Peggy McIntosh Paper

I thought that this week's reading by Peggy McIntosh was really fascinating. I don't think that I have read a paper before this that was about a white person talking about their whiteness. I think that this is a tricky subject but I think that she was able to write this in a way that was personal and intelligent. I think that as a women it is easier to talk about male privilege and all of the things that men are oblivious to. I think that when a woman talks about male privilege it is very easy to express the extreme frustration and anger that is felt, but I think that Peggy's tone throughout this paper is not angry, but is instead mature and levelheaded, which makes her argument more convincing. I also think that this paper is particularly powerful because she also talks about white privilege from her perspective as a white person in a way that shows that she is not oblivious and acknowledges her privilege. I think that the comparison of male privilege from a female perspective and white privilege from a white perspective is a really interesting dynamic. I also believe that having a lot of the paper be in the form of a list is clever because it demonstrates a tone of authority while also showing a glimpse into the author's personal experiences.