I want to be careful with this post. I’m a cis-man and have quite a bit of privilege, so I’m an outsider in this discussion. I don’t want to mansplain, but I thought I’d weigh in with my 2 cents. Please call me out if this is bullshit. This is not supposed to be authoritative …
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Being a woman is kind of like being a cyclist in a city where all the cars represent men. You’re supposed to be able to share the road equally with cars, but that’s not how it works. The roads are built for cars and you spend a great deal of physical and mental energy being …
Male privilege is “I have a boyfriend” being the only thing that can actually stop someone from hitting on you because they respect another male-bodied person more than they respect your rejection/lack of interest. The Sociological Cinema (via queerintersectional)
To be white, or straight, or male, or middle class is to be simultaneously ubiquitious and invisible. You’re everywhere you look, you’re the standard against which everyone else is measured. You’re like water, like air. People will tell you they went to see a “woman doctor” or they will say they went to see “the …
Currently, we are witnessing a resurgence of white supremacist thinking among disenfranchised classes of white people. These extremist groups respond to misinformation circulated by privileged whites that suggests that black people are getting ahead financially because of government policies like affirmative action, and they are taught to blame black folks for their plight. bell hooks. Where …
Learn to listen. This is especially difficult for members of dominant groups. If someone confronts you with your own behavior that supports privilege, step off the path of least resistance that encourages you to defend and deny. Don’t tell them they’re too sensitive or need a better sense of humor, and don’t try to explain …
“Dealing with Discrimination” – Laughably Bad Advice from a Student Guide to UCLA
jedifreac: Earlier this month, Dr. Christian Head at UCLA’s Medical School decided to sue the university for racial discrimination. Dr. Head, the only tenured African American professor in his department, reported that he was repeatedly mocked as an “affirmative action hire” and was depicted in a… UCLA hands out an incredibly bad advice leaflet to …
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We need to accept that when a person of color tells us we’ve fucked up, the answer is not to get defensive. When we get that instinct to say “geez, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it that way at all,” it’s time to stop right now. It doesn’t matter how you meant it. It really …
Daily Murf: re: privilege
theoceanandthesky: stfuconservatives: welcometothelauracone: Nobody said your individual experiences weren’t valid, or you never suffered, or you’ve had a perfect life. What other people are trying to say, and you aren’t really hearing properly, is that the way you have… This is a really useful definition of privilege.Daily Murf: re: privilege
Why “fun feminism” should be consigned to the rubbish bin
bookishfeminist: petitefeministe: If men like a particular brand of feminism, it means it is not working. By Julie Bindel in New Statesman. As a young, heterosexual activist who does (still) feel totally conflicted about the SlutWalks, amongst other issues, this was a really interesting article. I’m not sure how I feel about this. Since I’m considering …
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