There is ample statistical evidence of all of that, all of which you should already be well aware of. The fact that you aren't or won't acknowledge that speaks to your own defense mechanisms. People who talk about the "victimhood" of those who have actually been harmed are weak and cowardly. You don't love at all if you purposely turn a blind eye to the ways that our culture, which was founded and built on the need for social stratification and oppression, continues to do that.
How exactly is a Black person supposed to assume personal responsibility for the fact that having a "white name" will give them a 50% greater chance of getting an interview even if they have the same CV? Same goes for being a woman. This is such a huge, although largely subconsciously done issue, that many responsible companies are now scrubbing identifying data from applications in order to address it.
My husband's former boss at the top tier law firm he was at worked hard and was appointed as an Assistant Attorney General. He did everything "right" and by the book, but that did not prevent him from being told to get out of his own upscale neighorhood by the cops one day because they assumed he must be a drug dealer. After all, a Black man in a nice car in a rich neighborhood couldn't possibly have worked hard and achieved all that he was "supposed to" so he must be a thug. How would further personal responsibility on his part have averted that? These are just a few examples. Here's another one.
Blacks were 63 percent more likely to be stopped even though, as a whole, they drive 16 percent less. Taking into account less time on the road, blacks were about 95 percent more likely to be stopped.
Blacks were 115 percent more likely than whites to be searched in a traffic stop (5.05 percent for blacks, 2.35 percent for whites).
Contraband was more likely to be found in searches of white drivers.
It's not tribal to talk about reality and the very real issues that are taking place in it. Denying it for your own comfort is weak. Of course all people struggle, and we should try to mitigate that where we can, for all who suffer. That's a part of humanism too, as I recall. I don’t expect you to be swayed by logic, data, or reason, but I’m putting it out there anyhow, just in case.
