“White privilege exists.”
Never accept the premise of the enemy’s argument.
The terms “white privilege,” “white nationalism,” and “homophobia” are hand-crafted to manipulate public opinion.
There is an ADVANTAGE to being white, just like there are advantages to being tall, rich, athletic, or any number of things over which we may or may not have any control. Usually such advantages are not universal. In other words, there are different advantages to being other ethnicities, or even advantages that poor people have over the rich, or short people have over tall ones.
Calling an inborn trait a “privilege” is a cynical attempt at appealing to envy, and it dehumanizes the object of the description when used this way. And it is particularly cynical when used to describe someone’s race.
A better way to use “privilege” is in the friendlier context of sayings like, “It would be my privilege to serve you.” Or, when someone thanks someone else, it is often courteous to say, “It was my privilege.”
Among many peoples, outside the US, there is still a mystique of the white person. I have been the beneficiary of this myself, very often.
In a place with few or no whites a white man is something of a celebrity. He adds a sense of quality to service establishments, and if he wants to be he can be besieged by women. This is a leftover of the ancient reputation of his predecessors in those parts, and the fabled power of his nation. This really does exist.