But it turned out the woman whose car was backed into was 100% correct and actually quite reserved to accuse that woman of white entitlement rather than to have simply called a racist a racist.
OK, lots of people are using "white privilege" incorrectly here, and I would like to clarify it. I've had a lot of discussion about this topic with my daughter who is far more lefty than I am. WP does NOT mean that you are a racist, but its being used that way here a lot and it is kind of bugging me.
Initially, I was not a fan of the term WP. Like, what privilege have I been given from who? Frankly, I felt like I was being told I was racist, just for existing as a white person. It made me mad!
However, that's not the concept WP is meant to convey. The idea is that POC have to deal with a lot of crap that whites don't. Driving While Black. Higher mortgage rates. Old racial stereotypes that still exist. Not having to even worry about all the crap that POC often do have to worry about in their daily lives. It's more of a "tax" on POC that they have to deal with.
It's unfortunate the term WP is what has stuck, because imho, it's not a good description of the concept and its provocative in an unhelpful way. Calling it the "POC tax" or something like that makes more sense, at least to me. But it is what it is at this point.
So when someone says "check your WP" it could be they are trying to provoke you and be a jerk. Or it could be, you are being insensitive or unaware, and what they mean is "think about that from my viewpoint as a POC". Which if it was the latter, I think most people would be like "holy cow I didn't think about it that way" and it could actually help us understand each other. Put yourself in the other guy's shoes, still good advice for how to be a decent human being.
Sorry if this feels like lecturing, and sorry if I haven't got this all 100% correct - it's how it was explained/makes sense to me. Felt like there was some conflation of terms happening and wanted to contribute.