In what ways is the world set up to privilege people with white skin? by Erin Horvath- CUC

In what ways is the world set up to privilege people with white skin? by Erin Horvath- CUC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop Before posting look to see if your idea is already written down. en-us 2020-10-21 16:08:59 UTC 2025-09-24 09:32:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4ac.png I can choose blemish cover or bandages in "flesh" color and have them more or less match my skin. erin325 https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850579577 2020-10-21 22:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850579577 I can go shopping and be pretty sure that I won't be followed or harassed by store owners. erin325 https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850580391 2020-10-21 22:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850580391 https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850718450 I can apply to rent an apartment and not think that the colour of my skin will factor in or work against me.]]> 2020-10-21 23:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850718450 My teachers, bosses, and other authority figures almost always look like me. https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850718593 2020-10-21 23:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850718593 White do gooders https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850719674 The sentence about work to benefit others, work that will allow "them" to be more like us. Makes me think of missionaries deciding their religion is better. When I am with an Indigenous person who is poor, people often look at me with a question in their eyes - are you really with that person? Or they literally step sideways to avoid us.]]> 2020-10-21 23:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850719674 https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850720061 my name is not a barrier to a job interview

]]> 2020-10-21 23:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850720061 I can drive an expensive car without https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850720454 having a cop stop me and ask me for my papers without doing anything wrong

]]> 2020-10-21 23:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850720454 https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850720507 In the environment where I grew up white children automatically went to good schools in safe communities. ]]> 2020-10-21 23:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850720507 https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850720810 I can sit outside my friend's house waiting for them without worrying that someone will call the police.]]> 2020-10-21 23:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850720810 I can go just about anywhere without restrictions or limitations. https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850721152 2020-10-21 23:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850721152 https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850721849 I don't have to worry about people being surprised when I show up for a meeting or a job interview.

]]> 2020-10-21 23:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850721849 I can ask a police officer for assistance or directions https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850722104 2020-10-21 23:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850722104 I am more likely to be in good health and get treatment that takes my health needs into account. I am less likely to get COVID-19. https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850722425 2020-10-22 00:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850722425 Dealing w/nurses, admissions, & doctors, I have better odds in being heard and served well. https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850723184 2020-10-22 00:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850723184 Media https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850724785 I find it easy to watch movies and TV shows about people "like me."]]> 2020-10-22 00:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850724785 I can get health/dental care easily https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850725309 2020-10-22 00:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850725309 I have great chances to be judged by a jury that look like me. https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850725339 2020-10-22 00:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850725339 I don't have to teach my children to walk or act a certain way when they see a police officer. https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850726201 2020-10-22 00:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850726201 Heroes in most TV shows & movies look like me. https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850726912 2020-10-22 00:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850726912 https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850726951 I have never thought about changing my name to be accepted.

]]> 2020-10-22 00:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850726951 I can get health/dental care easily. I see myself in novels, magazines and films https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850727965 2020-10-22 00:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850727965 I can feel relatively assured that my children are not at risk just being being out on their own... especially at night... and that the police wont be called to the school if they are acting up. https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850728940 2020-10-22 00:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850728940 https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850729273 I can speak up in a group and not have people generalize that I speak on behalf of all white people.

]]> 2020-10-22 00:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850729273 education https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850730797 i am expected to get an education

]]> 2020-10-22 00:05:41 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850730797 Makeup, hairstyles, body image are supportive of a white stereotype. https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850732284 2020-10-22 00:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850732284 My child is less likely to be suspended from school https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850733465 2020-10-22 00:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850733465 https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850736223 I can choose not to look at racism or learn about it.

]]> 2020-10-22 00:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850736223 Santa Claus is white https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850737587 2020-10-22 00:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850737587 I have noticed that I feel a lot of discomfort when Indigenous people are protesting or asserting their rights. I don't seem to have quite the same feelings about black people or other people of colour. https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850738201 2020-10-22 00:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850738201 I never have to justify who I am, or why I'm upset, on the basis of my skin colour. I don't have to explain myself to anybody. https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850738870 2020-10-22 00:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850738870 Our institutions and systems are set up to benefit white people. https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850740895 2020-10-22 00:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850740895 Our leaders and most persons of authority look like me https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850741428 2020-10-22 00:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/erin325/up6sice6ptletop/wish/850741428