Not all whites are wealthy, but most of the wealthy are white. Most white people who are wealthy feel we have earned our wealth. The fact is, doors have opened for us at every interval. Doors have opened for people who are oblivious that doors have opened for them, and they dream that the way the money has been distributed reflects worth and deservedness. We know that millions and millions of people are struggling below the poverty line.
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The problem associated with this type of system is that unearned advantage not only oppresses those who are disadvantaged, but also puts those who are privileged at a disadvantage, McIntosh contends. Unearned advantage makes the receivers irritating to be with at the very least, and genocidal at worst. McIntosh believes several things need to be done to eliminate systems of unearned privilege. We need to use language and patterns of thought which do not reinforce paradigms put in place by those in power. Women need to take themselves seriously.