Visible Knapsack

By: Brian and Tyler

In the article by Peggy Mclntosh, she talks about sexism and racism. She explains how men have more privileges than women and how whites have more privileges than people of different races. In the article, she makes a list of daily privileges being white. We didn't realize all the advantages whites get over people of different races. One visible knapsack people can easily see is if people are wealthy or poor. Wealthy people have a lot of advantages over the poor such as: wealthy people can afford to send their kids to college (also easier to be accepted if they're wealthy), they don't have a problem paying for their bills, they don't have to go to bed hungry, or worry about putting clothes on their kids back.

There is also another group of individals who have privileges that their peers do not posess, the wealthy. If you have money, not only are you able to purchase anything that your heart can desire, you also are looked upon differently than a homeless hobo cooking his can of beans over a trashcan fire. Individuals who come from a wealthy family are able to gain entry into a university and are able to pay for it much easier.