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In reply to the discussion: Let's Talk Privilege: What It Is, What It Isn't, and Why You Have It [View all]romanic
(2,841 posts)15. Everybody has privilege of some sort.
A poor white American woman has white privilege but doesn't have the privilege associated with being a man or being rich.
A rich black American man has male privilege and the privilege of being rich, but he doesn't have white privilege.
Both of them have Western privilege, something that's not possessed outside of the U.S., or the U.K. or Europe/etc.
It's good to "call out" those who have privilege, but let's be real, you'd have to call out every single person out there which can be tiring. There has to be a way to even the playing field without demonizing others who have advantages imho.
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Thank you for the information, but it's not necessarily relevant to this discussion
el_bryanto
Mar 2015
#51
Privilege is not always or even oftern primarily about race. That is looking at it from a very USA
kelly1mm
Mar 2015
#92
Sure - racial privilege, gender privilege, wealth privilege, able body privilege, sexual orientation
kelly1mm
Mar 2015
#102
And many fight to defend those privileges by opposing more immigrant workers. N/T
Chathamization
Mar 2015
#114
Hey i'm not the one who made the claim - you claimed the issue had been settled
el_bryanto
Mar 2015
#36
Yes - it's like how people who aren't racist jackasses aren't kicked off message boards
el_bryanto
Mar 2015
#35
OK - that's not what I asked - but I applaud your ability to repeat your argument. nt
el_bryanto
Mar 2015
#45
If you read the last paragraph, that's the point I was trying to get across.
NaturalHigh
Mar 2015
#75
We often interpret a thing in such a way as to better validate our already existing biases.
LanternWaste
Mar 2015
#100
What are you laughing about? They have more priviledge than any poor person of any race
Taitertots
Mar 2015
#95
Maybe the first step is getting people to understand the built-in privilege.
LiberalAndProud
Mar 2015
#101