Quoted from ralphwiggum:Socioeconomic status plays a huge part in this. If you gave me a choice of being born a rich black woman, or a super poor white guy, my early self would say rich black woman, while my current self says poor white guy.
In my hypothetical, I'm saying that all else being equal (i.e., socioeconomic status), do you think your life would have been easier if born Black? A woman? Or, as 
cait001 points out, homosexual?
Quoted from mrm_4:So root cause thought: if some cosmic event would happen that in the snap of a finger ALL WHITE MALES turned to dust, would all of the racist and equality issues be solved?
No. Undoing the effects of systemic racism in the United States will take decades if not centuries. "White males" aren't responsible for everything, but represent a group that has benefited greatly from their position in society. They are more likely to be in denial about their privilege, and can stand in the way of striving for equality. Magically removing them doesn't eliminate all racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc.
If you lived your whole life getting a larger slice of pie than everyone else in your family, an argument for equality would seem unfair because someone is taking something away from you. But what's unfair is that you've been getting more than your fair share all these years. No one is saying, "no more pie for you". They're saying everyone deserves to be treated fairly.
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