In McIntosh’s article I think she does a
great job making you aware that white privilege is out there and it does exist
in today’s society.
She firsts introduced us to white privilege
saying that she had been taught, “about racism as
something which puts others at a disadvantage, but had been taught not to see
one of its corollary aspects, white privilege which puts me at an advantage.” I
agree with her, if we were never taught or shown that white people were at an
advantage why would they recognize it? If they weren’t aware that something
exists how could they recognize it? I
think that it is a very blind way to teach youths about issues in our society.
Growing up in a middle class, mostly all
white rural community, at first it was hard for me to relate my own experiences
to this article. I could read and understand what McIntosh was saying, I agreed
with the things she brought up, but I could not personally relate. Other than
seeing things on television shows, movies or the news I never saw white privilege
or had to learn how understand that it does exist. Which got me thinking that
white people are unconscious about white privilege just like how McIntosh said
that males are unconscious of male privilege.
