Peggy McIntosh - White Privilege
1. "this is not such a free country" p. 5
- I completely agree with this quote. We are suppose to live in a country that is free but we have so many rules and regulations that we really are not free. As she lists her 26 white privileges, many people can relate to them because most of them are true. How can we be free when the country is not just to their citizens. How come males get paid more or have higher positions. When i tihnk of being "free" I think about having equal rights to all people.
2. "Whiteness protected me from many kinds of hostility, distress, and violence" p. 5
- This quote i can not believe and is unjust to all people. How is that fair, just because someone isn't white they should feel fear for their lives. No one should be in fear because of their skin color. I can understand though where she gets that from. I know there is still racial problems and stereotypes. I just can't imagine people actually being this way.
3. "I think whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege, as males are taught not to recognize male privilege." p. 1
- The first part of this quote I agree with. Many people do not recognize white privilege, but maybe that is because they are white. I am sure that people of color see white privileges differently and in a almost harmful way. Not sure what how I want to describe that but tried anyways. I don't agree with males getting better jobs and better pay how is it fair? As said before we do not live in a just world. I can't understand why it is like this or will it ever change? I know it is getting better for women but will it ever be equal?
- I enjoyed reading McIntosh, it was an easier read than Delpit. McIntosh made a lot of sense in what she wrote about. I can relate better to this reading than Delpit's. I think this reading is the opposite of Delpit and more like Johnson's. There are many aspects in this reading i just can't imagine people going through. This piece really brought out the many aspects of racial and social inequality the some people take for granted.
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I agree with what you said about this article opening our eyes to things we take for granted. Also, women have made enormous strides in the past decade but it seems they are still not equal to men. I don't know why it is like this either.
ReplyDeleteI used the same quote that you used as your first one. I agree with what you said about trying to be free, but having to comply with many rules and regulations. It doesnt seem like we are in a free country at all and its even worse for people of color.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff, Liz. I want to hear you say more about how this feels like the opposite of Delpit but like Johnson. How so?
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