Week 4 Question 2

Question #2) Explain the concept "white men of privilege". Do you agree with the concept? Why or why not?
The concept “white men of privilege” means that people of high class and well educated get first dibs on a high profile job. It is similar to the NFL coach hiring process where the general manager or owner chooses a white head coach with great football pedigree. They do interview the African American candidate to abide by the Rooney Rule, but they already know who their head coach will be. This wastes the African American’s time, since the general manager won’t assess this candidate thoroughly. Another example is housing discrimination where the person instantly lets the high class Caucasian own the house. They won’t bother handing the house keys to a minority, since they are being stereotyped in a negative way.
Therefore, I disagree with the concept “white men of privilege”. Coming from a Chinese family, my parents have been working tirelessly to support their children. Now, they have a successful restaurant business that is still running on strong. They immigrated to this country because it gives many people the opportunity to succeed. Since my parents came from a poor family, the popular corporations would not hire them. I was disappointed to hear how some companies are like that. They don’t take into consideration how hard they worked to get to this position. The tenant, who was Caucasian, gave my father the chance to run the business. It did not matter to him that he was Asian and lacked a college education. All he wanted was to have a successful restaurant run by a dependable individual.
Fortunately in my parent’s restaurant, they are an equal opportunity employer. All we care about is the effort one puts in his/her task, and if they are nice to customers. Family background, facial features and ethnicity does not factor into their decision making process.