When it was our turn, we finally came up with a list, and it was the same one offered pretty much every time I ask the question to white folks around the country. We like not being followed around in stores on suspicion of being shoplifters. We like the fact that we’re not presumed out of place on a college campus or in a high-ranking job. We like the fact that we don’t have to constantly overcome negative stereotypes about intelligence, morality, honesty, or work ethic, the way people of color so often do.
