Male Privilege Research Paper

Privileges are things that a person receives that gives them an advantage over most people (Merriam-Webster). These are benefits that only certain people receive for being in a certain group or discourse. Peggy McIntosh, director of the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, wrote “White Privilege and Male Privilege” and states “I think whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privileges, as males are taught not to recognize male privilege” (605). She argues that whites and males receive certain privileges, yet they do not even notice them. This shows that different races and women are still put at a disadvantage, but the people who receive the benefits are blind to the problem. Many people will argue that she is correct

In the Peculiar Benefits Roxane Gay talks about privilege how it work in the real world. How others don’t have the same privilege as an individual thus making people viewing the world in a spectrum. Privilege is a special right, advance or immunity granted or available only to one person or group of people. We have all these privilege race, gender, heterosexuality and etc…. all give us the frame work of our society that we live today. The WordPress page stated that people are classified by those who encounter them and since this viewer are so influences by the constructed norm. On this page the discus of privilege is still in progress because it widely topic in our society. In Peculiar Benefit Roxane Gay use ethos, pathos and logos to discuss that everyone don’t have the same privilege but we tend to think privilege is not an issue and everyone have the privilege.

To be a person, requires intersectionality. Intersectionality is the idea that people do not function on only one aspect of their being, but instead, function on every aspect. Aspects that include race, gender, ability, etc. With this intersectionality comes innumerable categories that lie on the scale of privileged, oppressed, or somewhere in between. To be privileged is to have advantages that are not necessarily earned, and instead come with a specific, usually uncontrollable feature, such as race, gender, class, and ability. To be oppressed is to have disadvantages that are not earned, but instead come with the same uncontrollable categories as privilege. Even cis-gendered, heterosexual, white, men have aspects of their intersectionality that might not place them at the top of the privilege hierarchy. And it is in these complications where people start to place doubts on their own privileges. It is important to realize that it is nearly impossible to have privilege in every single way or oppression in every single way, yet, this is not an excuse to deny privileges. Even with some oppressions, some are still granted more advantages than others. To delve into this deeper, analyzing writings from established writers, such as Peggy McIntosh and Devon Carbado become necessary.

Privilege is often seen as special rights granted to individuals either on behalf of merit or through unwarranted means. In their writings, Johnson (privilege, oppression, and difference) and Peggy McIntosh (White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Backpack) discuss their views on the impact that privileging specific social groups has on society. The concept of whiteness in America is often overlooked or unaffiliated with discussions concerning racial dilemmas. Whiteness and white privilege perpetuates racism due to its normalization in society which in turn serves as an agent of how other non-white people are treated.

In 1988, Peggy McIntosh wrote an article in the book Things Are Not What They Seem: Readings in Sociology entitled “White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences through Work in Women’s Studies”. Such a long title seems humorously unnecessary, is spite of the serious nature of its subject matter. In short, when McIntosh refers to “white privilege” she means that being of white decent allows her a set of assets at birth that people of color are not afforded, simply due to the light color of her skin. McIntosh proposes that white privilege is invisible to most Caucasians because they are not taught by their parents, teachers, or society that they are any better than other people. This is a double-edged sword because, while it allows some individuals to remain humble and socially compassionate, it blinds them to the fact the being white allows to a myriad of benefits not given to those of a darker skin tone. Of the unconscious benefits of being Caucasian that McIntosh listed, the two that I found most interesting were number seventeen (“I can talk with my mouth full and not have people put this down to my color”) and number forty-six (“I can choose blemish cover or bandages in ‘flesh’ color and have them more or less match my skin”). The former interested me the most because I do not associate basic table manners with someone’s racial background. If a person eats sloppily I normally put it down to them simply lacking essential etiquette

This article deals with the seen and also the unseen aspects of white privilege. The article discusses how male privilege and white privilege are connected to one another. Additionally, this article give 46 examples of how an individual white woman is able to navigate her day with the unseen privileges of her being the part of the dominant group. The dominant group is taught not to see their privilege and most of the time do not even realize they benefit from such a phenomenon.

Barry Deutsch’s “The Male Privilege Checklist: An Unabashed Imitation of an article by Peggy McIntosh,” was composed to be similar to the list-style essay written by Peggy McIntosh. Her piece, titled “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”, illustrates the unrecognized racial advantage white individuals have in society. Deutsch in turn constructs a numbered checklist to showcase the invisible privileges that men receive from people. What exactly makes the article memorable and outstanding? Is it the elegant use of syntax combined with powerful diction that makes the writing “flow?”

The main problem that will be addressed in this paper is white privilege. We will look into how white privilege has been constructed today and throughout society. Due to the fact that we cannot see white privilege many find it hard to understand and even harder to wrap their head around it. White privilege, however doesn’t just happen in the education system, rather it happens in our daily lives and at our place of work. This means that people are being paid less because of their race and others are being treated unfairly and without equal respect. When have white privilege, people have a certain power over the society that we

One can agree that for many generations women were victims of sexism. Even though sexism was unfair, it later taught women to stand up for themselves. One reason why sexism existed was because men were looked upon as superior. Because men had the role of being strong, aggressive and the sole provider. Unfortunately, men were to become the masters of most women. For the duration, women were

Privilege applies to certain people who benefit more than other people in the same social, political or economic spaces (Henderson, L., week 1, 2014). Somebody might be privileged only because that person is wealthier or more powerful compared to the others. Privilege is an advantage enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most. “Privilege is expressed as an advantage based on status or rank that is used to maintain status quo” (Collins, J., et al., 2011). Privilege can applies to different concept, such as male privilege, white privilege and heterosexual privilege, all of which have implications for education. Although it is still taboo, with evolution, we have come far and we are now starting to accept equality between men and women, white and black and starting to acknowledge heterosexual.

Ethics of Privilege Introduction Prior to beginning my social work education, I thought little about privilege. I felt as though I knew what it was, but now I realize that I had little idea about just how privileged my life has been. Mary E. Swigonski defines privilege as "unearned advantages enjoyed by a particular group, simply because of membership in that group" (1996). Some kinds of privilege are obvious, some are much more subtle.

Are you a straight, white, middle class, able-bodied, cis-gendered man? Congratulations, you've won the lottery of privilege that you probably didn't even know you were playing! Don't worry if this isn't you though; you probably have privilege in one way or another. People who have privilege are often times oblivious to it. However, those who lack privilege are more than likely aware of the disadvantages they face. So, what is privilege? Privilege is a social concept that states that certain people (or groups of people) have advantages over others, commonly used in the context of social inequality regarding race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, social class, and ability.

Roxane Gay concedes that “One of the hardest things [she has] ever had to do is accept and acknowledge [her] privilege” and that “It’s also really difficult for [her] to accept [her] privilege when [she] consider[s] the ways in which [she] lack[s] privilege or the ways in which [her] privilege hasn’t magically rescued [her] from a world of hurt.” We must reach this very epiphany that Gay has in her essay. It is that, as humans, we are all in some way advantaged and disadvantaged. We are all in some way powerful and

Privilege can mean different things depending on whom you ask. So, with its various associations, should we be using the word privilege in feminist discussions of WGS? After careful consideration, I would argue that, yes, it should. In fact, rather than a new word, we need further education about the feminist definition of privilege.

Much of the documentary, It Happened Here, was a perfect representation of male privilege. When girls come forward after being sexually assaulted by fellow male students their claims are often not taken seriously and the blame goes back on the victims. Many times the victims are asked what they were wearing, if they were under the influence, and worst of all if they were sure that the incident was actually rape. One police officer actually had the audacity to tell one girl to stop spreading her legs, as if she asked to be sexually assaulted. Clearly the school views these girls as unimportant compared to the male student body.