# White Privilage

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**Created:** [February 9, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-privilage/808511 "2018-02-09T14:26:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![thatbpguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/258eb7/32.png) [@thatbpguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thatbpguy)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-privilage/808511/26 "2018-02-09T15:43:54Z")

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> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> Okay, I think that’s an incredibly weak case, based on nothing more than anecdotal evidence.
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> Here’s some contrary evidence:
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> [Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination - American Economic Association](https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/0002828042002561)
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> This study in 2004 found that names more associated with white Americans got more callbacks for job interviews than names associated with black Americans with identical qualifications.

Interesting. I would be more inclined to think names wouldn’t be a barrier for black/white. but more so for people with religious names.

As a side note, I talked to a couple of non white males today at work (in fact, just now) and they tell me that anyone, regardless of race, who is willing to work for what they want in this country, can achieve it. You just have to make a choice between working for it or not.

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