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Is it time to retire the idea of “privilege”? -- (link)

Posted by znufrii, human scum (aka znufrii) Nov 8 '19, 06:41

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/08/the-term-privilege-has-been-weaponized-its-time-to-retire-it (www.theguardian.com)

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The term is overused and has been weaponized, but I think it still has a lot of relevance unfortunately -- nm - JackDawson Nov 8, 06:47 8
- I agree that it's overused (much like "racism"). Sometimes, "advantage" might the better word. I do think it's difficult... - Dark Callisto Nov 8, 06:56 7
  - I like "advantage" actually. The problem with sticking it to race/gender though is that it over simplifies things - JackDawson Nov 8, 07:10 6
    - I always liked John Scalzi's "lowest difficulty setting" essay -- (link) - Reagen Nov 8, 07:18 4
      - That's really, really good, and I love the two follow-ups. -- nm - David Nov 8, 08:23
      - Meh. It's still focused exclusively on identity and not socioeconomic issues. -- nm - JackDawson Nov 8, 07:41 1
        
        Though if you have two people in the same circumstance, it applies. I think that's really what it's trying to get across. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 8, 08:09
      - Yep, that's a good analogy. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 8, 07:36
    - I think the one hardest for people to reconcile is that it's way tougher... -- (edited) - Inigo Nov 8, 07:13
No. tl;dr also no. In short: no -- nm - TWuG Nov 8, 06:43 1
- Also tl;dr - white man wants to retire idea of privilege. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 8, 06:48

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