l agree with Jenny’s snapshot where she showed a picture comparing the consequences that a black to what a white man face in reality. The picture is the perfect example of white privilege because a black man can commit the same crime as a white man and get 25 to life while a white man only face 2 years, just because of privilege.

It’s so obvious that white privilege still exists till this day. Based on Peggy McIntosh, “Whether I used checks, credit cards, or cash, I can count on my skin color not to work against the appearance of financial reliability.” This quote grasped my attention because I feel like I had so many debates about this topic in the past. To exemplify, a black man driving in the most expensive car on regular speed is most likely to get pulled over by the police than the white man who have the same exact car but is going over the speed limit. Also, a black man going into an expensive store is looked at funny but the white man looks like it’s the norm, things like this is what we call white privilege. Another example that I have that is mind blowing have to be what black individuals have to do while filling out job applications. An individual that is black is most likely to get an interview when they select “other” or “rather not specify” on a application that is asking them if they’re hispanic, black or caucasian.

Based on Peggy McIntosh, “If a traffic cop pulls me over or if the IRS audits my tax return, I can be sure I haven’t been singled out because of my race.” This exemplify one of the many “qualities” of white privilege. If a white man gets pulled over he’ll know it isn’t for his race, but if a black man gets pulled over society shows him that it’s because of his race, and he’s taught to “place both hands on the steering wheel because of fear of being killed for reaching for his license and registration. A black man is taught to FEAR the police, while a white man don’t have to be taught about the police because of white privilege of course.

Lastly, Peggy McIntosh said something that opened my eyes, “I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, no invisible systems conferring dominance of my group.” I agree with this 100%. some people feel like just because a person is white, that person is considered a racist individual, even though they’re privileged.