White privilege

superiority and privilege over the minority, while a person within the minority group, torment their own to continue the stereotypes placed on them. The internal and external forces against the person it often leads to human misery like alcohol…

idea of the predominance of the white race in society. (hooks, 345-346.) The article continues on to discuss which group of people constructed the idea and context of whiteness, what it really is, and how it is seen in the mind of a black person. Another article, written by Ruth Frankenberg, helps to describe the definition of whiteness to a white person. hooks indirectly states the fact that white culture is the ideal culture. It was…

families of color in order to equal the playing fields with white families. These bonds would be allotted based by wealth, where the child could take out up to 60,000 dollars after they turned 18 for educational purposes, to buy a house, or for retirement. In order to get others on board with these big changes, transformation of social norms must be instilled, along with a change in policies. This would only decrease the advantages whites receive from the feedback loop, distribute these…

racism throughout her life to illuminate the idea of “white privilege.” If an individual has never been in an uncomfortable situation due to his or her skin complexion, then one has white privilege. Hutcherson shares her experiences not to make people uncomfortable or to blame them, but to make people more aware…

Equality something that this nation that we cohabit says we have, but somehow something that not all individuals seem to fully pose. To be successful in this nation that we call home, you first must have this unearned privilege of being Caucasian, which is considered the best privilege, being a Caucasian male gives you an advantage, then next you must be heterosexual and align with the social norms that those in power have attempted to enforce upon us. But what about those who do not conform to…

their opinion, regardless if it’s politically correct or not. The term black and white continues to have political meaning. We may have had an African American president, but, it did not change everyone’s view of blacks and whites. An example is the president Donald Trump, where he refers to African-Americans as “the blacks.” Encouraging violence against a black protestor at a rally. Offering to pay legal expenses for a white supporter who sucker-punched a black protestor. Lied about knowing the…

Privilege The first form of privilege I benefit from is white privilege. Because of the skin I was born in, I will never have to worry about not being taken seriously in a professional setting based on my race. I will never have to worry about going into a convent store on my own and being followed or accused of stealing. I can speak my mind without being called racial slurs. I can go into any hair salon and every stylist will know how to cater to my hair type. I can speak the way everybody…

aspects of whatever cultures they encountered." (Liu p.2) And in doing so, his identity took the form of social mobility. Stating, “I do not want to be white, I only want to be integrated. When I identify with white people who wield economic and political power, it is not for their whiteness but for their power. When I imagine myself among white people who influence the currents of our culture it is not for their whiteness but for their influence.” (Liu p.5) This mode of living was ultimately…

Privilege Exercise Answers: -I have competed exercises like this before, but with much more in depth questions. I think that this exercise is great to do with people of all different backgrounds and then you can compare your answers. I am a white female from a middle class family and I was able to answer all the questions with a yes. I do find this exercise eye opening to show me that I am privileged where I live. -Social justice fits into this exercise because the exercise shows that not…

life, two things have always remained true and constant, I am female and white. Although my understanding of these two identities has shifted over time, they have still consistently defined me. My gender is something that has always been prevalent in my life, to how conscious I’ve always been of it, to how it affects me now. My race, though, especially in adolescence, was never something I thought about or recognized. Being white, I never and still do not have to think about race. In the ways I…