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truth is that not all privileges are earned nor are they always enjoyed. White privilege creates advantages for white people that other races cannot always say that they have. White people do not always like or create the perks received from white privilege. Many everyday activities include different privileges that are often unrecognized because they become the norm in our society. The first example of a daily effect of white privilege that I selected is that “I can go shopping alone most of…

White Privilege in America The United States of America is a nation built “by the (white) people for the (white) people” during a time in history when the vast majority of American citizen were white. The very foundations of American society and government are structured specifically to accommodate that, supplying advantages to whites over minorities. This systematic racism deep-rooted in the core of this country hindered the progress of colored people, harbored white superiority and created…

history, a buzzword in news or a controversial topic for political arguments, racism has not and will not be resolved until individuals begin taking responsibility for their own racially unjust mindsets. These issues are discussed in two articles, “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo and the Christian Churches Together’s response to Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter from the Birmingham jail. Although these two articles discuss the same topic, they consider different approaches to the topic and…

Privilege is a special right or advantage granted to a particular to a person or a group of people. Living in America and having the skin color of white is an advantage compared to other people of different skin color. White men have a higher privilege than white women though. Women don’t have the privilege for paid maternity leave in the United States except a few states. In the article I have supplied about maternity leave, it focuses on the dad’s long-term engagement with the child. This…

Shaun White Shaun White, he is a famous snowboarder. First, Shaun, his full name is Shaun Roger White. He was born on September 3, 1986. He was born in San Diego, California. Shaun, he is Irish and Italian. His Zodiac sign is Virgo. He started snowboarding at the age of six. Shaun, he was born with a Tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect for which he endured two open-heart operations before the age of one. Before he became famous he spent years riding in small ski resorts. Some of the…

in handicap spots (yes, I know, shame on us). Later that night when we were walking to our cars we realized that her car had been towed, but mine had not. She definitely had the right to be mad, but she then went on to say “Ugh, screw you and your white privilege”! This dumbfounded me for someone to think that simple luck of her car being towed over mine was actually some mysterious force that gave certain protection to me because of the color of my skin. Also, the fact that she expected me to…

How To Become (American) White Trash. The term ?white trash? used broadly and often accurately to define a person or group of persons whom embody the concepts of ignorance, racism, violence, alcoholism, and irresponsibility. To become white trash isn?t that hard. But not that many people want to be white even though they?re privileged but they?re very uninteresting. You just need to follow these simple steps to become part of that idiotic race. First you need to appropriate a culture and…

In the film, Dear White People, we are introduced to the racial discrimination black people face while attending Winchester University. The film is not about angry black people but rather how white people say/do things that are considered offense. The movie begins with Sam White, a biracial, outspoken college radio host uses sarcasm to bring to light the stereotypes that she and her fellow black classmates face being at an all white college. Throughout the film we see her speak on black culture…

and half white is hard. I have to prove to the White Americans that I belonged, that I was one of them, and I had to prove to the Mexicans that I did not abandon my culture, my roots, or my language. I had to be more American than the Americans and more Mexican than the Mexicans just to prove I belonged. I go to a college prep school where only 26% of the students identify as culturally diverse. I am a minority in a mostly white school, taught by all white teachers, led by an all white…

The film, “The Great White Hope ”, focuses on the life and hardships of famous boxer, Jack Jefferson. He was the first African American to win the World Heavyweight Championship in Reno, Nevada. He wants to pursue Eleanor “Ellie” Bachman despite going against social norms because she is white. They are together when Jefferson is arrested under the Mann Act, which he is then sentenced to 3 years in jail. However, he escapes to Canada disguised as a member of a black baseball team. Jefferson and…