Recognizing your privilege means keeping aware that other people may struggle with things (sexism, racism, disabilities, etc.) that you don't struggle with. Tha

Recognizing your privilege means keeping aware that other people may struggle with things (sexism, racism, disabilities, etc.) that you don't struggle with. That can have far reaching implications in terms of design, how you frame advice, instructions, policy, etc. For example I have given friends advice before on how to get somewhere, and been told that it won't work for them, for reasons such as them not wanting to walk alone in a certain area/time due to being a small woman, or lack of handicap accessible infrastructure making something take longer than it would for me. If being confronted with your own privilege makes you feel guilty, that sounds more like you are bothered that others are less privileged