“Whites are taught to think of their lives as morally neutral, normative, and average, and also ideal, so that when we work to benefit others, this is seen as work that will allow 'them' to be more like 'us'.” ThinkingTaughtBenefitsIdealsAverage Author:Peggy McIntosh
“I think whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege, as males are taught not to recognize male privilege.” ThinkingWhiteTaughtMalesPrivilegeWhite PrivilegeMale Privilege Author:Peggy McIntosh
“I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group” IndividualGroupsTaughtRacismInvisibleDominanceMeanness Author:Peggy McIntosh
“As a white person, I realized I had been taught about racism as something that puts others at a disadvantage, but had been taught not to see one of its corollary aspects, white privilege, which puts me at an advantage.” PersonsWhiteTaughtRacismAdvantageAspectPrivilegeI RealizedDisadvantagesWhite Privilege Author:Peggy McIntosh
