And then I wanted to add stuff from Peggy McIntosh's Unpacking The Invisible Knapsack:
"1. I can if I wish arrange to be in the company of people of
my race most of the time.
2. I can avoid spending time with people whom I was
trained to mistrust and who have learned to mistrust my
3. If I should need to move, I can be pretty sure of renting
or purchasing housing in an area which I can afford and in
which I would want to live.
4. I can be pretty sure that my neighbors in such a
location will be neutral or pleasant to me.
5. I can go shopping alone most of the time, pretty well
assured that I will not be followed or harassed.
6. I can turn on the television or open to the front page of
the paper and see people of my race widely represented.
7. When I am told about our national heritage or about
“civilization,” I am shown that people of my color made it
8. I can be sure that my children will be given curricular
materials that testify to the existence of their race.
9. If I want to, I can be pretty sure of fi nding a publisher
for this piece on white privilege.
10. I can be pretty sure of having my voice heard in a
group in which I am the only member of my race.
11. I can be casual about whether or not to listen to
another person’s voice in a group in which s/he is the only
Just a few examples that highlight HOW white people are at an advantage due to racism. AKA "white privilege." It is something white people would rather argue semantics over on the word "privilege," instead of understanding how tf this privilege actually manifests. Again: whether a white person wants to benefit from this or not. The number of times I see people argue about the word "privilege" and go off with a diatribe about how they were white and poor instead of actually understanding social problems where they are NOT the center, is eye roll inducing.
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