In my experience it's less of a question as to whether one buys into or doesn't buy into the idea of privilege and more one of whether one understands it or (pe

In my experience it's less of a question as to whether one buys into or doesn't buy into the idea of privilege and more one of whether one understands it or (perhaps willfully) misunderstands or only bothers to gain a partial grasp of the concept. It's hardly a tool native to third wave feminism; the most famous essay on the idea is chiefly about white privilege. [1] Anyways, why must one "implicitly accept" the idea to "make sense" of the article? Do we need to accept Communist-Leninism to make sense of Das Capital? I find it hard to believe that you've never understood any piece of writing that you don't already agree with. [1] http://www.library.wisc.edu/EDVRC/docs/public/pdfs/LIReadings/InvisibleKnapsack.pdf http://www.library.wisc.edu/EDVRC/docs/public/pdfs/LIReading...