1. Why does McIntosh start her essay by saying "I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group."? Why is this important for her to say?

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Explanation:

This quote is meant to give a proper definition of racism. The simple and wrong definition of racism is important to someone because he is a particular caste. White people use this definition to support the notion of "reverse-racism" that is not what racism is. I often see the use of reverse-racism on social media because a white person suffers from a joke that mocks their thin lips or greasy hair

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