Privilege = shit you don't have to put up with

[BainsBane]

66. Did you see how I defined white privilege?

simple: shit you don't have to put up with. That's it.

Race, class, gender and sexuality all affect everyone. All of us have a race, gender, and sexuality. Everyone is not disadvantaged based on those factors, including class, but they all play a role in structuring society. When you dismiss everything except class, you demonstrate that the only form of privilege you think counts is the one you see yourself as disadvantaged by.

The fact is as Americans we are all privileged. You aren't nearly as poor as most of the world's population. The fact you are posting online tells me that much.

Again, I don't really care if you use or reject the term white male privilege. That's your business. What pisses me off is that you and others actively work to delegitmate discussions that don't conform to your chosen vocabulary and your areas of interest by accusing members of flamebait and trolling. I have never accused you of trolling because I didn't like the language you used or a subject you posted on. If you don't like a term, don't use it, but that doesn't mean everyone else needs to do your bidding.

What I see going on here is more than a debate about a simple word. You are denying the significance of race, class, and sexuality altogether by insisting not everyone is impacted by them, which is patently absurd.