Comments on: Browncast Ep 40: Wael Taji on the Topology of Privilege https://www.brownpundits.com/2019/05/22/browncast-ep-40-wael-taji-on-the-topology-of-privilege/ A discussion of all things Brown.. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:47:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Sumit https://www.brownpundits.com/2019/05/22/browncast-ep-40-wael-taji-on-the-topology-of-privilege/#comment-36722 Wed, 22 May 2019 22:22:47 +0000 https://www.brownpundits.com/?p=9823#comment-36722 Learned a few things about China.

I broadly agree with the Wael’s formulation of privilege, but let’s get real we are talking about a heuristic, not an absolute.

The guest downplays White privilege in China quite a bit. The advantage white guys have in Asia is real, often hired by companies to go to events just because they are white.
(https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2096341/white-people-wanted-peek-chinas-booming-rent-foreigner-industry)

India is catching up as well…
(https://qz.com/india/951652/i-almost-feel-like-a-god-from-dating-to-business-white-men-are-winning-in-india/)

Africans get treated very poorly by comparison. African Americans are treated better, when people know they are American, and have niche appeal in dating for eg. with girls that are into Hip Hop. So there is nuance, and there are vectors of privilege.

Yes white people get charged more to see the Taj Mahal, and street vendors will assume you are bad at negotiating price. But I mean we need to look at the extent, and frequency and cost/benefit of such interactions.

]]> By: X.T.M https://www.brownpundits.com/2019/05/22/browncast-ep-40-wael-taji-on-the-topology-of-privilege/#comment-36684 Wed, 22 May 2019 12:44:54 +0000 https://www.brownpundits.com/?p=9823#comment-36684 Splendid chap!

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