Ending Violence Against Women
By: Ted Bunch
My most memorable experience of what a full sense of privilege probably feels like was when I first received my E-Z Pass for my car. E-Z Pass is a device that allows tolls to be automatically deducted from the driver’s account so that cash is not needed and therefore you get processed through tolls much faster when traveling. As I approached the toll, the tollgate began to rise and I drove through with no delay. I looked back at the long line of cars in the cash lane. I remember thinking as I watched the gate rise for me to pass that this must be what it is like to be a white man in America. I had access and privileges that made me feel welcome and preferred.
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