The list Peggy provided in her article are all the major things some people have to encounter with it comes down to race. Both blacks and whites use stereotypes against each other. Before someone actually gets to know you, judgments have already been made based on physical appearances. Stereotypes are also something that has not disappeared. All of the privileges Peggy mentioned still exist today it’s just not as bold now like it used to be back in the day. ![]() Everyday someone experience racism in some type of way regardless of their skin color. Staying in the South, people of color feel and understand racism versus someone who’s from Northern America. Some or even more privileged than others by way of money or reputation and other are privileged just by skin alone.Īfter reading this article, I really started to think. No matter how one may try to analyze a situation, white people are privileged bottom line. Despite the fact that this essay was written in 1988, so a lot of things due to changes in society but not much. I am never asked to speak for all the people of my racial group. I can speak in public to a powerful male group without putting my race on trial. I can go shopping alone most of the time, pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed. The list of Daily effects of White privilege that McIntosh describe are perfect examples. They are also not looked down upon like other races. White people are not stereotyped like other races are. It doesn’t matter what we do, how hard we work, how much money we have, who’s ass we kiss, we’ll never experience white privileges. There are so many things minorities will never have the opportunity to experience or understand because they aren’t white. It categorizes people based on physical characteristics and shapes the way we see ourselves and others.Some of the statements McIntosh brought my attention to and made me think about the way that society treats others in comparison to the way white people are treated.Įven though society has come a long ways, it still has a longer way to go. Race is a social construction that has real consequences and effects. There are a number of people who are aware of this and some who are not. For instance, the ideology that men are more interested in performing physically tough activities while women perform tasks like raising children, cooking, embroidery and so on. The roles and behaviors give rise to gender inequalities. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behavior, and activities that the society considers appropriate for men and women. Peggy thinks that in order to change that, whites need to acknowledge their unearned power and be willing to give it up so other minority groups can enjoy the same freedom. ![]() In addition, she states that due to the idea that America was founded on a system of earned power, and due to the fact that whites have conferred privilege, other groups in this country are not free. McIntosh points out that whites enjoy conferred privilege but refuse to acknowledge it. The distinction was clear conferred privilege is only available to certain groups while everyone has an equal shot at earned power. ![]() She also provides a distinction between earned power and conferred privilege. It’s such a small thing but the way the world generalizes can be hurtful. I thought nothing of why it didn’t blend into my skin tone perfectly when I was a child. Band-Aids are something everyone use and nude was the primary color which made me feel “they” considered normal. One of the examples that really made me think was the “flesh colored” Band-Aid example. ![]() Her examples include privileges relating to education, careers, entertainment, child care, confrontations, physical appearance, and public life. Her main idea was to inform the readers that whites are taught to ignore the fact that they enjoy social privileges that people of color do not because we live in a society of white dominance. Peggy talks about racism being a part of everyday life even though we ignore it. Peggy McIntosh’s piece “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” describes the privileges white people gets without realizing their advantage over others.
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