White privilege

Privilege, Power, and Difference was written by Allan G. Johnson. He examines the issues of privilege, power, and difference within society, as well as the problems related to gender and race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability status, and social class (Johnson, vii). As someone who is a white, straight, abled man, he is privileged. The world we live in is considered a “man’s world,” in that power is a characteristic often associated with men, which is placed in their hands early on in…

Peggy McIntosh wrote extensively about her personal relationship to the sociological concept of privilege and correlated her findings with her background in Women’s Studies. Most men were willing to acknowledge that women suffer under patriarchal structures, but were unwilling to acknowledge how women’s oppression put them at an advantage in society (McIntosh 1988). By theorizing gender as a system that is used to maintain order within society, we can observe the hierarchical differences within…

Housing and Urban Development (HUD), black and Hispanic potential renters and buyers are discriminated against (relative to whites) nearly 25 percent of the time” (Fuentes 529). The race, or skin color, that renters prefers is showed to be white as blacks and Hispanics are more likely to be judged. The result of this discrimination tends to segregate neighborhoods between the good white communities and the black or Hispanic dangerous communities. The discrimination based on race does not end in…

During the indigenous/Native American week, there were many relations and new things that I learned throughout the week. From chapter nine in the Wayne Au book I learned that everyone has a different way of growing up and we all need to embrace where we came from. What I learned the most about that week we all have to love ourselves and who we are. If it was not for our generation before us we would not where we are today and that already is such a huge success because other countries do not the…

recording I was disappointed in myself. I sound very uniformed and misguided. Yet, I sound confident in my responses. I was surprised at how little knowledge I possessed about the dynamics of racism and oppression. I was so focused on Black versus White in racism and oppression I forgot about ALL people of color. If I conducted the self interview now I would change all response in the recording. As I listened to my words I felt a sense of unawareness.…

other white allies to use their privilege, influence, and wealth to talk about white supremacy and state violence against Black people. We urge them to show deference to Black people when doing so, to support black-led organizing, to organize their people, and to use this song to move a dialogue among their networks.” And got many responses.Not all were positive. Like for example when the ohio police officer gotten fired for A black lives actavis suicide a happy ending” Or when “Fury over white…

Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates did not only inform and educate the readers, but it also had the power to open the eyes and minds of many. He created this sense of power because he did not simply address the topic of racial issues in America. He thoroughly explained racism and included every aspect of it, whether is was a feeling, thought, or theory. He used his personal experience to allow the readers to create an idea of how if feels to be a black man in America. Race plays a role…

Wise’s chapter “White Like Me: Race and Identity Through Majority Eyes” summarizes how race today is conceptualized. He tells a story about how he was actively receiving the perks of being white and collaborating with the system of white supremacy, even if he did not want to. He then speaks about privilege and how it has been the thing that has helped through school, getting a job, at parties and during activism. “Donald Trump and the Fall of Whiteness” starts off talking about how white…

conversation for change. Macklemore, a White Hip-Hop artist known for his popular hit Thrift Shop released the song White Privilege II in January of 2016. Cautiously, Macklemore discusses themes of police brutality, cultural appropriation, and White Privilege. Most importantly, Macklemore acknowledges being a White rapper in a Black space where he benefits from the same system that disregards the lives of Black people. Quoted below, these lyrics from White Privilege II identify that Macklemore…

In the male-dominated society, men are allowed the privilege of having their mental disorders acknowledged and respected. This sometimes occurs even without the man himself recognizing his mental disorders. Take Tony Stark from Iron Man 3 as an example, he faces anxiety disorders and suffers from panic attacks. When this film was released, it was met with praise and only a few criticisms, but above all, it was taken seriously. Switch out the pretentious billionaire arms dealer for sexism and an…