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Not that we don’t already know White privilege is alive and well, but some things scream white privilege more than others. Take for example Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte. Fresh off the heels of his lie-filled scandal, in which he fabricated an elaborate story about being robbed at gunpoint by a policeman after a night out drinking in Rio, he really tried to pull a blame the (brown) natives type of situation. But Lochte’s lies caught up to him – and fast. And to think – he is just one of many recent and widespread examples of the powerful and harmful effects of white privilege. From the world of sports to fashion and everything in between, here are nine things in recent memory that scream White privilege.
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