White Privilege

While I feel a little uncomfortable reading this list, I also feel that all the points made are very valid and indisputable. They're all things that I take for granted on a daily basis; I feel guilty that I get to have such privileges even though I personally haven't done anything to earn them. Being in the majority is so overwhelmingly full of advantages.

I found that I was able to relate to number seven in particular. It states that, "When I am told about our national heritage or about 'civilization,' I am shown that people of my color made it what it is." This brings back a very vivid memory to me because I remember being fascinated to find out that Christopher Columbus was Spanish, not white. Up until I had this epiphany, I was, for some reason, under the impression that the man that discovered America had to be white.