Hello everybody I hope everyone is doing well,
When it comes to privilege, I understand where I stand. I would consider myself a Privilege child. As others mentioned, I’m fortunate enough to be able to have and do certain things in life others don’t and wish they have. I have both my parents Mom and Dad, for the most part I’m not spoiled and rich, but the support was there. Being in America compared to Africa like some of my cousins. There my age trying to achieve great things and become someone but having to go through a different struggle due to where they are that I don’t have to go through making me understand my privileges. My father also reminds me of my benefits of being who I am and where I’m at in this point of my life. I have so much access to things to make life better and easier for me compared to other people in the world. I am So grateful for this Although further on we will talk about white Privilege, I also have Great Privileges.
On To oppression. I have A couple experiences where I have felt Oppressed or been oppressed. I have an understanding of what oppression is, I’ve also seen others feel, be or get oppressed by somebody. I’ve felt Oppressed in school before When my Desk get corned out, when the teacher like to call your parent to just mess with the day, so you don’t watch cartoons peacefully or eat my favorite desserts and complain about simple things. I’ve felt oppressed when I was made fun of during the first few days of 5ths grade because my clothes fit a little too big. Another Scenario Where I’ve felt oppressed is By a Cop Even When they stop me or other people for stupid things and ask so many questions, I feel oppressed. When they harass other people, I could feel and see the oppression. I feel like Detectives / Undercover Cops Oppress and target the Minorities in certain communities too.
The reading Marilyn Frye, “Oppression” I like how she breaks down what Oppression is. Oppression is prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control. Men and Women old or young black or white can be Oppressed There are many problems with Oppression. Oppression cause things like double binds, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, classism, ageism, and anti-Semitism are types of oppression that go in society. Another reading I read this week was Peggy McIntosh, “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” the article is basically trying to Expose white privilege and inform readers White privilege is a thing. I think the problem is that White privilege is an unearned power, that is overlooked and overused or abused. I could see how it plays a role in society. In things like the Justice system, or in the working class. Something that come to mind when I think about white privilege in the justice system is when a black man commits the same crime as a white man, but the black man will get more time in jail then the white men because of white privilege. McIntosh talked about some ways she is privileged. Giving readers like me an honest perspective on how privilege plays a role in her life for the good or the bad. In conclusion, what should be done about white privilege is what I ask myself.
Discussion 4
The Justice system in America is a HUGE spot-on example in white privilege., especially in terms of conviction and sentencing. I agree, the Ops do intentionally target minorities.
Much like you, I also look at my elders/family and see the privileges i have to be born in America and the sacrifices these people have made for me to be here. My grandmother is an immigrant and was never able to get an education in America, so i see that it is such a huge privilege for me to be able to attend college.
I think it’s great that you can acknowledge your privilege, and I relate to what you said because I feel like a lot of the privileges I have and experience everyday I overlook because they’ve became normal to me. But, by doing this exercise I was made aware again of what I have and that I should be thankful for these things because not everyone experiences life the same way as I do. Just like your dad, my mom has always reminded me of my privileges in the world. As for your situation with the police, I really do think they purposefully target certain groups over others because of stereotypes and just the way our corrupt society opperates.
to certain events that have happened in our society where a person of color was wrongfully arrested for allegedly using a counterfeit bill which resulted in him dying. If it was a white person this event would be completely different because their skin tone gives them a level of protection that others don’t have. I disagree because the privilege is not always the white person knows that he is privileged or because he is doing the racism on other black people. With you response I think every people can live the Opression not only the Black people because we are humans and always someone who makes you feel oppression or bullying at school of your own parents , but the difference is always happened in Black people and sometimes in white people.