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1 UNDERSTANDING WHITE PRIVILEGE by Francis E. Kendall, Ph.D. , © 2002 We need to be clear that there is no such thing as g the system. One is always in the system. The only question is whether one is part of the sys tem in a way that challenges or strengthens the status quo. Privilege is not something I take and which therefore have the option of not taking. It is something that society gives me, and unless I change the institutions which give it to me, they will co ntinue to give it, and I will continue to have it, however noble and equalitarian my intentions. C lothes and Leisure Suits: The Class Basis and in Lives , ed. Michael S. Kimmel and Michael Messner (New York: Macmillan, 1989), 280. What Is White Privilege? Privilege, particularly white or male privilege, is hard to see for those of us who were born with access to power and resources. It is very visible for those to whom privilege was not granted. Fu rthermore, the subject is extremely difficult to talk about because as if they have privileges others do not. It is sort of like asking fish to notice water or birds to discuss air. For those who have privileges b ased on race or gender or class or physical ability or sexual orientation, or age, it just is – normal. The Random House Dictionary (1993) defines privilege immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a In reminds us that those of us who are white usually believe that privileges are that Further, she says that what we are – 83) For those of us who are white, one of our privileges is that we see ourselves human race. Most of us are clear, however, that people whose skin is not white are members of a race. The surprising thing for us is that, even though group, people of color generally do see us that way. So given that we want to work to create a better world in which all of us can live, what can we do? The first step, of course, is to become clear about the basics of white privilege, what it is and how it works. The second step is to explore ways in which we can work against the racism of which white privilege is a cornerstone. White privilege is an institutional (rather than personal) set of benefits granted to those of us who, by race, resemble the people who dominate the powerful positions in our institutions. One of the primary privileges is that of having greater access to power and resources than people of color do; in other words, purely on the basis of our skin color doors are open to us that are not open to other people. For example, given the exact financial history, white people in the Uni ted States are two to ten times more likely to get a housing loan than people of color access to resources. Those of us who are white can count on the experience of history. American Indian parents, on the other hand, know that their children will not learn in school about the contributions of their people. All of us who are white, by race, have white privileges, although the extent to which we have them varies depending on
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