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Quote by Peggy McIntosh

“White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes, tools, and blank checks.”

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Peggy McIntosh

Peggy McIntosh is an American activist born on November 7, 1934. She is known for her contributions to gender and racial equality, particularly for her critical analysis of white privilege. more

“Privilege exists when one group has something of value that is denied to others simply because of the groups they belong to, rather than because of anything they’ve done or failed to do. Access to privilege doesn’t determine one’s outcomes, but it is definitely an asset that makes it more likely that whatever talent, ability, and aspirations a person with privilege has will result in something positive for them.”

Persons Done Values Ability Results Groups Talent Privilege Determine Access Outcomes Aspiration Assets Denied

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.”

Persons White Taught Racism Advantage Aspect Privilege I Realized Disadvantages White Privilege

Author:Peggy McIntosh

“When it comes to art, buy with your eyes, not your ears. I tried very hard not to 'decorate' with art. Art should be reflective of your personality and what's going on in your head-not reflective of the colors of a sofa.”

Should Art Hard Eye Color Personality Ears Sofas Decor

Author:Jason Pomeranc

“But [in bureaucracies], too, decision making takes place in a world full of unceratinties. Any actual system of information processing, planning and control will never be optimal but merely practical, applying rote responses to recurrent problems and employing a variety of contingency tactics to deal with unforeseen events.”