Structural Racism and White Privilege Constitutive Other One whose existence is established as divergent from the norm, thereby rendering the Self. Racism Individual Racism: Acts by individuals that cause death, injury (bodily or psycho-emotional), or the violent destruction of property. Institutional/Structural Racism: The policies, practices, and procedures by societal institutions that afford privileges to certain racial groups while actively denying those privileges to others. Structural Racism “As long as we define social life as the sum total of conscious and deliberate individual activities, then only individual manifestations of personal prejudice and hostility will be seen as racist. Systematic, collective, and coordinated behavior disappears from sight. Collective exercise of group power relentlessly channeling rewards, resources, and opportunities from one group to another will not appear to be ‘racist’ from this perspective because they rarely announce their intention to discriminate against individuals. But they work to construct racial identities by giving people of different races vastly different life chances.” -Lipsitiz, p. 381 White Privilege Unearned, and often unrecognized, benefits enjoyed by white members of American society. These benefits are enabled and preserved through structural inequality and exclusion. White Privilege I can turn on the television or open to the front page of the paper and see people of my race widely represented. I can be sure that my children will be given curricular materials that testify to the existence of their race. I can be sure that if I need legal or medical help, my race will not work against me. I can choose blemish cover or bandages in “flesh” color and have them more or less match my skin. “Unpacking the Invisible Backpack,” Peggy McIntosh #CrimingWhileWhite #CrimingWhileWhite #CrimingWhileWhite .

1. Structural Racism and White Privilege
Constitutive Other
One whose existence is established as divergent from the norm,
thereby rendering the Self.
Racism
Individual Racism: Acts by individuals that cause death, injury
(bodily or psycho-emotional), or the violent destruction of
property.
Institutional/Structural Racism: The policies, practices, and
procedures by societal institutions that afford privileges to
certain racial groups while actively denying those privileges to
others.
Structural Racism
“As long as we define social life as the sum total of conscious
and deliberate individual activities, then only individual
manifestations of personal prejudice and hostility will be seen
as racist.
Systematic, collective, and coordinated behavior disappears
from sight. Collective exercise of group power relentlessly
channeling rewards, resources, and opportunities from one
group to another will not appear to be ‘racist’ from this
perspective because they rarely announce their intention to
discriminate against individuals. But they work to construct
racial identities by giving people of different races vastly
different life chances.”

2. -Lipsitiz, p. 381
White Privilege
Unearned, and often unrecognized, benefits enjoyed by white
members of American society. These benefits are enabled and
preserved through structural inequality and exclusion.
White Privilege
I can turn on the television or open to the front page of the
paper and see people of my race widely represented.
I can be sure that my children will be given curricular materials
that testify to the existence of their race.
I can be sure that if I need legal or medical help, my race will
not work against me.
I can choose blemish cover or bandages in “flesh” color and
have them more or less match my skin.
“Unpacking the Invisible Backpack,” Peggy McIntosh
#CrimingWhileWhite
#CrimingWhileWhite
#CrimingWhileWhite