The first reading, “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”, describes white privilege from the white stand point and addresses the fact that it is unacknowledged privilege. The author Peggy McIntosh introduces the piece by identifying the effects of white privilege in her daily life, comparing situations she has to those of her black friends and coworkers The second reading we were given for this week was “Solid Waste Facilities in South Carolina: Issues of Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice”. This article discusses the idea of environmental justice or lack thereof in South Carolina (and the rest of the country) in terms of the placement of garbage sites and landfills. Environmental Justice is defined as, “the principle that people and communities are entitled to equal protection of our environment, health, employment, education, housing, transportation, and civil rights”, which means that if…show more content… Events like natural disasters are unbiased and cannot be controlled, but issues of pollution and air/water quality are socially created and regulated. Because of this societal role, just like with several other issues, the minorities/poor will suffer the most from it. According to previous studies displayed in the article, “Solid Waste Facilities in South Carolina: Issues of Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice”, waste facilities, “are disproportionately sited in communities that are predominately made up of color and/or the poor” (Perkins). This study and several others like it prove that environmental issues correspond directly with social issues, whether it is between social classes or race. Either one community is displaced and placed in worse conditions than before in order to benefit or to not inconvenience the
