In chapter 3, “The Trouble We’re In”, Allan G Johnson, explains that the difference exists because of the privilege and power. However, difference is not the problem; the real problem is our pre-made ideas about what we don’t know. We have learned to ignore the things that do not appeal to us. For instance, if a girl is getting abused by a man, then people react to it, because the society sees a woman as weak, but if a man is being beaten up by a woman, they just don’t care and let a woman do that. This was shown in a video: “Extreme Domestic Abuse in Public! (Social Experiment)” (link with the submission pdf).
Also, he justifies that the things that scare us are not what we don’t know about, but it’s what we think we do know. These are the ideas about what we don’t know, the real problem is that we feel so uncomfortable discussing an issue regarding race, color, gender that it stops us to find the solution. Unless the privileged people seem obligated to make the problem their problem and plan to do something about it, we can’t solve the trouble we’re in. I believe that the reason why people with privilege and power try to ignore these issues, is, even though they haven’t chosen those privileges, they feel guilty of the other …show more content…
He also addresses the issue of privilege paradox, as it’s doesn’t matter who we really are, the only thing that matters is what people think of us. To receive privilege, all you have to do is to convince people you belong to the appropriate category. In the film “She’s the Man”, the actor Viola wants to join the boys’ soccer team, but they do not allow girls. So she disguises herself as her twin brother and joins the team by not changing her sex and becoming a man, but by successfully presenting as
Also, he justifies that the things that scare us are not what we don’t know about, but it’s what we think we do know. These are the ideas about what we don’t know, the real problem is that we feel so uncomfortable discussing an issue regarding race, color, gender that it stops us to find the solution. Unless the privileged people seem obligated to make the problem their problem and plan to do something about it, we can’t solve the trouble we’re in. I believe that the reason why people with privilege and power try to ignore these issues, is, even though they haven’t chosen those privileges, they feel guilty of the other …show more content…
He also addresses the issue of privilege paradox, as it’s doesn’t matter who we really are, the only thing that matters is what people think of us. To receive privilege, all you have to do is to convince people you belong to the appropriate category. In the film “She’s the Man”, the actor Viola wants to join the boys’ soccer team, but they do not allow girls. So she disguises herself as her twin brother and joins the team by not changing her sex and becoming a man, but by successfully presenting as