Which of the following best describes the conflicting experience of White ethics?

A) Experiencing discrimination in their home countries and in the United States
B) Experiencing discrimination in their home countries and fighting discrimination in the United States
C) Sharing the privileges of Whiteness, while having a history of oppression
D) Sharing the privileges of Whiteness, while experiencing difficulties assimilating culturally

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Gurminder singh · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  C) Sharing the privileges of Whiteness, while having a history of oppression, best describes the conflicting experience of White ethnics. This group often benefits from systemic racial privileges due to their skin color, yet they or their ancestors may have faced discrimination or oppression, either in their countries of origin or historically in the United States, due to their ethnic backgrounds.

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