White privilege is prominent in today’s society whether or not people want to acknowledge that it is very prominent. As it was seen in Allena’s snapshot the White man who raped an unconscious woman had his Stanford yearbook picture circulating vs the Black women who was allowing her child to play in the park next to where she worked had a mug shot being circulated. Separating the fact that it was a man vs a woman and just looking at race if one is White one have more privilege than they even realize. As it was unpacked by McIntosh they give a list of things which they do not have to worry or fear in their lives because being of being white. It is in Jenniffer’s post when you look at how many POC are graduating with degrees. The number is so much smaller than their White counterparts. Not because POC are any less intelligent or wanting of receiving that degree. As someone who has a Latin mother with multiple degrees and certifications she has nothing but pride when speaking about them because she worked multiple jobs, raised kids and more and still accomplished what she wanted which was getting that degree but sadly that is not the case for everyone. Not everyone has a stable home, access to food, water, internet, electronics, childcare, child services. Many unlike do not have the ability to get any of the government assistance due to legal status or they feel they will be denied because of the color of their skin or their inability to speak and understand English enough. As McIntosh said in reason 24 of their now list “I can be sure that if I need legal or medical help, my race will not work against me.” Unfortunately for so many POC they cannot say they have this privilege. Now going back to Allena’s snapshot looking at not only the fact that they are two different races which is clearly allowing this great deal of privilege to the White man there should be an emphasis on their gender. One is a MAN and the other a WOMAN. In this society being a White man apparently is your golden ticket. You are afforded so much more privilege. Men in general already are afforded a good deal of privilege but White men have this extra mile as if they could do absolutely no wrong. A White women will be treated better than a woman of color. As I posted in my snapshot you see this White women being racist towards another customer in the store and yet people were trying to coddle and care for the clearly overreacting White woman while she was the one in the wrong. Ultimately yes White women have more privilege over women of color, but women here as a whole are all oppressed. As Frye says look at it as a birdcage. Others did post snapshots of this birdcage in the snapshot. It is not something you can only look at singularly or one at a time. A step needs to be taken back and then from their one can really begin to see the bigger picture as Frye explains. Furthermore as people look at say the oppression of women there needs to be less focus on specific things instead everyone should take a step back looking at the big picture. Now seeing it as a whole what can really be done that will make the most impact and difference here.
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