SW 312 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: John Wiley & Sons, White Supremacy, White Privilege
20 Sep 2016
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It is an invisible veil that is outside of conscious awareness. Whiteness defines a reality that advantages white euro-american males while disadvantaging others. The denial and mystification of whiteness by white euro-americans are related to two underlying factors: most of us seldom think about the air that surrounds us and about how it provides essential, life-giving oxygen. Whiteness is transparent because of its everyday occurrence its institutionalized, normative features in our culture. Whites are taught to think of their lives as morally neutral, average, and ideal: euro-americans often deny that they are white, seem angered by being labeled as such, and become very defensive. Try to justify it by we"re all different or i"m not white, i"m irish . White people may find it easy to admit that minority groups are disadvantaged. They may find it harder to admit that white people are advantaged. Part of the problem of race relations lies in the different worldviews of both groups.
