[caption: screenshot of a tweet from @flimflamberge “My little Otyugh” that says “Fiction: Villains all have severe trauma that shaped them. Real lfie: the worst people are always those who have never suffered.” from 5 oct 2018]
I think this is a good explanation of the socio-political concept of Privilege.
It doesn’t mean you or I have done anything wrong by being something. It simply means that, in most situations, being that thing doesn’t make our problems even worse.
Another good way I’ve seen it explained was that Privilege is something you don’t even notice, and never have to think about. You only recognize it when you DON’T have it.
As a white person, there are a lot of things I’ve never HAD to think about that my non-white friends do.
As a woman, there are many things I have had to think about or deal with, that my brother has never had to worry about.
Because I’m cis, there are so many things I take for granted. I never realized that I did, until I had transgender friends.
As a queer person, there’s issues I face that my straight friends never have.
Privilege isn’t a judgment on you as a person or a claim that you don’t have problems. We all have problems.
It’s simply about examining how social structures create specific problems for SOME people. Privilege is something that can change, depending on the situation or environment.
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