Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: May 23, 2024, 11:51 am

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male
#31
RE: My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male
(December 27, 2014 at 6:13 pm)TaraJo Wrote:
(December 27, 2014 at 5:11 pm)Blackout Wrote: It means one group possesses higher social power over the other

Then do you also recognize that who has privilege will change depending on situation?

(Piggybacking on your post not because I find any disagreement with what you say, but rather because it's it's a convenient jumping off point to what I'd like to say.)

Indeed. There's a particular nighclub near my work where as a cisgendered person, I would not be enjoying any social privilege at all. It's neither fair to the patrons that they aren't as accepted in the general public as I, nor that I'm not as accepted there. People judge, and that sucks.

I'm a white male. What I resent is being lumped in with other white males as a group. I strive to be as race / gender / orientation blind as possible. Is it too much to ask the same from others? My skin color and gender don't define me any more than anyone elses - and I can assure you that my sexuality certainly might be something that was judged if I didn't choose to keep it to myself.
Reply



Messages In This Thread
RE: My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male - by Jackalope - December 27, 2014 at 7:06 pm

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  The white privilege to terrorize Foxaèr 116 8350 November 2, 2020 at 12:10 pm
Last Post: The Grand Nudger
  Militias/BS white anxiety and toilet paper. Brian37 10 1226 October 29, 2020 at 1:21 pm
Last Post: Gawdzilla Sama
  White liberals are the true racists Sammin 55 4408 October 23, 2018 at 7:59 pm
Last Post: Dr H
  White Christians are in retreat Minimalist 0 244 October 21, 2018 at 6:29 pm
Last Post: Minimalist
Shocked Do you think Trump will be arrested or kicked out of the White House soon? WinterHold 32 3963 July 25, 2018 at 3:40 pm
Last Post: John V
  The Thin-Skinned Orange Shitgibbon Can Only Handle Fox. Minimalist 0 367 July 25, 2018 at 1:58 am
Last Post: Minimalist
  One Less Cunt In The White House Minimalist 0 373 June 5, 2018 at 8:34 pm
Last Post: Minimalist
  The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight Minimalist 0 339 June 5, 2018 at 5:53 pm
Last Post: Minimalist
  The SPLC - All White at the Top John V 29 4190 April 24, 2018 at 10:05 am
Last Post: Mister Agenda
  Torture in The Middle East: memories from Syria's war. WinterHold 0 361 April 22, 2018 at 4:17 am
Last Post: WinterHold



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)