People trying to hash out the minutia of some nebulous "privilege score" (as below) are missing the point, since really all anyone talking about privilege is saying is: "Hey, nothing happens in a vacuum, so the next time you ask 'why is there no White History Month?', crack open a history book instead."
The entire original picture is a strawman anyway, because most folks would object to ANYONE being called "worthless," regardless of race. But I'll damn well fight for the right for marginalized folks to have safe spaces where, yes, those rules might be different.
Ugh, it reminds me of a friend who FREAKED out when I tried to explain "enthusiastic consent" for sex. Like, he literally started arguing minutia, weird "what-if" scenarios, as if he was legitimatelly afraid that he might never get to have sex again, or might accidently sexually assault someone while driving home from work or something. He was literally getting furious at the concept that maybe he should take the time to be sure his partner was actually consenting. And all I'm thinking is: "Jesus... freaking consent IS NOT THIS HARD."
Thing is, neither of these concepts are really all that difficult: unless you're intentionally trying to build strawmen or refusing to listen to what's actually being said here. And most of the objections I'm seeing to the concept of privilege smack of just a little intellectual dishonesty.
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Date: 2013-04-12 03:30 pm (UTC)The entire original picture is a strawman anyway, because most folks would object to ANYONE being called "worthless," regardless of race. But I'll damn well fight for the right for marginalized folks to have safe spaces where, yes, those rules might be different.
Ugh, it reminds me of a friend who FREAKED out when I tried to explain "enthusiastic consent" for sex. Like, he literally started arguing minutia, weird "what-if" scenarios, as if he was legitimatelly afraid that he might never get to have sex again, or might accidently sexually assault someone while driving home from work or something. He was literally getting furious at the concept that maybe he should take the time to be sure his partner was actually consenting. And all I'm thinking is: "Jesus... freaking consent IS NOT THIS HARD."
Thing is, neither of these concepts are really all that difficult: unless you're intentionally trying to build strawmen or refusing to listen to what's actually being said here. And most of the objections I'm seeing to the concept of privilege smack of just a little intellectual dishonesty.