Summary Of White Privilege Unpacking The Invisible Knapsack

The lack of representation of races other than white can be found quite clearly in Peggy McIntosh’s article, White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, where she creates an analogy for the privilege that white people receive but usually do not notice or deny that they have said privilege in the first place. I believe that this knapsack idea is the reality that white people, especially white men like myself, get to benefit from and will, unfortunately, continue to do so until all advantages are made equal. The knapsack can also represent religion and age in their own ways which is similar to the topic of race. This topic is also not exclusive to the United States, there are many other countries that share the same problem with the invisible knapsack. I personally feel that the invisible knapsack concept is very true in actuality and in my personal experience in relation to the list she

South Africa also has white privilege problems just like we have in America, which are shown in Savo Heleta’s article “White privilege and hypocrisy in South Africa”. Heleta visited South Africa as a study abroad student and noticed that the quality of life of for the black citizens was way worse than the posh spaces that were reserved for whites. I have also personally discussed with those who are originally from the UK, and they claim that there is white privilege similar to the kind they receive here in America. So obviously the invisible knapsack is quite visibly a problem elsewhere and not just America. To conclude there is clear evidence that the invisible knapsack is real and I have experienced the privileges firsthand. The knapsack is not only confined to race but can also be found happening with age and as well as religion. Invisible knapsack dilemma is not only found in America because there are many issues involving it