White Privilege

I wrote this as a reaction to a book called White Like Me by Tim Wise for a class, but it was such an eye-opening book and I'm so passionate about it that I thought I would share.


I have to admit, as a white person, the concept of white privilege never really resonated with me. And to be honest, at times it even rubbed me the wrong way. I grew up believing that hard work was the key to success. My parents raised me to always be very accepting and open to people from other races, backgrounds, and cultures. Naturally, I thought that no matter what your background was, you had the opportunity to succeed. After all, this is America, right?