Someone's jealous.

That is no friend.

There is such a thing as white privilege and anyone who denies this is just stupid; however, the chick who made the comment was way off base here and should be ashamed of herself. She was just an a*****e. End of story.

Signs of privilege, any privilege is arrogance, haughtiness...this young woman didn't express any of those in her declaration of being admitted to Yale. That other lady was just jealous, and faithful to today's blame culture, picked up the easiest cope out she could think of.

I think people just use this 'privilege' smear as an excuse to appease themselves on why they aren't where they want to be in life. The minute you think it's because of your gender/race that keeps you from achieving, then you'll never get anywhere. The most notable people in history didn't get there by saying "Oh, well I guess I can't because I'm a woman/black/muslim/ect." They just ignored it and did what they wanted to do anyway, regardless of circumstances.

Just want to say "black privileged" also exist. Just depends on where in the world you are. That person should move to South Africa if she feels "underprivileged". There is this thing called B.E.E. for the past 23years, you don't even need a qualifications to be president. the south african president has gr4. Thats his only qualifications... Don't understand why people keep fighting about race. We are all humans trying to survive in this messed up world. Can't we just be happy with one another's achievement

In a case like this, the best course of action is to simply delete the person's comment from your timeline. There is little to be accomplished by arguing with an idiot.

When will it end? It is so important to be politically correct and to not be seen as racist that minorities usually do get the job even if they are less qualified than a white applicant. Institutions only worry about keeping their numbers politically correct. I have seen it over and over. A hard working person, no matter what race or gender, should be rewarded in life and opportunity. A person who does not work hard, no matter what race or gender, should not be given anything freely except healthcare. I'm so sick of this damn country, bending over backwards to make sure not to hurt anyone's feelings.

Screw Melissa! You can't just throw that "privilege" grenade every time you're feeling jealous. A true friend would've already known her backstory anyway and congratulate instead of player hate.

White privilege is just this: a positive reputation granted to your and by your skin. It does lower a few gates, but nobody got anywhere off it without a few virtues, luck and hard work. (OR other kinds of blessings.) People soon find out if you're not the real deal.

privilege is real: race, gender, religion, age, looks... that said, this student is AMAZING and has overcome 100x more than i could possibly fathom, and exceeded beyond most people's wildest dreams! her "friend" is a total a*s.

Its quite obvious this moron has no morals then alone self achievement goals. Jealousy will get u nowhere sweetheart. I give mad props to you sweetheart for achieving everything that your intelligence and go getting attitude get you. And also a thumbs up for knowing how to deal with condescending idiots like her. 👍

This modern trend of calling people "racist" just because they're white, or putting down people's accomplishments because of their supposed "white privilege" is about the most racist thing I've ever encountered. White people don't ask to be born white, any more than black people ask to be born black. We are what we are by no choice of ours. What matters in life is not what you were born, but what you make of yourself while you're here. If you make yourself a racist complainer, you're going to have some serious difficulty in relationships. If you make of yourself a generous, caring, helping person with the guts to work toward success, you'll have strong, positive relationships, no matter what color you are. Everyone has problems. We don't all go around blaming everyone else for those problems. Some of us work to overcome them.

My boss is very wealthy, his teenage daughter, extremely intelligent. Aces all her grades, did not get accepted to Yale or Princeton or any other Ivy League university. There’s hundreds of thousands trying to get in. So it’s not a white privileged, it’s a privilege if these ivy leagues even look at your application. Not many know that.

The concept of "White Privilege" is Cultural Marxist Claptrap. Once we collectivize people we demean them. Each human is an individual and deserving of RESPECT and DIGNITY no matter what their ethnic origin.

This post is going to spark some arguments... good job Bored Panda, I guess?

Life can be hard if you're white. Life won't be hard BECAUSE you're white.

People really don't understand what white privilege is.

Privilege exists in different forms but they should never be used to undermine another person or as a veneer to an underlying envy or snark as it was here. With that said a lot of people here denying the existence of privilege apparently have a warped understanding of what it is. Please watch this video to understand. Being aware of privilege is simply acknowledging all the little things in life we have been blessed with but not others. https://www.facebook.com/WokeFolks/videos/1014990085308007/

White privilege is real. AND the new Yale student had a very difficult childhood, and through lots of work, is doing great. Those things are both true. The abused foster child's pain and accomplishments do not negate the pain or accomplishments of people of color who also often struggle in a tough world. The friend who brought up white privilege should have said, yeah, sorry, you've had it tough, kudos for your hard work. She was wrong not to. But the comments here surprise me - people are like, "well that's an example of why there is no white privilege." Which is just as short sighted as the response from her friend who insists white privilege is the only thing involved. How hard is it to see that institutional racism/ white privilege is real AND the pain of a foster child is real? The most understanding reaction I've seen so far is the one from the woman who got into Yale who fully acknowledges that white privilege exists, but it's been a long road for her too. Life's complex folks.

I wish that white people wouldn't hold up stories like this as "proof" that privilege doesn't exist. Racial privilege is a *factor* that exists and is very real. It is not the only factor, and shouldn't be used as a bludgeoning tool against individuals, but rather as a descriptive tool for society and social norms that make it easier for groups to succeed, all other things being equal.

Fuming right now....Just yesterday my nephew's English teacher told him that he is set in life because white people are handed everything. WTF!!!!! So missed right now!

That person got roasted. She deserves to be hit by a bus.

My feminazi neighbor is like this. Always accusing every man in the building of white male privilege . Works it's way into nearly every conversation. People avoid her...even women.

Wow now isn't the the big green eyed monster right there!!! aka jealousy!!!!!