White American

of attacking two white girls on a train. This story became quite popular in the press and years later still manages to conjure up arguments about the social injustice. Nine black teenage boys climbed upon a train, in a way only to look for work, and were confronted by two white males where a dispute broke out, in the mix of it all, two white females, joined in the argument. At the time the story broke out, no one truly knew the story because everyone believed the words of the whites who after…

they still complain” (Page 89) This conversation is a clear representation to what many of the students felt like, they were just not as open as this elderly white professor. Chapter 4 has many interviews with students at both Presidential and Midstate Law School. One of the first interviews the student brought up the issue on why many white students…

This essay discusses white privilege in the United States through the eyes of a middle class white woman who seems overwhelmed by an accident that changed her life. Jennifer Cramblett a 36 year old women and her unknown partner filled for a sperm donor and were hapily accepted, now simply had to complete the proccess by artificially inseminating herself with the sperm. But they were mistaken because the couple not only received the wrong sperm, but received an african american sample rather than…

Feminist Interview Essay I found my interviewee with the help of my sister Nora, she helped me think of the right person to interview. I chose to interview my sisters’ program manager Elizabeth, she is of the ethnicity White, an American citizen of the United States and she is 33 years old. Elizabeth has had a few difficulties as an educated woman, she had trouble dating in her 20’s because she was always the one in the relationship who was considered “smart and outgoing”, her boyfriend would…

anytime” (Coval, 28-29). His white skin creates a barrier between the young men and gives him an unfair advantage over them in society. Kevin Coval’s poem, “white on the block,” uses clever diction and vivid imagery to address the issue of racial…

Two sisters sing about superiority of white people. I have never imagined that there could be little girls singing about killing other races in the world. However, this is not the whole story. They were controlled by their mother and grandfather and isolated from the society their whole life…

White privilege is term that was originated by a woman named Peggy Mcintosh. She is a American female who is a liberal feminist and anti racism activist. Mcintosh coined the term in her paper called “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.” Peggy Mcintosh writes that white privilege is an unearned advantage that white people have in society. I believe white privilege is an excuse for “leftist” to give reason for why middle and upper class people have in the country. The argument for…

“I Feel Pretty,” white patriarchy, and entrapment in West Side Story For many film musical fans, West Side Story (Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins, 1961), is a difficult film. While the creativity and artistry of West Side Story instill a sense of joy, the film exemplifies some troubling ideas about race and gender. This conflict is exceptionally visible in the number “I Feel Pretty”, a song which undoubtedly strives to be a genuine celebration of love and self-confidence. In fact, Ernesto…

feathers. The creature told the man to take him, and he would give the man whatever he wanted. From that day forward, Tai-me belonged to the Kiowas. The Tai-me was represented by a doll. It is a small image, representing a human figure in a robe of white feathers with a headdress of a single feather and pendants of ermine skin. It has multiple blue beaded…

that reinforce sexualized stereotypes; the femininity of the woman model is shown by her body, clothes, and actions while the male’s masculinity is shown through his muscles and predatory stance. In the advertisement, the woman model is wearing a white dress suggesting she is pure, innocent, and beautiful. However, her purity and innocence is sexually challenged by her exposed shoulders and cleavage because of her strapless dress. Additionally, the way her body is positioned, twisted to the left…