I liked your statement "To tie this back to the main point: white privilege means you don't have the burden of current and past racism to deal with," because it doesn't denigrate. The letter writer who was glad I was offended and glad I see it as an offensive term. That is what I was speaking out against, using it as a derogatory comment. You're very well spoken in this post. Thank you for your constructive comments. How you stated it, it is not offensive, it is explanative. I can relate to your way of describing it. Very well said. Thank you. 

I wish it was a different term than "white privilege". Any race who hasn't experienced the level of racism that blacks have in America, or perhaps the Jews experienced in the holocaust. 

I know people use the phrase: "He led a' privileged life' due to his parent's money." But he wasn't called "rich privilege". Using it as  a noun hurts because it is name calling.  Using it as an adjective is neutrally descriptive. That's the best I can say it.