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2007

More post-modernist rubbish if you ask me. Jmm6f488 03:31, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This article is post-modernist? It looks like an ordinary stubby article to me. If you're commenting on McIntosh or her work, this really isn't the forum. --lquilter 20:15, 18 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Article in The New Yorker

Very interesting article in The New Yorker, but as I hadn't heard of McIntosh before, I don't know wheter it's useful here: The Woman Who Coined the Term “White Privilege”

Mirrors of Privilege film

A large section of this page on the Mirrors of Privilege film was removed by Fuebar on 28 October 2014 due to numerous quality problems, with a consensus of editors.

I removed the section that seemed to only serve as an advertisement for that film she is claimed to have been a part of. Its only reference was the webpage where the film itself could be found, four or so times. — Fuebar (talk) 20:59, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

POV Check

this article seems very biased and written like it is trying to convey that all of McIntosh's beliefs are somehow proven facts. there is an entire section that is all about how adhesive bandages are proof of white privilege because they are slightly more light colored as opposed to dark colored. there is absolutely no counter points presented whatsoever. this is bordering on the absurd. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.139.48.22 (talk) 23:47, 10 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Are you trying to argue whether white privilege exists? If so, this is not a valid reason for POV check. Yanping Nora Soong (talk) 07:44, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oddly, I find that the second paragraph is hardly neutral but in the opposite direction from the comment above, Most the the paragraph reads as either original criticism, or as unattributed rephrasing of a criticism as if it was fact. I get the feel that somebody is grinding their own axe, rather than presenting a neutral POV. This could be fixed by moving the contents to a lower "criticism" section, and specifically quoting/attributing assertions about what McIntosh is assuming etc. Or one could paraphrase but within the context "A prominent critic has claimed that McIntosh assumes ...." with reference. Just repeating the criticism as if it was factual is inappropriate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.36.130.98 (talk) 03:50, 12 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't even read the whole article yet, and am sure there are many POV issues in this article. What I felt immediately obliged to comment on, is that the opening section seems to be written by a skeptic/critic of her work, using phrases like McIntosh "assumes". I really appreciate these critical insights, but critique seems inappropriate for an introduction, which should be a summary. That's my two cents, at least. Sondra.kinsey (talk) 01:16, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Complete Works

This article used to contain a poorly formatted list of the complete works of Peggy McIntosh. It was removed (properly, I think), but may be of use to future editors. You can find it here. Sondra.kinsey (talk) 01:50, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Miscellaneous citations

I began doing some more research to improve this article and don't have time to finish right now. These are some notes for myself or future editors. Sondra.kinsey (talk) 23:51, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

More citations for "sometimes called unpacking"

Biographies

Further sources on McIntosh's views and work

reaction to unpacking the knapsack

critique of privilege theory

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