RE: My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male
December 27, 2014 at 7:06 pm
(This post was last modified: December 27, 2014 at 7:21 pm by Jackalope.)
(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.