white privelege

As a white male, I would have to agree with McIntosh with her list of white priveleges that apply especially to males as well. However I do not feel that a large part of her list apply only to whites or males(if altered slightly). I felt that 26 was something that I had never thought of before and made a lot of sense, even if it is not something that I might deem critical to my way of life, it shows how society is dominated by whites and their special advantages. I thought that 16 was exteremely important but I would hope that something such as this is starting to change as a more global awareness is arising, but maybe I'm just being naive. Although I do benifit greatly from my race and sex, it is not to say that it has not also been a disadvantage as well, as I have been harrassed, not by authority figures, and jumped, which certainly is not fun. I have also been in situations with the police when I was arrested and no special treatment or anything of the sort was given to me as opposed to the rest of those arrested with me, although I was still a minor and this might have changed had I been an adult. The one thing I find almost unrealistic is the way in which McIntosh expects people (whites and men) to get angry about their undeserved priveleges. I just do not see this happening, mostly because I just do not see how it would happen
Travis