Whiteness
Whiteness is invisible in that the White Americans fail to recognize their privileges in society and adopt color blind and individualistic ideologies. For instance, many acclaimed white supremacists do not hate people of color; they are pulled into white neighborhoods due to the outcomes of associating with people of color or lack of them. Whiteness is characterized by the privatization of property, separation from illegals, negative perception of crowded neighborhoods and schools, and small social gatherings. While this has good personal intentions, it appears as racism, masking whiteness in America. Also, the separation from certain cultural practices, neighborhoods, and socioeconomic class shapes whiteness. The white culture seems distinct from other cultures through practices, including vegetable diets, alcoholic drinks, arts, and less vigorous sports like golfing. These practices also shape whiteness and confine white supremacists from entering multiple cultural spaces.
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Like other cultures, white identity has been constructed through many generations. A significant era was pre-civil rights when people of color had limited freedom in the country. As such, whiteness has been associated with power, preference, and privileges in society. The concept of privileges has been the major contributor to conscious and unconscious bias, where races actively or passively associate with social amenities and opportunities. This has influenced my perception of norms such that those associated with whiteness seem more appropriate than for other races. In a way, whiteness has become a blueprint for norms such as beauty, cuisine, media, organization, among other things. That way, whiteness means higher social class or an ineffable social charm, a pleasant look, and feel.