Peggy Mcintosh White Privilege Essay

White privilege is term that was originated by a woman named Peggy Mcintosh. She is a American female who is a liberal feminist and anti racism activist. Mcintosh coined the term in her paper called “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.” Peggy Mcintosh writes that white privilege is an unearned advantage that white people have in society. I believe white privilege is an excuse for “leftist” to give reason for why middle and upper class people have in the country. The argument for white privilege is America is a deeply racist country, infused with white skin privilege, and if you are not white you cannot overcome the racist system that the western society is found upon. There is no statistical evidence that white people have any more advantage in life than any other person does. People are in control of their own welfare and choices that they make throughout their life.
In the beginning of Mcintosh’s paper she states that “whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege…My schooling gave me no training in seeing myself as an oppressor, as an unfairly advantaged person.” These statements are moronic for multiple reasons.. Maybe …show more content…
Most of these instances are a long stretch that make very little to no sense or logic. Some of these instances are almost understandable, yet the reason of them is by no means evidence of racism of western society. Many examples you may hear and read of white privilege, both in Mcintosh’s writing and others are “ white people can go shopping alone most of the time and will not be followed or harassed.” Weather or not you are followed in a store is entirely based on self representation. If someone is sagging their pants with large hoodies on and acting “gangster” regardless of their race, they will be watched and followed. If the same individual is wearing a formal suit and has an essence of class, they will not be