"all white people" oppressed american blacks?
Its just as ignorant as saying all blacks are criminals.
I didnt oppress any of those guys but look at the rhetoric i get.
Well it would be false to state that all blacks are criminals and while it's certainly true that not all white people participated in acts of racism or discrimination it is also true that they nonetheless benefited from a system that legislatively gave them an advantage that was denied to people of African descent. That's pretty much what is meant by white priviledge
Look at it this way - if you are older, better educated, have a higher income and are further along in your professional career than I am, then you have an advantage that I don't. Most people would see nothing wrong with that, myself included. However, if we both started from the exact same place and the reason that you've been more successful is because opportunities available to you were not available to me because of my race or gender or politial affiliation or religion, etc. could you fault me for trying to bring attention to the inequality here or to find a resolution for it?
Some people in my situation may have animus against you personally while others see it as a problem with whatever system gave you the advantages in the first place while denying them to me. That's sort of the difference between individual racism and institutional racism although I'm aware of the fact that his doesn't adequately answer your question.