http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/whiteprivilege Questions tagged with 'whiteprivilege' at Ask MetaFilter. Thu, 29 May 2008 16:19:25 -0800 Thu, 29 May 2008 16:19:25 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/92730/What%2Delse%2Dis%2Din%2Dthis%2Dinvisible%2Dbackpack I'm a straight, white, upper middle class male. I'm aware that this automatically means I generally have an easier time than people with a different sexuality/race/class/gender. That said, I'm probably unaware of what these benefits are. What does this 'privileged' status do for me that I don't even notice? I've read Peggy McIntosh's 'Invisible Backpack', which was actually the reason for asking this question. It opened my eyes to a lot of the things my race does for me that I never realised, and led me to wonder what else I benefit from without realising. Hopefully, by being aware of these things, I can be more able to notice when they don't happen for other people.<br> <br> I know the broad things- I can get married because I'm straight, on average I'll earn more because I'm male, etc. I'm interested in the smaller, daily things that go on without my noticing. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.92730 Thu, 29 May 2008 16:19:25 -0800 benefit class ethnicity invisiblebackpack race sexuality whiteprivilege twirlypen