Joke answer: what is intersectionality, precious? Real answer: privilege is attained from an intersection of many factors. How many times have you heard someon

Joke answer: what is intersectionality, precious? Real answer: privilege is attained from an intersection of many factors. How many times have you heard someone say "Sure, I'm a white man, but I grew up on a rural farm to poor parents. Where's my privilege?" And in a way, they are correct - socioeconomic privilege is a real thing, and if you're poor the deck is stacked against you. But put Tim, the poor white farmer, and John, a rich black man, behind the wheel of a BMW. Which one belongs there? Which one gets stopped by the police? Hand Tim an airplane ticket to fly to NYC, and hand one to Hamza, and see who gets the extra TSA pat-down. In your case, are you an immigrant or on a student visa? Either way that's a disadvantage for sure. Are you as privileged as Biff Kennedy, who had a Nantucket yacht club membership at age two and graduated Groton as an all-star lacrosse player? Nope. But when you and Biff go in for an interview, management is gonna look more like you two than John or Hamza. (Of course, Biff's father already arranged for him to get the job. And if he hadn't, the connections he made from his Skull and Bones days would be more than enough. But that's just Biff's privilege!) The concept is only flawed under the most cursory of understanding and analysis.