Privilege, Oppression, And Difference Summary

In the chapter “Privilege, Oppression, and Difference” of the book Privilege, Power and Difference by Allan G. Johnson, the concepts depicted in the chapter name are defined. Difference is simply being different in some way, shape, or form. However, Allan combats the myth that humans find difference scary, which is why there are such tension surrounding different statuses (i.e. race, religion, sexual orientation) (pp.13). He states that people are usually curious about the unknown and only begin to fear what they have already learned (pp.14). The implication here is that the fear of diversity is learned rather than an innocent fear of the unknown, therefore can be combatted against (pp.15). Johnson goes on to state that in actuality, difference …show more content…
Goldman, the perceived “threat” of black leadership in non-Hispanic whites is explored. The study found that a majority of Whites do fear Black officials would engage in racial favoritism while in office (pp. 15). This is interesting because, many white officials create and enact policies that is known to help other wealthy white people out. In reality there is already a large amount of racial favoritism in white politics, so it seems white majority is projecting here onto black leaders. This white fear has caused officials such as Obama to campaign in a “deracialized” way to avoid adding to racial tensions (pp.15) I find the most interesting brought up throughout the article was in the discussion at the very end, where the author asked “whether sustained exposure to Obama has stoked or alleviated White’s fears about Black political leadership” (pp. 16). This question is already partially answered simply by the election of President Trump: it’s a mixed bag. Many people have elected Trump partially out of unfounded fears of immigrants, African Americans, and other minorities that were fueled by his campaign. There have been white people who have stepped out to defend the Black Lives Matter movement and vehemently oppose Trump but, the recent march in Virginia proves that whites have a long long way to go. The call to action here is to continue to vote

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