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In reply to the discussion: When did pointing out privilege become a personal attack? [View all]NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)Before the era of corporate greed and globalization destroyed the working class, working class males in particular could raise their families and afford a nice home and even some luxuries like a boat. As the blue color jobs have dried up and all employment slid backwards in benefits, many former middle class people find themselves threading water compared to their old lives. Yes, white males like myself were entitled, and we had been on top so long that we got used to it. Now as the standard of living is crashing down and former middle class families slide out of it, the anxiety has grown. The social privilege and stature for many of these people has tumbled in the past decade.
When the discussion of privilege is brought up, these people who have seen such a giant slide in the last three decades, get outraged at what must be perceived by them as "piling on". Given our robber baron economy, the social fallout will get nothing but worse.
Don't take it personally.