Understanding Privilege: What are the questions we should be asking?

chocoboat · 2014-01-16T18:51:17+00:00

I have two questions to ask.

1) "I understand that you look at the wealthy and powerful elites of this country, see that they are mostly male, and conclude that men are privileged.

Have you tried looking at the homeless, the imprisoned, the indebted, and the suicidal, and drawn any conclusions about who is the most unprivileged?"

2) "Why do you use the term Benevolent Sexism to describe a situation like a woman with a broken down car being more likely to receive help from the public than a man in that situation?

And why do you never use that term for the mirror of that situation, such as a boss who only promotes men to higher paying jobs?"

gerrymadner · 2014-01-16T19:10:00+00:00

The first question we should be asking is, "in what world is turning the concept of charity upside-down and backwards a good idea?"

Nomenimion · 2014-01-16T16:58:24+00:00

I mentioned this before, but the goddess Athena is in no way a symbol of feminism, and it's a terrible insult to the Athenians to use her in such a way. Plato probably won't sue, but it's worth repeating.

Title	Understanding Privilege: What are the questions we should be asking?
Author	kevinwayne
Upvotes	13
Comments	5
Date	January 16, 2014 3:40 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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