Critical Reaction to Readings for Week 4 October 1‚ 2013: I am writing my critical reaction journal based on my readings in regards to a two writings titled‚ “Seeing More Than Black and White” by Elizabeth Martinez (1998) in “Race‚ Class‚ and Gender: An Anthology‚” [edited by] Margaret L Andersen; Patricia Hill Collins‚ 2013‚ (8th Edition ed.‚ pp. 85-90) and “Color-Blind Privilege” by Charles A. Gallagher (2003) in “Race‚ Class‚ and Gender: An Anthology‚” [edited by] Margaret L Andersen; Patricia
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Claim of White Skin Privilege a myth? As a whole‚ minorities from all religions‚ races‚ and sexualities have reached numerous high points in life. These high points have resulted in the establishment and entitlement to minorities having the same rights as whites. However‚ the right of blacks as in being equal is always up for debate. Statistics show and prove that for every dollar a white household brings in‚ a black household only brings in 61 cents. Some people like to say that the white household
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I read the article “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh. After reading this article I felt that she was able to identify with people of color because she is a woman. Men have more advantages than women do; white people have more advantages than colored people do. I really liked how she compared the two but also said that they are different. This helps a person that has no idea of what privilege is to understand the concept better. She mentioned in her article that
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McIntosh‚ Peggy. "White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack." (1990). The beginning of this article discusses how men exhibit privilege in society over women‚ and either fail to admit to the privilege‚ or fail to actually do anything about it. The reason being is that men would have to disadvantage themselves‚ in a sense. McIntosh discusses both topics of male privilege and white privilege‚ stating that white people have been trained to be blind to see white privilege‚ but wholly benefit
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In the article‚ “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”‚ Peggy McIntosh talks about the various privileges white people receive. Her basic idea was to inform the readers that whites are taught to ignore the fact that they enjoy social privileges that people of color do not because we live in a society of white dominance. McIntosh lists some daily white privileges; a variety of daily instances where white dominance is clear. Her examples include privileges relating to education‚ careers
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Talking/Acting Black or White For decades‚ there have been stereotypes of all kinds that arise from multiple things such as race‚ culture‚ sex‚ social standing‚ and even occupation. The biggest seen stereotype that is seen today‚ and has been for many years‚ is race. When it comes to race‚ society puts stereotypes on how people are supposed to act‚ talk‚ walk‚ even dress. If you don’t fit into societies description of the way you “ought to be”‚ then you are looked at as if something is wrong and
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In the poem “White Lies” by Natasha Trethewey I felt like this poem represents imagism because it mentions six different colors all describing lies. It’s about an African American girl that may tell little lies that don’t really mean much. She lies about where she lives‚ where she brought her clothes‚ and would also lie about being African American. When she lies about her skin color in the line‚ “I could even keep quiet‚ quiet as kept‚ like the time a white girl said (squeezing my hand)‚ Now we
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of minority races and a feeling of superiority to whites was still common. While not everyone had this beliefs‚ it still was ever-present in literally devices. Most surprisingly‚ it even made an appearance in the James Bond book series‚ a series that remains renowned in today’s world. “White Man’s Burden” glorifies Kipling’s admiration of colonization and white superiority through Fleming’s Goldfinger because of the latter’s idealization of the white race‚ however‚ it also was largely negatively received
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White Privilege: The Invisible Knapsack‚ by Peggy Mcintosh illustrates an image of white superiority over other colored people. Peggy knapsack is lecturer and associate director at the Wellesley College Center where she does her research. Specifically focusing on women‚ gender equality and multi culture. Her legitimacy derives out of being some of the firsts scholars to examine whites to be measured in racial categories. Beginning with one of her first arguments‚ the author states that much like
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of blacks and whites. While white men had rights black men had none. They were mostly slaves and did whatever the white men told them to do. Back then the whites were in total control over everything and decided that blacks didn’t need any rights that they were just property. They tried everything to get their rights but nothing would work. It’s not right to separate by colors‚ blacks had different schools if they even let them attend school‚ and it was the worst possible. White kids had better
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