She described white privilege in terms of the unspoken advantage that the dominant culture has overpeople of color.
Specifically, with respect to white privilege, the advantage rests with white people.
The following examples are drawn from the work of Peggy McIntosh.
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They may shut down and stop talking or stop listening.
They are left to wonder how they could possibly be privileged.
It just means that their struggles have not been triggered by their skin color.
Is one punch in of struggle worse than the other?
It’s not something white people notice, because the world is set up for their convenience.
They have the power of being “normal,” or in the default state.
How can you be blamed for something you have never had to consider?
Moreover, that mindset shift begins at the individual level not the group.
One person at a time, changing their mind.
McIntosh P.White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.
Institute on Assets and Social Policy.The Roots of the Widening Racial Wealth Gap: Explaining the Black-White Economic Divide.
