Hi,  SV Williams-- I agree in all that you wrote except, unfortunately, "full of sound and fury signifying not much." 

Oh, boy.  In B.C., White Privilege had huge significance in the late 19th and first half of the 20th century.  White privilege insinuated itself into law: Between 1872 and 1928, a total of 89 anti-Asian bills and 49 resolutions were passed by the B.C. Legislature. ) It insinuated itself in the workplace: many moves to discourage or disallow Asians into various sectors and jobsites. Although, perversely, they were more than welcome in others.  Why?  Worked cheaper!  (Gee--where have we heard THAT lately?) Education: Gr. Victoria School Board tried twice to segregate Asian kids into their own schools. Politics?  Not a chance.  No Asian could vote.  Real estate:  a Vancouver alderman tried to pass a bylaw prohibiting Asians from buying real estate outside Japtown and Chinatown--or, and Richmond.  When?  Late 1941.

Maybe White Privilege should be taught, after all...