Male Privilege: Poem Analysis

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On November first I attend the White Privilege and Male Privilege event located in the Northridge Center. This was a conversation between Peggy McIntosh and Victor Lewis discussing racism and other forms of oppression. Although it was a very long discussion it was informative and educational. There was a spoken word of the night and her name was Jasmine Walkens and she read a poem to audience about equality. The poem she read made me realize that many people are cruel and equality is just a myth like the American dream. The main focus of this conversation between McIntosh and Lewis was regarding topics like how black lives matter, the presidential election, global warming, and white privilege. One statement that stood out to me during the discussion