The main ideas explored in both Peggy McIntosh’s “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” and Marilyn Frye’s piece titled “Oppression” are to what extent the oppressive hold themselves accountable and how racism is ignored, taught, and how it can be unlearned. McIntosh discusses her perspective as a white woman and the dual nature of her oppression and ignorance. She expounds upon a common experience white people have in which they believe to be completely aware of their effect on marginalized groups and in society. McIntosh then counters this idea with the idea that white people are taught to be ignorant of their privilege while simultaneously learning about the detriments of racism. This results in beliefs such as that racism happens in “individual acts of meanness” as she so puts it. Additionally, it alludes to the idea that a white individual is born into a “neutral moral state”, implying that they are not guilty and not a participant in the oppression of other people. I thought that this section was the most significant in the passage along with her self-experiment of listing all the ways she experienced white privilege in one day. This demonstrates real accountability, or at least a first step into it. The fact that she was uncomfortable making and reading the list further proves the willing ignorance of white people. As well as McIntosh, Marilyn Frye delves into the nuances of oppression. The most important topic discussed by her was the rejection of accountability by oppressors and victimization. She uses an example of men commonly countering discussions of oppression by claiming they are oppressed as well. The negative effects of this behavior are the invalidation of experiences and lack of progression. I think it’s ridiculous when people do this sort of thing! If you have to make the conversation about your experiences then its obvious you don’t care about the problem at hand.