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The “Invisible Knapsack” is a term coined by McIntosh in her essay, “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, based on racial inequality.” McIntosh argues that the unearned resources carried in the Invisible Knapsack are not in broad view or intended to be seen. Her short essay states that, “White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes, tools and blank checks.[4] McIntosh emphasizes that these privileges are not distributed equally or shared by individuals of every race.
Peggy McIntosh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
and part of the reason the “privilege” framework pisses me off so badly is that it is something that a *white* person “invented” (if you will—i hate using that word, but i’m so fucking tired, i can’t think of a better one right now—y’all know what i’m talking about tho).
and what does it mean that what MY ancestors and community named very very explicitly as *WHITE SUPREMACY*—got renamed as “white privilege” by a white woman?
(via mmmightymightypeople)(via iinventedeverything)
