social justice defined

dalsgaard · 2012-12-10T15:01:44+00:00

I was having a discussion with a SJA a couple of weeks ago, when she told me to check my male previlige, after I had written a really long reply detailing some of the issues women face. This is what I wrote in response:

You know, yesterday I was out walking with my girlfriend. Just the casual stroll to the supermarket in the evening. When we turned the corner, there was quite the commotion of voices and busses, all blocking the road. At first I didn't quite understand what was going on, but then I noticed that we were outside the home for the disabled. The busses were filled to the brim with young and old individuals in wheelchairs, and they were being slowly unloaded one by one. As I walked past, I smiled to them and felt my heart sink. After we had passed, I turned to my girlfriend and said: "We, as a society and people, really take a lot for granted. We stand up in the morning, and walk around like it's nothing. We never give it the slightest thought. We are extremely privileged, don't you think?". She agreed, and we talked a bit about how much it must suck to live in this world, without being able to move.

This is a true story by the way. It really did happen yesterday, and you know what? THAT is previlige. You are previliged as fuck. I am previliged as all hell. Just because I was born in this country, I'm able to get a free education, to live my life without fear, to dodge natural disasters, to get free healthcare and to live my life like a fucking king, compared to a lot of people in third-world countries. I walk around and think I have problems, but in reality they are first-world problems. And in reality, at least I fucking walk. But I think about it on a regular basis. It's the reason why I've chosen the job that I have, and it's the reason I've chosen to live my life, trying to help others. And you know what? I'm not doing that because people like you parade around, and are acting like they know random people over the internet. I'm not conscious about my previlige, because rich (Presumeably) able-bodied white women like you, are sitting in front of their computer in one of the richest countries in the world. You ought to be ashamed. There are ways to make people enlightened, and to make them aware of the realities of the world, and to make them empathise and have compassion. But this is NOT it.

Now, if that doens't strike just ONE note of self-reflection in your next post, then I'm done with you.

I didn't get a reply.

eggilicious · 2012-12-10T14:33:30+00:00

How would you describe the MRM then?

rightsbot · 2012-12-10T14:06:18+00:00

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Title	social justice defined
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Upvotes	1
Comments	20
Date	December 10, 2012 2:05 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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