https://contemporaryracism.org/3142/the-complications-of-hard-work-and-privilege/ An academic blog about whiteness, implicit bias, and systemic racism Fri, 13 May 2016 03:36:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://contemporaryracism.org/3142/the-complications-of-hard-work-and-privilege/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Fri, 13 May 2016 03:36:23 +0000 http://contemporaryracism.org/?p=3142#comment-722 I think your last question gets at exactly why it can be so hard to talk about the myth of meritocracy in America. I don’t know what the right answer is, but I think your own experience shows that being able to come to terms with one’s privilege takes time and work.

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