I alternate between the four major groups and find small differences in the way each are treated. I was so surprised because I was still trying to live under the impression that my school cared for me. When I would sit with the whites, the trash can would come around more often, teachers would comment on our attire positively and ask if we were going to the particular sport activity that night. When I would sit with the blacks, the teachers would come by but never talk to us and the few times they do, it is to say that we should quiet down. The power to sit where I want and to make friends with whomever I want, in school and outside of it, is not only attributed to my personality but to a term called white privilege.
White privilege is a difficult term to explain.
First one has to agree to the fact that whites have lied and manipulated the American society to remain in control. To be white in America is to be much more free than a minority. Police do not stop you, you don't get the looks, you can take advantage of many more resources etc. When you have something of this magnitude on your side there is a temptation to use it. I admit that I have used it too.