ery l ▁I . ▁Harris ▁and ▁Gl oria ▁Lad son - B ill ings ▁ ▁add ▁the ▁theoretical ▁element ▁of ▁wh iten ess ▁as ▁property . ▁ ▁They ▁describe ▁wh iten ess ▁as ▁the ▁ult imate ▁property ▁which ▁whites ▁alone ▁can ▁possess . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁valuable ▁and ▁is ▁property . ▁The ▁' property ▁functions ▁of ▁wh iten ess ' — right s ▁to ▁disposition , ▁rights ▁to ▁use ▁and ▁enjoy ment , ▁reputation ▁and ▁status ▁property , ▁and ▁the ▁absolute ▁right ▁to ▁exclude — make ▁the ▁American ▁dream ▁a ▁more ▁likely ▁and ▁att ain able ▁reality ▁for ▁whites ▁as ▁citizens . ▁For ▁a ▁C RT ▁critic , ▁the ▁white ▁skin ▁color ▁that ▁some ▁Americans ▁possess ▁is ▁like ▁ow ning ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁property . ▁ ▁It ▁gr ants ▁privileges ▁to ▁the ▁owner ▁that ▁a ▁r enter ▁( or ▁a ▁person ▁of ▁color ) ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁afford ed . ▁ ▁Kar en ▁Py ke ▁documents ▁the ▁theoretical ▁element ▁of ▁internal ized ▁rac ism ▁or ▁internal ized ▁ra cial ▁opp ression . ▁The ▁vict ims ▁of ▁rac ism ▁begin ▁to ▁believe ▁the ▁ide ology ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁inferior ▁and ▁white ▁people ▁and ▁white ▁culture ▁are ▁superior . ▁ ▁The ▁internal izing ▁of ▁rac ism ▁is ▁not ▁due ▁to ▁any ▁weak ness , ▁ignor ance , ▁inferior ity , ▁psych ological ▁defect , ▁g ul lib ility , ▁or ▁other ▁short com ings ▁of ▁the ▁opp ress ed . ▁Instead , ▁it ▁is ▁how ▁authority ▁and ▁power ▁in ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁society ▁cont ributes