I
really liked the honesty of Peggy McIntosh's article. In it she not
only talks about how White, Male, Privilege has put her at a
disadvantage for placement, jobs, curriculum, but she does not stop
there. She further says that she in being a White Female, that she has
an advantage over Black Females. So she does not simply point her finger
at White Male privilege, but agrees that she also causes disadvantages
for her Black Female sisters.
I also got a kick out of her
confronting White Males and while initially denying their is White Male
privilege, she got them to state that they would aide her in overcoming
her disadvantage that they inadvertently may have caused her. That is
until the perception was that they would be unwilling to give up any of
their White, Male Privilege power advantages.
I liked the way
the author stated that most white male students in the US think that
Racism does not affect them because they are not people of color, they
do not see "whiteness" as a racial identity. In addition, since race and
sex are not the only advantaging system at work, we need to look at
"age advantage" or "ethnic advantage" or "physical ability" or advantages related to nationality, sexual orientation, or religion.
I also got a kick out of her confronting White Males and while initially denying their is White Male privilege, she got them to state that they would aide her in overcoming her disadvantage that they inadvertently may have caused her. That is until the perception was that they would be unwilling to give up any of their White, Male Privilege power advantages.
I liked the way the author stated that most white male students in the US think that Racism does not affect them because they are not people of color, they do not see "whiteness" as a racial identity. In addition, since race and sex are not the only advantaging system at work, we need to look at "age advantage" or "ethnic advantage"
or "physical ability" or advantages related to nationality, sexual orientation, or religion.