Do White People Understand White Privilege ?

Heyyyy everyone, so this week we are all posting a blog and I hope mine is cool to you all. This weeks reading The Invisible Knapsack written by Peggy McIntosh gave a list of privileges whites receive. I must say, I never really noticed how much of a disadvantage other races receive because they are not white. Of course, many people are aware of the privilege whites have and their own boundaries based on the responses they have always gotten out of certain situations but to see it on a list gave me a different outlook on how many blacks raise their household differently from whites because of these known privileges. Reading that list was upsetting because it is reality and other races have to teach their children to be aware of the stereotypes placed against you while whites are truly living life freely.      

Even though whites are stereotyped as well, whites have never been stereotyped in a harmful way. Many white stereotypes or racial comments are perceived as rude or harmful to whites emotional feelings but never jeopardizing their power, intelligence or freedom. After reading McIntosh article along with the other readings I began to wonder how whites feel about having this privilege or even if they are aware of this privilege.  Here below I have a video that I found on YouTube of a group of women discussing white privilege. I thought it was interesting and something worth sharing. Let e know what you guys think, it made me think of privilege from all perspectives.