malcolm x post 3- class discussion.

Today in class we had a very deep and intense conversation. It all started from what being privileged meant to you. Then we read "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" written by Peggy McIntosh.  After reading all of the privileges that McIntosh had mentioned, I felt horrible. I could not believe I have been blinded to see all of these privileges and yet taken them for granted. But, it opened up a huge discussion to exactly why I have not worried or cared about all these things prior.  Reason I felt this way was because I am a white person, and I do have all these luxuries, so I don't worry about it, and yet all of this relates to racism.  How other people of different ethnic backgrounds do care about this everyday because it does effect them.  During our discussion in class, some people did not know why people care so much and why everyone does not have the same privileges.  Some said that if no one cared or talked about these thing, discrimination would just go away. WRONG.  Discrimination is something that can't just go away because you stopped talking about.  Unfortunately this is how our society is.  It is very easy for a white person to say something like that because, for me I can easily say I have not been placed in many situations I have been discriminated against because I am white.  Other people can not say that.  Therefore it does bother them that they are being discriminated against because of the way they look, something no one has any control over.  That is a reason they are angry and feel the need to take it out on white people.  I along with my friends left this discussion questioning things and still continuing on in this heated argument.  We could not get over the fact that some of our classmates felt that this is something that can just end.  On the other hand, after realizing how privileged we really are, I feel like we should do something about the discrimination that exists. Why not change it so people of different ethnic backgrounds don't have to worry and they can have the same privileges as everyone else.