If white privilege is real, then why didn’t Obama & Kaepernick identify as white to gain extra advantages?

If white privilege is real, then why didn’t Obama & Kaepernick identify as white to gain extra advantages?

The fact is both of them achieved their undeserved attention in life by identifying as black.

So maybe we should discuss black privilege. Or would that suddenly be racist?

— Educating Liberals (@Education4Libs) August 25, 2019