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Hopefully, it encourages reflection. The privilege narrative seems to be accepted as truth rather than one of many ways of looking at things. Why don't we exami
by golemotron 10y ago
Hopefully, it encourages reflection. The privilege narrative seems to be accepted as truth rather than one of many ways of looking at things. Why don't we examine it? Isn't it notable that it originated with the thoughts of two very educated people Du Boise and Peggy McIntosh, and that there isn't an evidentiary basis? How do we know that it is better than other narratives? We seem to just accept it to be true.
- grzm 10y agoIt takes extraordinary privilege to even conceive of the idea of privilege. Everyone else just lives their lives. These words do nothing to encourage reflection or elicit any of the questions you're now asking; they just trivially dismiss the parent. Edit to add: I'm not discussing privilege. I'm arguing that your comment says nothing about whether or not a concept is valid because some people aren't aware of it or concerned about it. Anyway, I recognize this is now well off-topic and likely fruitless. I apologize for the noise.
- golemotron 10y agoCiting privilege is passive dismissal. It says this person because of X should be heard less.