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I think the rephrasing "check your assumptions" is better in some senses - part of privilege is the ability to assume certain things and have them be true becau
by gingerrr 12y ago
I think the rephrasing "check your assumptions" is better in some senses - part of privilege is the ability to assume certain things and have them be true because you're part of a dominant segment, while others don't have the luxury of making those assumptions - e.g. myself, a white male, being able to assume that a store worker is asking if I need help to be genuinely helpful, rather than to be suspicious. "Check your privilege" doesn't make the connection to those underpinning beliefs like "check your assumptions" does.