I choose to read the article “What does it mean to inherit Whiteness”, the topic of this article was to express the views on something we called white supremacy and the privileges of being a white man. The two hosts were Gene Demby and and Karen Grigsby Bates. Their views on this topic is that they do not want whiteness to become the default of everything. They do not believe that just by being white you are suddenly given the ability to not be bound by the laws and also be protected by the law but being a person of color means that you are bound to the laws and are not protected by them. To me I also believe that being white does not give you any sort of power that allows you to be superior to that of a person of another color, everyone is born equally no race is superior than the other. After listening to this my belief has not changed and I still believe those that are born white or inherited whiteness from their ancestors are not above anyone of other colors.
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I agree, regardless of the color of your skin everyone should be equal. However, both history and current events have proven that unfortunately not everyone feels that way. There have been way too many situations where a white man/woman has been given a pass or a lighter consequence whereas someone who is not white has either been killed or given a greater consequence because of the color of their skin.