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    The Matter of Whiteness 1

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    The Matter of Whiteness 1 Running head: White Privilege The Matter of Whiteness Spacemantj The Matter of Whiteness Richard Dyer said “racial imagery is central to the organization of the modern world” because he felt most decisions that represent the practices of the world are based on white man’s ideologies and images in western culture. White people remain a large category that has not been examined in contrast to the many studies of images on African Americans

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    The nation we live in is comprised of many different kinds of people with different kinds of cultures. In a society that is dominated by a system designed to perpetuate white privilege this then leads to the subjugation of certain cultures that do not adhere to the dominant white culture. This subjugation can lead to conflicts that arise when an oppressed population goes unheard. Becoming aware of this and trying to actively disrupt and challenge this system is immensely difficult (Xiong‚ 2017).

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    Many people could say that white Americans are living with the fear that they didn’t really deserve their success‚ and that maybe luck and privilege had more to do with it‚ than brains and hard work‚ but there is always two sides to every story. That other side conflicts with that and say white Americans worked hard to get to where they are in life and it had nothing to do with privilege. There are numerous reasons for the widespread discrimination at all levels‚ but the main reason for the existence

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    Whiteness Studies

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    Definition of Whiteness Whiteness can be seen as an ideology of a white capitalistic supremacy‚ where the white race is seen as the norm to which all racial structures live by‚ and anything other than this is seen as the abject. Richard Dyer refers to the property of whiteness that is everything and nothing‚ as the source of its representational power. (Dyer 1988:44) Howart Winant sees racial identity as something that all people have‚ except for whites. White individuals are seen as people‚ whereas

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    My Racial Identity

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    I first realized my outward identity when I was in kindergarten. I went to a Disney Princess party dressed as Aurora‚ since I thought she was the prettiest princess. When I arrived‚ my two blonde-hair‚ blue-eyed best friends told me that I couldn’t be Aurora‚ and that I had to change to Pocahontas. Inwardly‚ I didn’t see myself as different. Being of mixed race‚ I never identified more of one than the other‚ and I always felt that I fit in perfectly with my peers and classmates. That changed when

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    White Privilege

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    Bibliography: McIntosh‚ Peggy. "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack." Rachel ’s Democracy & Health News [Annapolis] 15 Feb. 2007: n. pag. Print. Lipsitz‚ George. "1." The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics. Philadelphia: Temple UP‚ 1998. N. pag. Print.

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    White Chicks

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    Carlos Villamarin Professor Pierson English Comp: Film March 16‚ 2015 A Thousand Miles “Yeah I like being famous. It’s almost like being white‚ y’know?” -Chris Rock At first glance‚ it’s easy to discredit White Chicks as another gimmicky comedy from the Wayans‚ filled raunchy humor‚ and “infantile flatulence jokes and fairly obvious gags”1. Coarse‚ raunchy language is spread throughout the film‚ intertwined with racial humor. Farts account for many of the plot turns‚ yet the Wayans utilize humor

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    White Privilege Analysis

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    privileges are to them‚ they can see that the problem is not just skin deep. The privileges white people have today are because of the white privileges available throughout history. In “The History of White People” the author unveils that most of what we study is a white man’s version of history‚ and therefore discredits other race’s contribution to history.

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    Art Week 1

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    Question one answer This drawing is considered to be a more honest depiction of the events held at Medicine Lodge Creek due to what aspect he includes that all others are missing. When looking over a comparison drawing of the event‚ done by Taylor‚ you notice that in Taylor’s drawing‚ there are many native men‚ and white men‚ but only one woman. This woman was not even a full native‚ yet instead an interpreter for one of the tribes. In the drawing done by Howling Wolf however‚ he represents

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    In White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack‚ Peggy McIntosh provides vivid examples on how "white privilege" is considered to be unapparent for many white individuals and negatively affects people of color. White privilege is an “unearned advantage” given to Caucasian individuals‚ as it “confers dominance” by establishing that the is white race is superior (McIntosh‚ 1990). With white privilege‚ white individuals are protected from the “hostility‚ distress‚ and violence‚” which is often

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