-white entrepreneurs is because of race. It&#x27;s not. It&#x27;s because of socioeconomic class. And in this country, rich white kids outnumber rich black kids by a LOT.<p>See, when you grow up in a wealthy household, you&#x27;re essentially taught that you can get what you want. It&#x27;s no surprise that wealthy dropout kids want to continue their laziness. What&#x27;s easier: getting a full time job, or telling mom and dad you have a business idea and living off their cash while you &quot;build&quot; whatever it is you are doing in hopes of scoring big? Most of these guys will fail, but some will win.<p>Stop making this a thing. It&#x27;s not about race, it&#x27;s not a &quot;white privilege&quot;. It&#x27;s about privilege from wealth, sociology, and human behavior.