WS 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: White Privilege

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: WS 104
• Professor: Melissa Avdeeff

Document Summary

Having unearned advantages in society due to skin colour. Many are taught about racism, but not privilege. Maybe you"re not actively engaged in racist actions but not aware of privilege. People are taught about racism, but not privilege. For the most part, these privileges are beyond one"s control. Work to eradicate negative racial uses of language. Don"t get bogged down in guilt focus on awareness instead. Don"t assume your experience is the normal experience. Use your privilege to others" advantage, stand up for less-privileged.