Assignment:
1) What do YOU BELIEVE about the concept of "white privilege" or "male privilege" or any other "privilege" people are deemed to have for simply being WHAT they are? Do you buy the argument presented by McIntosh? Why or why not? Think hard about this question: What privilege(s) do YOU possess, just for being YOU? What effect does the concept of privilege have on your beliefs of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, etc?
Is America more or less tolerant and accepting of people from diverse backgrounds (this includes class, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexual orientation)? Why or why not? Is there one (or more) of these groups that YOU BELIEVE is tolerated more than the others? How might we begin to change the American culture to ensure diverse groups of people are accepted? Will this ever happen?