[consz]

Just because you, personally, aren't able to see the benefits of being white/male doesn't mean it's not there. I was getting paid half a million right out of college and the fact that I was a white middle-class male absolutely made a difference -- I don't think I would've broken into the old boys network at my firm without that. Or how about the time I was ticketed for going 105 on a highway in TX with a bag of pot in my car, but the officer decided not to search my car (or even bring up the idea). Or a million other advantages I've received from being who I am.