Dating back to what we've studied in our history textbooks, on slavery and civil rights, and exclusion acts, the whole ideation on racism came from within the power of the "white man government." In other words, it was always the caucasian male that would have the highest power in any decision making, such as government, corporations, in the home, education, sports,etc. I have never heard of a white man being refused in any restaurant unless if they are homeless and/or the male looks like a threat to society. Even then, if a African-American, or Asian-American or Middle Eastern American homeless man would to enter a restaurant, and a White homeless male came in, who would get the boot first? The "other" referring to anyone other than a Caucasian male, would be considered a threat and asked to leave first.
To piggyback back off what I expressed above on "white men of privilege", I do agree with the concept because it exists. I still think it exists, it is just not as obvious as it used to be forty to fifty years ago and beyond. An example of this was our latest Presidential election, Obama versus McCain. The reason this election made history was because Obama became the first African American to become President of the United States. This election was not about Democrat vs Republican, as each election usually is. This election was more than that, it was about a Black man versus a white man and the power of diversity, and acceptance, and change all took affect into the election. I am just glad after all those years of enslavement and being held hostage, being confined as a slave to a white man, Obama becoming President of the US, showed the African American community that a black man is just as important to society and can equally contribute to the table as well as any white man can. He offers hope and change for the current and future generations.
Good job on your post! I think you did very well answering this question I especially like how you used the example of the “Presidential election, Obama versus McCain” to explain how the concept “white men of privilege” has changed. This example was a very poplar example, because many of our classmates used this same example. I also believe that we live in a society that is slowly allowing other races and nationalities to have the same privileges as the white man. The proof of that belief is Obama winning the election. Many people believed that there would always be a white president in the white house, but Obama was the very first ever African American to break that trend, and hopefully he won’t be the last.
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