Well, that&#x27;s part of the point, the invisibility.<p>Like, for example, there are those studies that show how people with names that sound traditionally black don&#x27;t get called for job interviews nearly as often.  Take the name off the resume and they get called with parity to traditionally white-sounding names.<p>Or, for another example, it used to be that orchestral auditions were conducted where you could see the player as they played.  Orchestras of the period were heavily male-dominated.  After they switched to blind auditions--that is, the player plays behind a partition, so you can&#x27;t see whether they&#x27;re male or female--suddenly a <i>lot</i> more women started getting hired for orchestral musician positions.  The gender balance has begun approaching parity, when the listeners can&#x27;t see who&#x27;s playing.<p>You&#x27;re right that generic white guy is &quot;invisible,&quot; but another way to look at it is, we&#x27;re the standard.  We fit the type everyone wants already.  We don&#x27;t stand out, because we&#x27;re basically the accepted definition of an acceptable person.  We are who you hire, put in your tv shows, give housing loans to, etc.