Unpacking The Knapsack Of White Privilege Analysis

In my previous paper, I mentioned how a Hispanic homeless man was kicked out of an establishment because he was seen as a disturbance. I made a point that he just wanted a place to rest and a slice of pizza. However, one customer started complained, once the vagrant came to her to ask for money. As she was arguing with the homeless man she made a point that homeless people decide to be homeless. And, that just seems like she was blaming the victim; blaming the homeless man for not being to have the same access as we do. In Unpacking the Knapsack of White Privilege, it states that “the myth that democratic choice is equally available to all.” We would believe we live in a America where everyone is held equal but due to intersectionality that is not true. The alteration led to the authorities being called and escorting the man out the store, with no questions asked. The cops didn 't even try to investigate who was in the wrong of the situation; they immediately assumed the homeless man was in the wrong …show more content…
As if New Yorkers have been conditioned to not get involved in police interactions with a perceived disturbance, who happens to be homeless. In fact, once the homeless man came inside the shop everybody became more cautious as to what he was doing there. From the start, it seemed that the man was not welcomed. Once the homeless man left with the police, everyone went back to conversations about the encounter. I just wonder if the same would have happened would have happened to a homeless female. Would she have been handled so dismissively or would people have been gentle with the