Summary Of What My Bike Has Taught Me About White Privilege

In What My Bike Has Taught Me about White Privilege by Jeremy Dowsett he talks about the term white privilege and what it means in today’s society. He says white privilege is a touchy subject today because people do not want to come off as being racist. White privilege has earned its negative meaning over time throughout our nation’s history with racism. Dowsett then goes into this analogy of comparing white privilege to riding a bike. He says that when riding his bike on the streets people can be rude to him. This is because the automobile industry is favored over cycling in our world. The streets are made for cars and they have a right to be on them, but on the other hand bicyclists also have a right to be on the street. Since our society