kickin ’ ballistics: Gansta rap and postindustrial Los Angeles. In W.E. Perkins (Ed). Droppi" science: Critical essays on rap music and hip hop culture (117-158) Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 2. McIntosh‚ Peggy. "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack." Independent School‚ 49.2 (1990): 31-35. 3. Pamela‚ H. (1989). Asian American lesbians: An emerging voice in the Asian American community. In Asian Women United of California‚ eds.‚ Making Waves: An Anthology of Writings by and about
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What White Privilege?!! Explanation! I’m not saying that privilege doesn’t exist‚ I’m saying that as far as White Privilege goes in Modern Society‚ it is an anthill being transformed into a Mountain to push an agenda. I agree with Black Conservative and Economist Thomas Sowell when he argues that moral condemnation of discrimination doesn’t automatically make it causally crucial‚ that having a majority in any society is a given‚ that the idea of a homogonized "white" group in society that is accepted
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Cultural History(pp. 188-189). New York‚ US: Columbia University Press. Marger‚ M. (2012). Race & ethnic relations: American and global perspectives. (9e ed.). Belmont‚ CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. McIntosh‚ P. (1988). White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack. Wellesley‚ MA: Wellesey College Center for Research on Women. Schwarz‚ A. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/02/sports/basketball/02refs.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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Lessons Not Learned In School My parents were born in Latin America and that‚ by default‚ makes me Latina. This is how I identify. When I am asked where I am from‚ and believe me‚ I am always asked‚ I tend to respond “I’m from L.A.”. This has become my go-to answer mostly because at twenty-seven‚ I still don’t know how to begin answering that question without asking myself if I should respond with the name of the country of my parents’ origin. As a Latina I’ve had to endure the slew of traditional
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says in her article‚ “White Privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions‚ assurances‚ tools‚ maps‚ guides‚ codebooks‚ passports‚ visas‚ clothes compass‚ emergency gear and blank checks” (White Privilege and Male Privilege‚ Peggy McIntosh‚ 95). Basically‚ white privilege is the privilege that white people have only not people of other race or color. Peggy McIntosh says that white privilege is an indivisible knapsack. She tries to imply that these privileges are not
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There are many things that stand out in America as we have all come to know it today. Among those that are in the majority there are no worries‚ and things are typically thought to be very equal and just. Everything is relative‚ and compared to the past everything is equal and just‚ but there is a lot of ground that can still be made. There are numerous examples throughout our history of people stating grievances in the cases of women’s rights‚ African American rights‚ GLBT issues‚ and even the unstated
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reasonably‚ on the offense. What is interesting about Trask’s writing is her clarity. She tells tourists not to visit‚ Hawaiians not to practice their indigenous culture peripherally‚ historians to be more self-reflexive‚ and haole’s to unpack their knapsacks of white privilege and colonial histories. It is also clear what is at stake in her interrogations and resolutions; the survival of Native Hawaiian people‚ rights‚ culture‚ and lands. Trask’s text‚ in presentation‚ appears more like
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1a) Life Under Suspicion captures the social constructs of young‚ lower class‚ males of color living in New York City within the perspective of the police force as well as individuals who do not live in an urban setting. Evidently‚ this demographic of people is perceived to not have and in reality lacks many privileges as a result of their lower positionality in society relative to Caucasian Americans. This reminds me of the video clip we viewed in class with people of different identities all aligned
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First-Year Seminar 18 September 2013 Race and Its Audience Race is a very sensitive topic both historically and in the contemporary United States. There is an invisible line that should be kept in mind with dealing with the subject. If at all possible‚ I would say to avoid crossing the line. The way that people discuss race has changed a lot through the years. A long time ago‚ race was a taboo kind of subject so it was necessary to be careful not to offend people of other races. Nowadays‚ people
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Amanda Tatarek 9/29/10 Article Review #1 The article begins by the author explaining that men have privilege over women. “Denials which amount to taboos surround the subject of advantages which men gain from women’s disadvantages. These denials protect male privilege from being fully acknowledged‚ lessened or ended‚” (McIntosh‚ 1998. P. 1). Then the article proceeds to discuss how whites‚ whether they realize it or not‚ have a considerable advantage over other races. She lists twenty-six ways
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