If you are the member of a privileged group AND call yourself progressive

[ChaoticTrilby]

31. It is possible to be part of a privileged group while being part of a non-privileged group.

They're white. They are also poor. If you've ever read To Kill a Mockingbird, you know what I'm going to say next. Between a poor white boy and a poor black/Hispanic/other minority boy in the United States, the former has white privilege over the latter. But then, a wealthy person of any race has class privilege over both.

Furthermore, the fact that you're posting this pathos-laden appeal in this thread just screams that you either missed the point completely or you're trying to erase the difficulties that people of racial minority groups go for in favor of an "everyone has it rough, so let's just focus on people who are lower class" attitude. Speaking as a white, working class, lady, how very nice for you. Just go ahead and keep plugging your ears about the difficulties that racial discrimination enforces. I'm sure it'll work out for you.

However, if you want to get a clue-bat to the head, here you go: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/straight-white-male-the-lowest-difficulty-setting-there-is/

Also, acknowledging one's own privilege doesn't mean you have to feel guilty about it. That would just be silly. However, you should feel guilty if you try to dismiss others' lack of privilege or speak to them in a way that could be interpreted as condescending. That is what the OP is trying to dissuade others from doing.