can i just say that
- privilege does not necessarily mean class privilege.
- privilege does not mean that nothing bad can happen to you
- you can be privileged in one way and oppressed in another
- you can be oppressed in one way and privileged in another
- there can be different levels of privilege. passing privilege, for example, exists.
- if you ignore intersectionality you might as well not talk about privilege at all
- don’t play the oppression olympics
- privilege is not a thing that tumblr made up. it is a sociological concept. most of tumblr’s social justice discussions are based in sociology
Tag: privilege
And even a bonus slide for any remaining queries:
Mod note:
Feel free to erase this bit here if you reblog, but I just wanted to explain why I made this. Very recently I got into an argument online with a white woman about a film that executed a white savior trope. I explained all the things I found problematic in the film and why I thought it was racist, and she told me that I was both nit-picking and white-shaming. I was also called a hypocrite and a racist (against white people).
I could see that this white woman was set in her willful ignorance, and that any further arguing would only make me more frustrated and her more self-righteous. So instead, I made this (lovely, if I can so myself) powerpoint rather than metaphorically bashing my head against a brick wall in continuing a conversation with her.
May this help you in all your efforts, even if it couldn’t help me in mine.
– Jennifer
P.S. So I don’t know if someone has made a powerpoint for racism before (I’m sure someone has), but I haven’t seen one. Please link it to us if you have!
So to any followers who want to be educated, here you go. Happy??
How to use your white privilege
If the “passing privilege” person is looking at this blog, this is one thing you can do, if you’re up to it.
Reblogging for excellence.
Too beautiful.
This is for the “now I hate being white” anon
You are not excused from your suffering just because you have some sort of “privilege.”
Your opinions are not invalid just because you have privilege.
Having privilege does not invalidate your depression.
Having privilege does not make any abuse you have been through any better.
Having privilege does not exclude you from being a victim of violence.
Privilege does not save you from the harshness of society. In fact, sometimes it throws you directly into it.
White privilege is knowing that if this bomber turns out to be white, the US government will not bomb whatever corn field or mountain town or stale suburb from which said bomber came, just to ensure that others like him or her don’t get any ideas.
Salon.com article on the Boston Marathon Bombing
Man this quote hits the nail on the head…
(via bohemianarthouse)
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