two different authors addressing the same topic from different perspectives
Peggy McIntosh, "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack"
makes her article seem like a call to action
Public discourse, was published in 1989
her examples make her article more credible because she is then acknowledging her privilege
talks about the privilege white people have
Hasan Minhaj, Homecoming King
Published in 2017 on Netflix, filmed January 2017
Stand-up comedy special, performed in Davis, California
Informs his audience of the racism he faced growing up
Indian Muslim, grew up in Davis, California
refers to Donald Trumps campaign a couple of times because of time period
He speaks of his life growing up, how different life was for him with immigrant parents
speaks of historical 9/11, says he faced so much racism considering he is a Muslim
uses his comical tone to speak of very serious issue, but because it's comical it does not come off too strong
Feminist, anti- racism, founder of SEED
during the time period, people of color did not have much power
speaks of how oblivious white people are to the privilege they have
primary audience was educated white males
gives her examples of her own privilege
want people to acknowledge the privilege they have so that everything can become equal
speaks of why white people might be blind to the privilege they have
says they're taught to their privilege is normal
uses a very formal and serious tone when speaking about the topic
public discourse
uses his position to speak of the topic, he points out white privilege when speaking about a person al experience he had when he was in High School