White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

Read that. Then you'll see just how privileged all of us white people are. Well, mostly. This was written in the 80s, so some information is definitely dated, but a lot of it pertains to both race, class and gender. It's pretty eye opening.

There are lots of things I have now that I've never had before. It's hard to take something for granted when you're not used to it. But other things, like 3 meals a day, the availability of decent nutrition, indoor plumbing, clean water, and clothes for all kinds of different weather are things I just have without thinking of them. And that's just on the human scale. There are many things I have as a white woman in the west that women the world over go without.