Ryan pays for his groceries with a credit card and the machine reads "denied." The cashier simply swipes the card again, assuming it must have been a machine error because Ryan is White and the cashier believes that Whites are financially reliable. This scenario demonstrates:

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White privilege, in this context, is related to white supremacy because the cashier's assumption about financial reliability based on race reflects societal biases that favor White individuals, stemming from systemic and historical structures of white supremacy.

Ryan Pays for His Groceries with a Credit Card and the Machine