Check your privilege

Do I, as a white man, enjoy "white privilege"? Let's begin with some definitions. Surfing the net, the definition of "privilege" in "white privilege" denotes any unearned advantage, opportunity, benefit, or head start.

Hence, "white privilege" would denote any unearned advantage, opportunity, benefit, or head start by virtue of being caucasian.

Now, I'll be the first to admit that I'm the beneficiary of various unearned advantages, opportunities, &c. When, however, I think about the major unearned advantages that I've enjoyed, none of them are white distinctives. 

i) I was raised in a stable two-parent home. That's a "privilege," (according to the definition), yet it's not a white distinctive. Many Jews, Asians, and Latinos were raised in stable two-parent homes. Moreover, many blacks of my generation were raised in stable, two-parent homes. 

ii) I had two college-educated parents. That's a "privilege" from a socioeconomic standpoint. But it's not a white distinctive. And I expect college education is more highly represented among Jews and Asians than caucasians. 

The current value of a college education is debated. But to the extent that a college education is less beneficial than it used to be, that's not a white distinctive one way or the other. 

iii) I'm a babyboomer. That was economically advantageous. But that's not a white distinctive. Rather, that's a generational distinctive. 

iv) I'm American. That's advantageous compared to many other countries. But that's not a white distinctive.

v) I was born into a middle-class home. Whether that's "privileged" is debatable, but in any case, that's not a white distinctive. 

vi) Some of my close older relatives were devout Christians. That was spiritually beneficial to me. But that's not a white distinctive. 

vii) I'm the beneficiary of vaccination, antibiotics, electrification, transportation, telecommunications, &c. But those aren't white distinctives.

viii) Suppose I have above-average intelligence. That's an unearned advantage, but that's not a white distinctive. 

None of the most important "privileges" I enjoy are by virtue of my caucasian ancestry.

I'd also add that even though I didn't earn these benefits or advantages, white scientists and businessmen have done a great deal to create the privileges from which both white other ethnic groups benefit. It's not as if caucasians are just on the receiving end of these privileges. If you're going to turn this into a racial comparison, consider how caucasians pioneered many breakthroughs in medical science, and technology.