White privilege is the basis of the advantages that white people can enjoy. Whether these benefits are known or understood by the white people who hold them, these benefits provide a cycle of increased opportunity. A person who enjoys privilege solely on the basis of their skin tone is granted the peace of mind that is ignorance. This ignorance means that the personal and individual effects of racism do not directly affect those who are white. McInstosh realized that “she had been taught that racism is something that puts others at a disadvantage” (McIntosh 1). In this reflection, McIntosh concludes that his education about racial bias was white-centered and therefore continued the perpetuating cycle of institutional racism. White Privilege The concept of white privilege is one that causes strong emotional reactions from those on both sides of the issue. White privilege is often misunderstood by those who benefit from it. These recipients, like Princeton student Tal Fortgang, discredit the concept of white privilege because it belittles “everything I have personally accomplished, all the hard work I have done in my life, and for attributing all the fruits I have reaped not to I only sow seeds for some invisible patron saint of white masculinity to sow it before I even get there” (Fortgang). What advocates fail to understand, however, is that white privilege does not operate solely on an anecdotal or personal basis. Each person has their own background of struggles and obstacles to overcome to be successful. This concept is true for people of all skin tones,