Extra Credit--Heterosexual Privilege

DUE: Tuesday, August 1 (At the start of class) 
EXTRA CREDIT VALUE:   Up to 10 points
LENGTH:  750-800 words (3-4 pages)

Read this article on White Privilege

YOU MAY: Write from the "white privilege" standpoint, OR 
         Substitute heterosexuality ofor "white," OR
         if you are non-Caucasian, write from the standpoint of things
         in which you feel invisible as a "person of color." 

Think about the essay for a while and then address the following points:

1) What is the author saying?
2) Is the author's position convincing?
3) Can you identify at least 10 ways in which white/heterosexual privilege
   operates to sustain its cultural dominance as an institution? 

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