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WHITE PRIVILEGE
FERNANDO REGIS
AFR 1502
HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/MANFERN38
HTTP://OPENLAB.CITYTECH.CUNY.EDU/FREGIS-EPORTFOLIO
DEFINITION
1. A. A RIGHT, ADVANTAGE, OR IMMUNITY GRANTED TO OR ENJOYED BY WHITE PERSONS BEYOND THE
COMMON ADVANTAGE OF ALL OTHERS; AN EXEMPTION IN MANY PARTICULAR CASES FROM CERTAIN
BURDENS OR LIABILITIES.
B. A SPECIAL ADVANTAGE OR BENEFIT OF WHITE PERSONS; WITH REFERENCE TO DIVINE
DISPENSATIONS, NATURAL ADVANTAGES, GIFTS OF FORTUNE, GENETIC ENDOWMENTS, SOCIAL
RELATIONS, ETC.
2. A PRIVILEGED POSITION; THE POSSESSION OF AN ADVANTAGE WHITE PERSONS ENJOY OVER NON–
WHITE PERSONS.
PEGGY MCINTOSH
AUTHOR OF WHITE PRIVILEGE: UNPACKING THE INVISIBLE KNAPSACK
“I THINK WHITES ARE CAREFULLY TAUGHT NOT TO RECOGNIZE WHITE PRIVILEGE, AS
MALES ARE TAUGHT NOT TO RECOGNIZE MALE PRIVILEGE. SO I HAVE BEGUN IN AN
UNTUTORED WAY TO ASK WHAT IT IS LIKE TO HAVE WHITE PRIVILEGE. I HAVE COME TO
SEE WHITE PRIVILEGE AS AN INVISIBLE PACKAGE OF UNEARNED ASSETS THAT I CAN
COUNT ON CASHING IN EACH DAY, BUT ABOUT WHICH I WAS MEANT TO REMAIN
OBLIVIOUS. WHITE PRIVILEGE IS LIKE AN INVISIBLE WEIGHTLESS KNAPSACK OF
SPECIAL PROVISIONS, MAPS, PASSPORTS, CODEBOOKS, VISAS, CLOTHES, TOOLS , AND
BLANK CHECKS.”
PEGGY MCINTOSH
THEN I REMEMBERED THE FREQUENT CHARGES FROM WOMEN OF COLOR THAT
WHITE WOMEN WHOM THEY ENCOUNTER ARE OPPRESSIVE. I BEGAN TO
UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE JUST SEEN AS OPPRESSIVE, EVEN WHEN WE DON'T
SEE OURSELVES THAT WAY. I BEGAN TO COUNT THE WAYS IN WHICH I ENJOY
UNEARNED SKIN PRIVILEGE AND HAVE BEEN CONDITIONED INTO OBLIVION
ABOUT ITS EXISTENCE.
EXAMPLES OF WHITE PRIVILEGE
1 I CAN BE PRETTY SURE THAT IF I ASK TO TALK TO THE "PERSON IN CHARGE", I WILL BE FACING A PERSON
OF MY RACE.
a) MOST OF THE MAJOR COOPERATIONS IN THE US ARE OWN BY WHITES
2 I CAN TURN ON THE TELEVISION OR OPEN TO THE FRONT PAGE OF THE PAPER AND SEE PEOPLE OF MY
RACE WIDELY REPRESENTED.
b) WHITES ARE MORE WIDELY REPRESENTED ON OPRAH’S WEBSITE WWW.OPRAH.COM THAN ANY OTHER
RACE.
3 WHITE ARE GIVEN BETTER JOBS, BETTER PAY, BETTER TREATMENT, AND A BETTER CHANCE - ALL
BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN.
HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WF9QBNPK6YG
HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YSJ_8FQNNCY
STATISTICS
ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS:
1
IN 2010, MEDIAN USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF ASIAN MEN ($1,408) AND WHITE
MEN ($1,273) WORKING FULL TIME IN MANAGEMENT, PROFESSIONAL, AND
RELATED OCCUPATIONS (THE HIGHEST PAYING MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP)
WERE WELL ABOVE THE EARNINGS OF HISPANIC MEN ($1,002) AND BLACK MEN
($957) IN THE SAME OCCUPATION GROUP
STATISTICS
2
AMONG EMPLOYED MEN, NEARLY HALF (48 PERCENT) OF ASIANS WORKED
IN MANAGEMENT, PROFESSIONAL, AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS IN 2010,
COMPARED WITH 35 PERCENT OF WHITES, 24 PERCENT OF BLACKS, AND 15
PERCENT OF HISPANICS.
STATISTICS
3
EMPLOYED BLACK AND HISPANIC MEN WERE MORE LIKELY THAN OTHER MEN TO
WORK IN PRODUCTION, TRANSPORTATION, AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS.
NEARLY ONE-HALF OF EMPLOYED HISPANIC MEN WERE IN TWO JOB GROUPS:
NATURAL RESOURCES, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS; AND
PRODUCTION, TRANSPORTATION, AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS.
CONCLUSION
PEGGY MCINTOSH:
ALTHOUGH SYSTEMIC CHANGE TAKES MANY DECADES, THERE ARE PRESSING
QUESTIONS FOR ME AND, I IMAGINE, FOR SOME OTHERS LIKE ME IF WE RAISE
OUR DAILY CONSCIOUSNESS ON THE PERQUISITES OF BEING LIGHT-SKINNED.
WHATWILL WE DO WITH SUCH KNOWLEDGE?
QUESTIONS
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