WOMEN’S VOICES, FEMINIST VISIONS Classic and Contemporary Readings SUSAN M. SHAW JANET LEE Oregon State University 20\2 \connect ‘learn Succeed _)sity sot wok dos ‘oh 7 ing oo ond Bat fos we only tack tie ‘nd ys sof tas tnd a ved a reflection about how racism has shaped al of our individual biographies. Were and are you fathers, tunes and grandfathers realy more capable than nin, ca thee aecomplments be explained in Part bythe racism members of my fay expe enced Did your mathers stand let by an wa all this happent More importndy, how bave th posse onthe benef their wheres 0 you? “These are felt questions and I hae ous respect or my alae and dete teying to answer them, Sc dete no cor ‘ase thi stance. They are alg on ‘her To me they ar entitled the sees wih anipoverty supe, support gays and isbn eal the era place them shed Fos ace understandably rset of members ot fs base mirst haste bei survival. A 2 Back sh for me to suse that ‘en, or White men or any fsory of exploiting Aisin ve my Best iret at heat varying amounts of privilege ‘woman, would be ‘White women, oF By ‘other grup with dso stiles prospects or effective oa. il eange et me se anther example ‘wn experiences When I was. an under. fi. had lite ime or patene for the theo othe privileged My intial yer at a pre, insitution were difiut, not because the sc work was challenging (it wan, bu tht went a stated me) or because had to work wile imyelusmatestved on family allowance (was used to work). The sdjastment wae dficalt ecaie fas surrounded by so many people who tok thei pe lage or grated Most of them fet entitle their wealth. Thattounded me. [remember one incident of watching a White woman doen the alin my dormitory ry pick out ich sweater to wear The eaters were pied upon herbed inal he colors ofthe rainbow seater afer vente Seashed my adcin wy tht et me KON tha chosinga swenter wasoac a themostimparant econ she had to rake on 2 dy bass. Standing ce dep ine sventers, reized hw dierent oot ls were Se int have to worry abou maintin- Inga sli academe sterage so hat se ol ceive franc ai esse shew inthe majority she as noticed a3 represent er ae She didnot veo conser how er csroom comments rb sicexstence on campus contbated tthe resiment hes group would ective Her allowance protced her From having work ose was fre to spend erie studying, partying. or in her case, worying abot sihich strate to wet The degree of inequality incur Ties and her unquestioned sense of entilement con ering ht inequality offended ve. For awhile, at ‘qorzeallatuet White women a being sper, trogant ove concerned with materia posers, apt fy problem, Bt ha I continued cla Sy peopl in hs way. would hve mised ot on inking some very good fiends whose discomfort vt ee inheited or aquired socal das prveges ued them to exanine ts postion, READING Since opened wth the words of Aude Lore, it Seems appropriate to clove with another of her chofusised yon ake astnd Soin thse somewhere Furthermore, een i one day 3 tine, you mop apete sch wire, til Could no se why bed woul ave rouble going Pst the wis oe anywhere, Tees na py Property ofa on wie nothing hat th one Seri coud cove that wil eve hows rd ‘ould be inhibited or hardy exp it the os adel ways only when you step bck ‘op looking atthe wires on by oes mise Gilly and tke a macroscopic ew ofthe wile {gesthatyoucan see why he bie doen go any Sees and then you wi eit ns moment require no great sbiety of reas powers is perfec vou that fhe bide sutrounded by 2 evra of systemic elated barry no ane Gt which woul the leet hice ih, but which by ther elation to eich othe eo enfning athe slid wal of sung. Iisnow posible graspone ofthe ens hy oppteioncinbe ardioas andsecogae one oy the cements of an opresne Heute wi fet care and some good wil tout sng the Sacre ap whole, snd eee without ein Ieingaleto understand tht oneislookingats cap fd tht heteae pope there who recge, hoe Iaion and moti ae rested, whose ne re ‘ped and reduc [eth capenet of he birds fa macroscopic phenomenon, the cppresivenet ofthe sso hich women lie or ariourand feet ners Imscroxopic phenomenon Netercanbe vr om A merseope perspective. But wen you lok ‘mscosapcl You can se ta network fore and barr whieh are seatily reed sed {nd mlding of worn andthe ves Ine‘ged py patie othe ‘oo set od ood ent hen ti cen to povae The ean of spies for ending at pala analy approved “ep "i olence gun seed changing 20 ToL inher we withthe belo Ines womens not bee abled pao doing ations ou of ed wih ino \Sepablesnde Troe which ne ovcean bo lnger Poth prose] ‘Bigoniyon he Teal change for >pped. The wor {0 hat oer work "its power th -noneot thems ‘men Keaton 5 change (The 2 We wet eee sedis fan puting on ly divides to pit ares non the cover ‘aries about Se We word ise: Chge around the ees for mites wt women bpm be ed Sout We accepted okenion sd inegraton that egy bral women peop Jost een of ie meas ie mens he gal ht we cul ‘eh Bot dope uch and teas ing tom win The wore ey isbeginning gin sgh gi women ot lg sea Phobia cst, on Sey tnd impeitim,and we awed. This change nosy third wave fhe nome ew deon ha dasoo 2s coin Ia {Slr an tans whales magnalad rr ‘re ise by tft bac ede af tare elo the fare onthe th nd ey forthe testes ices on he El gs ‘meninent sndfloxton shi Consiga pe minut wif ec women th Ee cof ely an sipowemert ie third wee a he mowenen nid she anstrna. vor ral Weta tt we wo Ht everyone gt thre tha we ut ip tog nen hand Fra thease sot homophobia rig omen heath and ea attr canbe td hen we lok he tht permet egos and ph The women of he hd wae a te womens ration oven om tt wt ea fxn tt wd ee hopin ial row tht agate ed in ee in ny oma ee enw ‘eta women canbe pet once ook sit sexi tt ce work agin fomoptata sam, homo eg aes, ierehing ts cone ie eepreset the ‘ntl by women af heading ]3 Wihite Privilege ond Male Privilege Foy et (80) “Teough work to tring materials nd prypetiee om Womess Sas nto the et ofthe ci Ju, have ofen noted mens unilingnee to gant they areoverpivieged ite cure, en though hey may pants women ae dad nog, Denis that mount oboe around the subject of advantages that men gut om omens didantages, These denials poet mle roiege from being fly regret, tka pe lesen, or des Thinking though unacknowledged mle pi legeasapbenomeron wih ae fstsown, rnd ht ce rach our soya interokig there was most la phenomenon of white pets lege was sry denied and potted bu ale sca ini eflects Ar a white pron ele! | adleen ugh abut ai a something ht pats thers at idvenage Dt had ben aught ot 0 sev nef coralay spc white pee which putsmeatanadantge nk whites ae ctefaly aught not recog ize white pivilg, a5 ales te aught nt ve opine prvi So tae begun inn unttored sry to 2k wha tke to have white preg. “hs pape ir paral record of my personal ob- servations and na scholarly aise Iti based fon my daly experiences within my parser Tha come see white preg aan nisi octage uncaned atta can count on sh Inpin exch ay. bat abou which "mean te nn oblvous. White pie ea ivible eights knapsack of spel provisions, sau nes, folk maps guides codebooks, passports, ‘ae lathes, compas emergecy gen, te hes Since have ha trouble cing wit pres, and decibing it eae in my eT sa pra ere with mets rucance wo acknowledge male privilege. Only arty wll «man go bejond as nowleging that women are dnaotged to schol that men fae neste ange, ‘rth unearned pee snot Been god Toe ‘mertsdevelopment hun ings or forsee evelopment or tht preg oysters mighever be alenged ad hang leew re several yp ayer of dei ‘hat laze st work proteing and preventing ae tess about, entrenched male priage Then will Ara par, fom my own experince wih the entha i thefacof white pegs: Fly srl forty ondnary and day way in which erence having wit pre by conta with ‘my Alcan American cles nthe sme bal. ing. This tat ot intended to be generale, (thes can mae her wm it om within the ‘wn fe cumstances ‘Woting this paper hasbeen dic, despite cm rections forte as om whic stad Fr deserbing wht rie mes one ney countable Arwen Wome Stes woo [lf eal mle priviege nds en 10 ge wp se of ‘hee poner so one who write abot having white ge must as "Having dsr i, hat | So tolewen or end “The denial of mess overpriveged sate takes ‘many forme i discon of crnclun change Work Some cm thst men mt be cel i the ‘hrc been they hae done most of what Important or dstinete ine o i eatin. ‘Some reco sess nthe crcl but deny that mater rn tide seo unl portant {Me Oter are that etn iia tikes ‘empl rented bot deny that tees any see {endeny in diary famevors reper. (049 fo onerempower men sr = group. Those me tho do gat tat ale preg eit! "ad and embeded forms esti ly to deny hat7 cure | Sef kn hy ale epemony hn ped dors fr them pen I Vara men deny tat ne onerewaed oe cin explain me's era in all the oer ‘Src four om power instatons. Move ‘er those Kw who vil sekniedge thot ele Priests have oreempowered ther sly nd up doubting hat we could mantle these rege stone They tay ay ey mal work {rprove womer ata nthe society onthe un ‘erty br they can or wot support the idea of ot at ch hy sy tha they repre bey aot {he any of the intereting new scholarship on Sromen beets he labs i fll When the ak {hens to giving men Tess cla oom, een the trot thowpfal and fi-minded of the men 1 how lend ost Bil bk on conser tne sturptons bout the neta of present undertone drbotions of power cling ‘precedent o sciobiology and pehbilog 0 ‘montrat hot male domination i aural and falows inevitably from evolutionary presse Other sort to arguments fom “expenenes” oF Figion er socal espostiity of wishing and ‘euming ‘Aer ein teough fealty development vor in Womens Stade the exten! 0 which men Tork from a tre of unacknowledged privilege ners tat ch of hee ppresnente at rconscous, Then T rrembered the frequent Charges fom women of clr that white women ‘om they encounter ae apres. bese ou ‘rsa why we are juny ena appre, ve ‘then we dt se cures that way. A the very (ea, obvoussen of ones peleged state cat ‘take person ox rou ting be with began to cour the way in which enjoy eared Fringe an have Been continent alion ‘Sours extence, abe to aoe tha pot me “ahead"in ay ayo a ey people aed, over sing us and yt abo prado damaging tht oud or should be chang. My schooling give me no inn in sete nye ab opps ms a un averaged oon, or apripant in damaged clu. | fo taught to ae elf ta nda whose Ino sate depend on her inal orl wi ‘Ar schol we wre tt aught abou slnery i ay Aethewe wee nt taught to sce swede 2 hmaged people: Sines were sen she oly OUP tri of beng dehuvanized. My schooling fl lowed the pattern which Ekabelh Minnch has ns cut where taught chink the ies "mor earl roma, and aver anda ides that when ve work ene ters hs cn as wok thr wallow them 0 be mere ke SIE Tink may of we now hw obnoxious his tae can Be nn. Afr team i shen ha woul ot ea rine pines decided ot 0 work ob mY {foley eemiingsome ofthe day ects af ‘thie pivege in my He cade work, 3 th age but Iwi ge hee 3 tof specter Saeed cons Vexperence hat Udi nt aun but thet | ve been ade fel ar mine by Bit, by stzensip and by virtue ofeing conc ou aw aig noc” peron of ood Fre chowe hove tons tht thinkin my se ‘tacks ier pie han ‘SSrclin, nk tus or genpraplocton, ‘hough thse oer ing factors te inky Intertwine Ae far cam ey ABO- Aria Corina nda caine wh who ‘ein int day argu conactin tipi ‘ime plas and in of werk anno coun on Os ofthe condone 1 Fea if wih range tein he company of ropie of yee mont ofthe tine 2, Teamavoi spenting tie with peopl whom trtained to nist and wha hve learned {o mts kid ome 3, IF bul nd to ove ean be preys of fering or prising hosing in a ate ich [nao sd ich woul wont oe 4. ane sso ut that ny algo fsa latin willbe nesta or ples Tengo shopping lon most of the ine ry el ase that wil ot bellowed or ba ‘aed by tore deta. «6 Tean tum onthe kon or ope the ot ag the per and se peple a ce ‘ily and postive spre When am told abou ou ton heritage or sboatciiaton Tam shown tl pop st Fayalor made what ante surethat my chiden wil be gen curilar ster hat teat este sft race 9. Ft mat canbe poy seo finding ble forth pve on white ive 10, Tean ety sure of having my ce bo 1 oan whih a tony member of my 1 Tea casa about wheter onto itn toanther woman cena yo i whi Sheistheonly member of ker ace 2 can gots bookshop an count on i ‘hewn of my ree erent 3 ‘markt and ind thestpe ota cual eons, nts hers ance on my sn clr ao the agpearance tha am fang Ia ould arrange to pret ur mot the ne fn poy ie te fsa protection Tea bp sre Beseapoyen resin conch oto rer without haingpeople choco the bd ori the i nercy of my ace Fin publica powell group puting my race on ri fn eis calengng sion without ada creditor nee ated oso ral people of scl an seman ablivou tthe langage nd cae Aomecf prs of clr who onsite the », Iataicop inytocuent ingle ot sont re Team bane stn one father had ber. ad, Tent pays colegio’ Soporte inte sop fram ceing tebe ath imyciloged ihaedae hen leader thana pera or teanchoas tt veiingndein nes hero Fearing wp Speakon pe the pees Tm nota | erring or od sStnccta Teaneaicasbs pio wihny Soe them psn {mae ered ‘yin all te ine etd tht ale seredthem way Samant thee they el work ety arin te Ippo hee of spree sent ‘scholatip on 1 When the lk room ren he el ofthe men | ekon, cone ‘bio presen tetpewencating Pychobilogy dis nara ane onary pss for wehing and hy deopment tow men ae pve | ‘testes wt She feqant white nen ‘eben oun ‘ppt en way Atte very leged ate ct ew Bogan ‘ine oon took we wee nt ag abot sey fay eit wee no ugh tome dell os damaged pope Se werent ofa teat uf being deborah towed the pees ic abe hc fos pointe out whee ug ont ‘Sorat somata ff sa iso tha when we waka benefits tis, seen work tht show "tele be mere a ink many of or know tf sons ts sca can ein Aer otratan when of woul ate sive mse pve decd fro wk on my stately ening tel era te privilege mp efi ce wor tts “spb lp heft ec acu sts and condone fpr adil ot carn ut hat hare af oat asin by Bin ces yao! ng cost soto owing” psn of rod havechosentonefion at hak my ese tah somevto fei sn pron to Sisson cfc satin gogpicdleaton, though thew ale privy rs we ince inervinel. ffs can ey Anca sont fs ond scanner wih whom omen fly oregon cont sn prt tine plagfnd tine of wrk cant count on os ofthe feitons 1 Ui wish aenge oe in she company of eof my ace met ofthe tine. ffl svi pendng ne with peop whom | rs ssned te mistst and wha hve eared ‘omits Kind or me I shuld aed to ov, an be prety sue of ‘eng oe purchasing housing nan awh [anal and in wie would wan tite. 4 Lean berentanbly eth my nbn, insuehsloation willbe neta or lesa "ean go shoping lone mat of he tie, fity wel asured that wl not below or ho ‘sed by store detetinee 6 an eon the teleion or op othe ont geo th paper and ae peopl ay rce Wielyand potty seemed ». ‘ca tld bout until erage oF shou ciation’ Ta shown ht peopl of Inycolor made that Tean bere that my hide wilt ten crsclr materia esto the ease sie ce Ianto canbe prey sare of fading « Publisher or this ize on white priv Teanbe lyst of ang my oie adn = roupin we athe oly mer fy Tan be ctl about whether or ot tie tsanother worn ce ina group which She's the only manera er ae ean go into bookshop ad count on nding ‘hewn my ice epee oo ape ‘malt and fed the tape foo hat with ny ular aditone into hides shop an ndsoseane who can del wih ey hal Whether ne checks redid or ancount on my skin aor oto work gat the appesanc that snc ela, ould ange poet or young heen ‘aot fh te om people who ight ot item did ot ave to dct our chien abe sear temic oto diy phys protection Tan be preys that ny children teachers And eploes wil lst them they Be ‘hoo and worl noms my hie wore hut them donot conn thes ates toward hei rc Teal with oy out alan nt have peopl put ths downto my color, [ahswear or rein secanhand tes ot otonower ters without having people bute hese choices othe bad ral the pore or theliteray of my ce Tanapeakin pubicto a poncfl mse group witout pring my aso i Tean do el na changing tution without ringed cred ony ae Tam ever aed to speak all te people a ‘ap algo ean enain bios to the language cs toms of pene of cle who conte the io gpa | cr ncmasn 77 m8 od sory without esting myc ny pena for sack bon [neritic ou government ant about ow mac ert ices and eh wth ut bngaeenara cll outer Teanberesonaly seth sk ako “the person charge wl be acing pon I ateafe cop pulls me oer rhe Sais Inptax retin. can esate havent eee Single out bean of ny tc {canes by posers poser picture os geting ads dl toe and cies ‘apsine eating pep my ace {ean geome frm most meting af ori zation longa eing seta ed fae than ltd out plac ered unearned Fane petysre that an argument ith collepu of another ase more ily to rope er hans for hancement than {ojo mine ea be yr that arg fr the ro motion o person of another ior po- {yam cemuting on aes hr not ky ost Pre hesiy within my preset sein even Pay colngues igre with ne IF decree rc! eat han hee acl se at and. my ae el lend me more redbityfor i poston than person af lr wi hve, Tan chas topo Sopmens in iy wring and sry sett program ord rae he, kar om them ns Teaming wpe tobe moto ex pote fom negate comequencevof sf hoe cok Myealure per me ie soot ghring the perspectives nd power of pope for Tam not made suey st tht my sap, Searing boy odor il een ae: thon on my sce. "can worty bout acim without beng scons seltinerestedo sl seeking Tan tke ith a mative ction em Hoyer eho having nyc orhrs onthe Pavbapet that got sar of ue7a cure |S io ty 36 ony dy eka eae ging bay ned tote ech eptiveeproge oe stustion 27. Team prety se of ing people who ‘ul iio talk with me and aie me {Bout ny net sep poesionl 34, Tanti over mony options och pi, leginte, or profesional, witout aking ether erm of my ae would be acpi Srallowed do what! want oo. 49, Teanbe atetos mestigsethoat having the tens eet ony ree 40, team chote pbc acomedation without ating that pope my ce cnt get or ‘nbs mieten the places have chose, Tan beset ned or medial help my race il 9 work pains 4 eanatange my aie stat wl ene have esperiece feting of ecton Owing 42. the low coily ees ean beste that my ace not the problem 4, Team etl find academic courses nd is {aon tha give atenon ony people 48 eamenpes igure langage and imagery in al ofthe ats stiff expereness of my 46 lea choose bemish cover or bandagsio sh lor snd have them mre oF ess at sys repented forgot acho he eaatons on his tit ut wrete dwn Foe me white preg as turned eto be a sie and fie subject. The rss to oi egret rin ing i Tt ie up he myth of meritocracy If these tings ae trots ox uch fe outry one He no ‘stone males mn dors ope ota eo ple throgh no vitor of ter own. These poe "ons ean ao ht my orl eanaion ot what Taare tober. The pearance o beng (pod chine rater than troublemaker comes ie (Ep par fram having sot of oom oper au rely Becsuse of my clr "hither poss of nerve comes fom ery silence poset pelege My lee emai vantage ofthe many options | around me o Ina win he aure would cl 9 scent my Iie Msc was me fT tate motto ake Tel tk of se helanging” in major ways ed of making ac stems werk ferme cul ret pra ‘elt or be cvs to anything ote of the lori carl ferme Beng ofthe since, eal alo erie ily Woo. My i war Asc back on rey enna tha rth repr omy sf ot 0 em io ‘here prope "Water threugh the cru orn the ne pes the tein, te economic sero [eral ook of open teste ected figs nd indatios that ny people oun Siig sch nal en Lilian Seth's uapor- {ee ir of te Det and Marguet Andersen's fever of Kaen and Mamie ds enon Sap Sins for example, wrote about walking toward Noo hitrenon the ret and owing woul ‘ep to the ater Andersen conse the le Creat hy sa ite cs, ok on summer dre Ingtipe tothe south with Karn Fl! memories (Singin 2 closed co stocked with al ects et mstoping ie: lc amy hoa ein foto mone Adrienne Richa ogres and ‘rit sue daleerinceof preg tin ‘Shievaion te womens wig ina a fro afen on stem rcam tan om our daly Inerosigheakinned women Tr unpacking thi ivibleBnapsack of white privet hve ited condone daly expres totes er di’ evr a ct be oft that ence ook fr grated, rete oral aed ery ely 0b ie pple of mp af tse Srna able to everybody jst a 1 one en cultura permission voto es wh of po. thonghtofe male found curscalum asthe neta ef other ras o a tepid cuural yeas for for asurat ana tan sea ral Nor dd rating or aig on such vies | of a aed thin of sy af these peruter a Bad for he ot ose sexy tom any dake hold now thik tat we nod = ore ay i ined people might say aout gf rou "po Fetal sono of pepe, fr some ose ‘etl hough paps ahold af cert y roe. hough he hab AM socal group. from I Ups oF being seetve ericson wh one would at reer ‘Sj sce ae the eet Be ee Fane obiviow,srogan, and deactve, Bete ropa some mei ned sepretion, iat tome oceans abou! te general cE Keuot the condivonson my es expectations Ths ppour ocr, ome Pia mole ea hmein heed Other aw me To ecpe pealner or dangers that other sulle “Tanah some, xa fn ay sl inh tr ste of hot being welome. at being el “Sone bes meron havngto hide to bein dg to flock o crn nei eoch son ome poston of being uti hi fone oon whois supe of ating oo dt Finis dorian culere. Mast Keep me fom fevngtobeanery ee pte running hough the mati of whi pide» pater of ssumptons tt wee Due on ome sha white peor Tee wa ot {in pic of ctl ray ow ob arumong those who col conto he tut old Ire ep tte cla standards and ake al proup was being end bows, othe Imade uncofiden 6 ied. Whiten protected host, stress and wo eng sy ain wo vs in fel ite, whether ex oF confer ck cool edu ae remind they fg rd urged toe te enable) a The wordpress the connote ‘ing xmeting everyone mist wan. et ofthecondtions have decried Rte mkt emially owempovrer crim groupe Such simples dominoes permion i any oye ast oe Were ‘omen sith Teta ld the Privege” people rnajonty he sr suri tes om dominate act having al ofthese esthem arest de of socalled pie Sdcls fnte, Seng an wrest ea Power om strenght te damit Bt seiner dan tha neighirs wl tac wl 0 count ‘henorm inst sc he etanent at legenattotien a many ofthe ‘ery ay be ‘Smumeil mor tooth ot hvin he aeretping an we might et tne area th pit where ey are Portfhencrma cw fap of adantag ‘nore ou presen: Poste ple” of Belongs wh thea‘hol ty Singha. need Siding such analysis ein Lilian Smithy soéeorsiution led Killer te Den an Margot te fevew of Kate ad Marie Bel Lo Hrsvewto Sih r cmp we ser eh aly Sncindsiieme ntciticnon eaceesssongfevanas ihe ‘ mr ol rie i wihoaig igure naming re ideal hin cad aad Pry ist nstopping Bk oy Hout haviagthe i or one Ase ‘tsb dae Srentton white none ior ots on emi thevostgneinne, to unpakng th aon witout eannat gt ior Ihave cose, ‘lores ate Driviegs, have lated ffcions of day exert ‘hat wilnen tht Lonce ook for gifted armel areas ‘sectonowing _unvesl vatabighe every, alee Tot ‘hoeght of sale flue carci toe nated er can besure scan speak fora Na m think of any offhesepergses ns bad forthe ses ud inat> hole t now ht we ees one fn a rtopeope”——_trenttd tfc of pte, soa che Yates rey wha one woul want or eeryone ‘and imapryin ina jus sof and other pe Une be encesofmy’ rant abba sropan, and dnrctne, Boe proposigffiome more Batted enteorztion T tondogsia Willman oberon aot thea ‘rears match fesse conditions on my lian xr, hs poipoutr af examples, some prope eta home inthe wold Stes aon ee ae peas or dangers that ter safer ough me.I ecipe fe sai nse ny, slonson hie ‘itera has Hebe The ls nse of no ng neem ho tone ingitt mut ome leep me ombaingtohideobein een thee tag are ff ote seh or cy font cah ae tones ites aff trom the pool bongan odes cake osp.ajerson tho eatpeced ot hsp ony ‘These pap tls wih dominant catre Mow Keefe iionisoor fc hovngtosesopn ‘ance 1 pattem runing ough the mati of wake sepia patrn snp that ne i fas onto meas a he pron Thee war one ‘an pice a etal. any on ood = ‘asa those who ald contol ha Tose ‘mesre op 40 the eultua standards and ake cvaap ofthe many options mw around eto ‘ake wha the ctu mould el «secs of my lie skin clr san ast foray move wa tated oe ket cod think ysl 2 “helonging” ia major waye and af making sca sytem work for I eul rely apa fa eget, o be oblivious to anything ote of the damins carl forms Beng of te main cate, ould soe Tay el By Ife wa Acted back ome freuen enough sth wih eae omc nt mye ne ‘here prop. ‘Whether through the crcl inthe ne taper. the television the comer ste othe euro of people in the sets reed i ‘ipl and indications that my people counted an A other either i ex rat be yng, re sus, bk poo of my rc a (pen cla permission ot oh veo po Prof othe res or tep utr! Wleane for Fearing or cing on sch vices I ws aed ort ser seou from anything tat darker slinned people might sy about my rose ‘ected? tough perhaps should mre accurtlsy Poi. rough the habits of ry economic dass fd socal group, fom living fn scaly ise [Poups oF being reflective about ineactne be tween people iering aes, proportion sb my rca group ws being made conigent, comfort apd oblivious thet ups were tkly blag made unconiens fomforable and alenated Whitenesr protected Ine rom my Kinds of hotly, dates and Tee which war Being subtest in ‘wxm upon people of cole. Fortis reson, the word “piv” now seems to me misleading ts connotatane ae on pine tothe condtons and bhava wiih pve ‘stems produce We ual think of pepe bring sored tate, wheter ened or onered by bith alc Schoo! grads are ride! they fe privegd and erged tows thee enable) 2 Sell The word "Prep cari the cont on of bing somthing everyone mst want. Yet some of thecondions have dscbed ee work © ‘semicaly overempower cen. groupe, Sich rege sil ofr domino pes persion Wie eae ie Ive ncmesy—79 to comrol, bees of one ae or en Te hind of Privilege that ger ene to ome peple ob fest toughis sed t wor, nudes shold no cotinve fo be lred oa. debe ab te Sich prea maybe wily desired thon bringin ay ay beni the whole sce “Moreretough privy’ ay confer poms it does otconer mor sengih Tho ho Jo ht fepend on confered dominance hae tits dnd flit tht may never decoy in those who do. Fast 26 Womens Studi courses nde st ‘ome survive thee polis cams ed lives hatha the man ie togete so “unde privileged” people of calor aha ce the worlds "aon have survived ther oppression and ted ‘ror Ines fom which the hielo mip ity ean and must learn In sme groupe tose dominaed have actly besa eg though nt having ll ofthese utara svn nd sis them a grt del to eah he oes Members {tsoled prieged props cn sect oa Ficus inter dangerous by contrast Tian, then, to dstinguih Geen eared stengh and ncarned power confered ter tal Power fo ubeaed pres ca lock ie Strength when is ne, perm a ecape or to dominate But ntl ofthe prego my at reineiebly damaging Some ete execttion {hat neighbors wil Be deen 0 you ota You ‘ace will net coun guint you cor shold be ‘he norm ina jstsocey and soul be conieed ‘the etme of everyone Othe ke hep lege not tofizen oles power pople dont he Iutanty ofthe holders ss wel the ignored [poups. Sil thes ik indigenes ole foes verte may bea fanction being member of {numeral majority inthe population, ter hve te doth nat having a labr unde pore ney se steceotyping and yt ‘We might at ee start by dng owe sie advetge tat we cn work apes oe Pon where thy ae not avg tt py Fartof he noma vc and so tri dept typeof advantage tht unr reed il Ses ‘enfree our present hci For example the postive "pee of Boning, the eng that one longs thin the aman cies Nate eins90 ce | Soo ogy sa fosters derelopment and should 0! Be ae 3 ree ew es on eter at one dive tor el an ‘erent treo nce ol few hat a mara ange fr them. The ese vane tne esol perio 88 ‘heduher sinl thereruy cabe seh ‘ry confrd demiane ad shoul nb de Shae for anyone Tha paper oma procs of ‘omingto thats vert oily “av a atendnt on Sing = Human being 1 he Unie Ses comied in ns ing? ae oie done, wel he Sind fea “eumstance not ive en or ranted in wating hs pup Have a ele that nite entity and ts Gr wl a class ent nd aie) gene conidable power o choose ‘hetero roach hs aj ants ob, ean rt wl decide beter to dsappest and avid nant and eae he le ay engender Inter poplethrogh the eso tera ce inept price ee and contol {some este what yer 3 ection Bg, tite I am gies comidrable power to eee ty indo danger en a¢ wl ato chose ‘eh ie ee ake "Pree analogy Bers, once agua, with Words Or mmlecolnges do ot ate ret delle in supporting Womens Sie, Ec they do ot haves ret deat xe if they Op os ier They singly sve power dee hsbc to com tances to move quale “Gsrbton of power Toy wil proba el few Pena wterer choice they mae: hey do not {Semin any evo shorter sense, he Os 3 fil though hey aed eal at kbc the {evi that eben sowed i em Through Women tudes work | Re met wy few men who ely tad sot emi ‘Sed le advantage and cond dominance ‘And ane question forme and ote ie mei ‘iter ne wil eH the, whee wl ge Try sstwed en eutaged bout anced iromage an con oman a fs, Wat trl dole them. any se we ee do Mee wok denn bn thy cy ct ou {any tes We ere dwt ting peoplesbout hee boo abc: ened aru eenaning of he way in which white “pele lps ite oops orthese re nee mane mays i whch dnage the wctinised.Shewed white porchsacn urble to the pcore though [oS pe want conse the nds fame done to the bdr of eas sets an 0 hore wh ur the dei Mary perhaps most of eur white st lve United Stes hina ras dos Met thr bce heya ot people feb they (dota hte nea ale. Many men oie hin ht Woes Studs doesnt Bea 00 Fhicowmensene beste they ot Ee hey th morse thomas having ended enn nizing om th nee et five ‘ne bers eof ou ele 2s beng ‘pores south porta fin particle ‘one smote Men net on inh wok Tn aon, nce ac an ox are nthe bY advancing spans wor we ned Siar ‘Shamine he daly exprence of bain age aan tiger or ethic sdvantage, or physi aby. at vntge ee onatonaity tion ors Cremation Profesor are Ean sogeted oe tharinmany ways thelt mode piety {o eters pve, Te al mote boo ‘oj than ae peg! he dy ways hich Fees preemies sme sons confor. Ser power providing supports ase 9p prove and rea o thon hove or expec fo Ail mae dis, oving the deeper embeded eso heeresenal avg apd mina and Sher taboos surunding hee ut ost sich apalswoud pt tio section fom my own experience: he ft ha in ude the save roof mith am eigesall Kf sec spon about my wor {iliac ae teers host of une Svamges and powers Afr rc many d= ‘ments om theorist | woul a8 frtber shrine te ese 1. Myce do at ave ase questions ‘bout why ive with ny prt ys, 2 Thave nny finding ghorkoods ‘whe: people approve of ue hosel 3. Osreiren ae gen ensandclnes ot Imply support our K of mio and dot un them api my eb doe epee Team aed lone or wth my ond without epeing ears ot ain tne node with ws 5. He people mest ise my i ‘ere commen on my ay. my op {eee or my mena eth 6. lean wk about the sal ves of wee rout ing mos ste etn 2. led wc an"norma n es sels of pbc, tonal ands 8. Tnmany conte amen aa igh ay wor on wer bea hl ith women Deas dann suouni gas ay Soc roam eo he ane Sie de iy og a fog athe Conte ile Caen Aiirfcninas emf cnn retro af hut a he ite lei ppc kth ce ens steele nts chop nr yt Mcbatca ot aplenty meni of wy gop, fbogh ncn ni so fom ere ten scm cnering ugh on Teg bccnghs can west sc oiden fea fe th ite yn kat Cina nd cgay ack lence and the key pote making thee 5 shot ews opp bout tl opp ‘on of Somina dominance et ‘Onivousnes eon chot ingame peoplee sti ether Props up shone Inthe hinds of Bales Thou inogine rom daily conscious Tightkined ey? Aswe kno ‘oeston wht ond wir we warded power ‘ma boner bse vosan ay wl ot Desens _poplebout the boosie. Weed maf ‘mentee ht darting the wos in which white ily an ane damage nite pose forthe are athe af ways oalyafrhre fe The nese fermion otto IJonot want to cnfsete keds Ipeanbescnasae the ldon of seit ato "hou at te d= the dete, May, pestaps mos o ‘liomapmoeesof det he United Site tn ser that ergy ft than bea hye ot man being inh Jo otsee"whtene acl May men te edamge andes tik tht Wome Sfes det nt bo ‘erinicof sped theirown onset bers Forgan bo nor ace emai tls elie eat Inn on the iva Tas ls deity ema then become one owe: to choos moeerp tou te farts puree Astroble Tan Cones isancther Maes oon inthis work spear and acid "tn adn, inci snd me re notte aly ‘Toy engender advantagag spear wor, we ced sina fr inerapan- examine the dalfiperence of hving age aan ‘ice andcontral tage or ethic fate oF physical Silty oF scton i Being advantage reo rata igo. or al Power to ecipe_enentton, ifs: arse Evans songs llstochoose tht inmate lat mad soap dist, to tern privilege. This sil more bo ce agin, with subject if race priv the day way in whch desdonathines ~ heterowlfl ples makes some pena comfort, omens Sutin, able oaffowerl providing supports, set ap lai ty op prof evade o those ii o expec 0 power decide Tie fretrosea puis Unpacking tht coment "more equinble stifbore dieu, ving othe deeper embed rahi el few nfflot hero adntge and domimance and 2h they do not ff aor sounding ese nse the ones at Bt wostr schon aa woul puis os sktecasofthe: fenton tm ny own experi: the ft tha nem, lite andee the sme rot wth) man tg ll Tha met uff nds of cil spon sot my th pol un ptcmic fy le, an voles and tigger hos of anced red Gomis advantages and power Afr rating many cle aie Hke fs pens omy the erg Wt 1 wo 268 free chew servations ete ond 1. Myce do at veto rer questions ‘our eh ny rn ay sod 2. Ihave dey nding neigborioods sarfheringby where people spoof or hosel 2. Our chen argv tens dla that imply spport our kind of fut and ot ten ter apse hoe of domes Te prteip. Tantra neo th my husband without cpecingembarasnetorasttyn hose ‘Mow ppl ont wile my movil rangers ae my ie 8 ‘orale comment on yay. compe tene.or my ment heh ean tlk sbou the soil wns of weckend thou feng mot inten eine Tlf wekomed andar” inthe sl ‘ks of publi tition and soi, {Inman coments am seen al pin ‘ily work on women bese! doa ve ‘tity ith women Difco ond dangers sutounding the tk of fading parle are may Since Interesexm ae no the ame he tag cated with them should net bese a the se ‘dion isha oot spect of unearl a ote that derive eb fom soci ela co omie css, vee, rligon,repon, sex. or ehoie ‘ey The appesons i bath caine ad inter Inching athe Combe River Callcte etme 9197 continer to remind slog (One for seme ler abot sl of the ae locking oppretons. They tke bath ate forms Ir we can sean enbedded orn tat meres ofthe domiant groupe tuph not ts. lass and pace ino ee yell a ait bee Coase wa aught renga aly in ind salar of meanness by members my group sever aie ser onfring ic dr aught think tha sei op Retro ‘id on ony tough ntetins, dia ac Sierimination, means. o rely, rater tan in inwble astern conferring wnsought dom nance on tin groups Dpproving ofthe ee tens wont beenough to change ther I war nog todhink ht acl coud nd whit individ hanged ther otitdes; many ren thik sere ‘an beende by individ change in daly bho Wie Peo Me ge | cr case BY lor toward women Buta mane provides advan tape forhim whether or othe approves of he may im whieh dominance has been conferred on hit ‘oun A wit” skin inthe United Ses ope any doors for weito wht or no we prone (ofthe way dominance has boo sofered ts Ingivival ts en palit, ut cnnot cs tee problems To reds socal tee we eed int {0 acknowledge ther coll unseen dimenton. ‘Thesllences and denials erndingpivlge ae the fey pitta here Thy ap the ting oot equity oF equity incomplete, protecting feared advantage snd conrad dominance OF ‘aking thee eject too. Most aby whites About eql opportunity se to ne naw fo Be bout equa opporenty to ty 0 gt nt pos ion af dominance whe denying tht soso dominance et Obiiousnes bout white advantage, ie blouses about male advantage, kept “rongy incre i the Unie tts so fo aman the myth of meritocracy, the mye That Aemocrati hoe i equ vse ol Key lngiost people enaware thar redomfcten ction i therefor jst sll numberof people Prop up thas in power and sce erp poet Inthe hands othe sone groupe hat hve most of "already. Though saemic change takes may ecades, thre re pressing questions forme and Imagine for sme oes lke mei we ase out tay conciousness on the perguistes of Being lightstinne. What wil we do wit ach now de! Aswe now rm matching men ita ope {ueston whether we wl chooe to ie unehed ‘vantage to weaker invisible prvleye wane fed whether we will we ay of ou totaly dared power tor to eon pow seme ‘na bre be ors terse Women ts mmr he De ‘ods re ern anne Bsn rates, Stn icenon Mascot GaSe2 2 | Sea i daly Pal La oe Mile, Mary Na Gra en. Be Ape ona he Ameri Eco! Rech ‘coon ety te ono eterno 987 READING J 2. Ando Mart Randi Sil eee Co lem Teng ag Dice dd [tony Dons New Noon ‘Sone of UB ie Wor Sader Ok ‘What’s Race Gotta Do with It? (se ae (208 My fcen-ynr-ol von doc Be oer of my outs bout resident ses Back Oba He ut stats fron nhs young eo fel good sot Ii predentand bi cooty Buta een among that Gran Pak Chicago Barack Obamas ‘Sesonsnght ory spech wien he snnosned, Sith anyone ot here who sil doubts hat Arta place wheel ting repose. 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