Is atheist advertising on mass transit a reflection of white privilege?

[Sunstone]

I'm not sure I would describe this as a case of White privilege, since that seems to involve advantages that Whites have in comparison to others -- and I'm not sure White atheists are advantaged as atheists, given the widespread distrust of atheists in American society. But it does at least seem to me yet another instance of one group not understanding another group -- a rather common human problem.

 

[Excaljnur]

I think this is a example of Christian Privilege snuffing out and oppressing the anti-christian voice. Turning this into a white privilege issue is a fallacious race generalization that excludes atheists of color. Also, focusing on white privilege misses another important issue.

If a billboard read, "Millions of people are good without Zeus," people would criticize it for being a waste of money, not offensive. Changing Zeus to God becomes offensive because the Christian Hegemony throughout history, specifically United Sates History, has established as sacred the mention of God in public. The backlash against this atheist advertisement is because the belief in Christianity is seen as a social norm, more so in certain areas of the country where anything against may even be a taboo.

It would be interesting to consider what kind of a reaction would arise from atheist advertisement saying, "Millions of people are good without Allah." I really don't know what would happen. Would it be a stronger reaction? A smaller reaction? More or less critical?