A picture of the governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, wearing blackface standing next to a friend of his dressed up as a Ku Klux Klan member. The two were posing for their college yearbook. Seeing this makes you wonder how this picture was completely overlooked for the past 40 years. Jonathan Capehart writes in his article “White Privilege in America: The Blissful Ignorance of Ralph Northam” how white privilege is often causing an ignorance towards the racist behavior of many wealthy white men. The topic at hand is beyond important as it goes to show that racism is still practiced widely, and that some of those who practice it are in positions of power in our government. How should the people of Virginia be forced to be represented by a man who has been known to practice racism on numerous occasions? How have we let this behavior go unnoticed for so long? These are just some of the questions Capehart answers in his article. How he answers them and how he presents his opinion is what I will be analyzing in today’s podcast. More specifically, we will be taking a look at the rhetorical devices he uses provide credibility, access the reader’s emotions, and prove his opinion on the topic presented.