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

[ChaoticTrilby]

103. You are over-simplifying the matter.

Wealth and power are by no means the only privileges that people are born with in society. I'll echo and expand on geek tragedy's point; Heterosexuals, in the U.S., are born with the privilege in all states to be able to marry whomever they love. Gays, lesbians, and bisexuals, in states where same-sex marriage is not allowed, do not have that same privilege simply because of how they were born. A good number of police are known for treating racial minorities differently, as do some employers. For that matter, a lot of employers have been shown to discriminate against women, or those who were born non-heteronormative. This makes it more difficult to acquire wealth/power for these groups of people. Thus, a lack of privilege that white, heteronormative, men do not have to worry about. Class is still part of it, but it is most certainly not the only thing to consider.

As for your last remark, it pretty much defies all logic. This thread is specifically asking DU'ers to be mindful of sexism and racism inherent in trying to "explain away" such discrimination (verbal or otherwise) to victims of it. It's presumptuous and condescending to do so, and the OP is calling people out for it. Perhaps that should go into Meta, but it is not at all sexist or racist. Could you perhaps explain your point of view on that a little better? I really don't see where you're coming from in that regard.