White Male Privilege
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Featuring interviews and citing his own experiences writing the book, Rosenkranz illustrates how White Male Privilege has permeated society and how we can overcome.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The man was bold enough to write this yet it reads like an apology for being white. On some levels I think that is just as bad as being a racist. Everyone should be proud of their heritage and understand that "pride" is being proud of your ancestors. "prejudice" is believing that it makes you better than anyone else. This is a good book to start but could be a lot more in depth
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White Male Privilege - Mark Rosenkranz
Copyright © 2020 by Mark Rosenkranz
Small Little Red Press
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Paperback Edition ISBN-13 978-1-54394-772-4
EBook 978-1-54394-773-1
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
What Color Is White?
What Color Is Privilege?
The Political History of Whiteness
What Is White Condescension?
Reflectivity: Regarding Denial
From the Outside Looking In
Interview One: In the Past
Interview Two: Depends on Industry
Interview Three: Snow Cool
Interview Four: Silicon Valley
Interview Five: Buddy System
Interview Six: Ebonic Plague
Interview Seven: The Swann Experience
Interview Eight: In Overcorrection
Looking Back on What I Have Learned
Where Will the Future Take Us?
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
I want to give a special thanks to Dominic Nardy. I couldn’t have done it without your help. Craig Rochin, thank you for believing in me. Larry Lopez, thank you for your guidance. Mom, I’m grateful for all your help. I love and miss you mom! Last but not least, I want to give a special thank you to Rohina Fazil.
Introduction
White male privilege has been an integral part of American culture since the early days, after the arrival of the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. In the post Civil War and post-civil rights years when blacks and whites were said to have become equal, white male privilege had been declared dead. Many of its incarnations however, are still practiced and taken for granted to this day.
Fifty two years after the untimely death of Martin Luther King Jr., America continues to harbor and deny its racial inequities. White male privilege may be seen by some people as a global issue, where white men have specific benefits based solely on gender and race. This issue is relevant even today as we progress into the twenty-first century. While not the most important issue America faces today, it’s given a multitude of issues that impact American citizens daily. White male privilege is a facet of racism that still exists in our society today. It provides at the least social, economic and political advantages to those at the top of the power hierarchy, which are white men. In my opinion however, many Americans falsely believe that this type of racism is a thing of the past.
When we look upon the faces of the youth of this nation, hope would suggest that America has overcome its inequities to set a brighter future for tomorrow. However, some would suggest that the same racial barriers have plagued this nation since the days of our Founding Fathers.
It took nearly two hundred years for America to remove government sponsorship of racism from legal institutions. Nevertheless, despite legal efforts, racism continues to be practiced behind the scenes. Through generational shaping of perspectives, white male privilege has shifted from an overt practice to a covert one.
Some Americans minimize the impact of racism on our society, denying the subtle undercurrents that have been embedded into our culture. Others argue that it no longer exists. Both viewpoints are valid for those who do not experience racism