There are plenty of ways to support the Black Lives Matter movement that are either free or low-cost as well as effective and sustainable in the long run.
, but below are a few examples of the ways white people benefit from privilege, according to McIntosh's studies.
"I can turn on the television or open to the front page of the paper and see people of my race widely and positively represented." "I can go into a book shop and count on finding the writing of my race represented, into a supermarket and find the staple foods that fit with my cultural traditions, into a hairdresser's shop and find someone who can deal with my hair.""If a traffic cop pulls me over or if the IRS audits my tax return, I can be sure I haven't been singled out because of my race."
Simply being born Black can guarantee you entirely different life experiences than being born white. Addressing your privilege by reading resources such as McIntosh's can help point out all the way those experiences differ for you. Imagine what life would be like if you didn't experience the privileges listed above ? You would absolutely want to fight for change and equality if you didn't have them.
As white people, acknowledging our privilege like this may be uncomfortable, but it's important. Sit with that discomfort, and think about what it means. It shouldn't necessarily feel comfortable to look colonization and systemic racism in the eye, address our part in it, and think about what we can do to dismantle it.
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