“This was especially true of the Irish in Ireland in relation to the British, who for centuries treated them as an inferior race. Note, however, that their skin color was indistinguishable from that of those considered to be "white". If… — Allan G. Johnson Copy Share
“Male experience is what patriarchal culture uses to represent human experience, even when it is women who most often live it.” — Allan G. Johnson Copy Share Image
“It is more likely that the paths others have chosen influence the paths I choose. This suggests that the simplest way to help others make different choices is to make them myself, and to do it openly. As I shift the patterns of my own participation in the systemps of privilege, I make it easier for others to do so… — Allan G. Johnson Copy Share
“This was especially true of the Irish in Ireland in relation to the British, who for centuries treated them as an inferior race. Note, however, that their skin color was indistinguishable from that of those considered to be "white". If anything, the skin of most people of Irish descent is "fairer" than that of others of European heritage. But their… — Allan G. Johnson Copy Share
“A society is patriarchal to the degree that it promotes male privilege by being male dominated, male identified, and male centered. It is also… — Allan G. Johnson Copy Share Image
“People are tagged with other labels that point to the lowest-status group they belong to, as in "woman doctor" or "black writer," but never… — Allan G. Johnson Copy Share Image
“One way to see the constructed nature of reality is to notice how the definitions of different "races" change historically, by including groups at… — Allan G. Johnson Copy Share Image
“To justify such direct forms of imperialism and oppression, whites developed the IDEA of whiteness to define a privileged social category elevated above everyone… — Allan G. Johnson Copy Share Image
