White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

In the essay, “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” author Peggy McIntosh describes and explains some of the advantages of being “white.” McIntosh states that just a males pretend to ignore or deny the advantages they obtain from being males, white people, too, are not aware or tend to deny the advantages the y obtain from being light skinned.
McIntosh presents 50 advantages that white people have. Some of the strongest examples are the following: for a white person it is easier to rent or purchase a home in the area that he or she wants to live; white people are widely represented on television, newspapers, magazines, etc; white people tend to be heard even if they are is only one person representing their race; racism does not affect white people because they are not people of color; white people can easily buy magazines, toys, dolls, and posters portraying people of their own race; and finally, white people have less trouble finding blemish cover or bandages matching their skin color.