What Can We Do?

sorry i didnt post this yesterday...ive been swamped with work :(
i really enjoyed reading this article. i think that i agree with nearly every pointr Johnson makes and the article is an easy, interesting read. The point that Johnson is trying to make, running off of the other article we read by him, is that now that we know what the problem is (the what): "patterns of exclusion, rejection, privilege, harassment, discrimination, and violence" and knowing that we need to "change (these) patterns...that are everywhere in this society and have existed for hundreds (or in the case of gender, thousands) of years," ( the so, what), we now need to know how to change these patterns (the now what).
Johnson talks mostly about privilege and that fact that those who have privilege are either using it to help or to hurt others. There is no middle ground. If you are actively participating in the helping of underprivileged, then you are helping, but if you are doing nothing and coasting along, enjoying the perks that are given to you, then you are hurting those around you who arent privileged, who arent scwaamp. He says, "It (privilege) involves having what others dont have and the struggle to hang out to it at their expense." Whenever someone is privileged and getting all the benefits, someone else is missing out. To make a change, even a small change, everyone needs to actively participate in making that change. Small steps are all he is asking for. He isnt saying sell your house and give the money away to under priveleged peaple, he is saying that every little step you take in moving forward, away from the scaampy privilege, you are making a difference. He says, "A single grain of rice can tip the scale." I really like this quote. i think it sends a very powerful immage of something so small, a single grain of rice, making such a difference. Its a point that really shines through.
There are a lot of things in the text that i could relate to and i found that some of it helped me with knowing how to deal with people around me who are racist or sexist but i wish that it had touched more on those subjects with examples.