Quote from: DireWolfM14 on October 16, 2018, 03:57:21 PM

They create phrases like White Privilege, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion. But the way the words are used is often the exact opposite of their meaning.

More and more I'm finding myself in an Orwellian reality. Double speak; four legs good, two legs better.

What do you folks think?

Well, no one can explain how things are used by random people on the internet. You will always find people that misuse things but none of these phrases should make you cringe. If you are against systemic opprression, you should think positively of all of these terms.

No one is blaming anyone for being white. White privilege is not something you should apologize for or feel bad about. Its just something that you should be aware of.

When we say "check your privilege" it literally means that you may not be able to understand the context of a struggle because you have never been victimized by this particular struggle.

Its also important to realize that race and religion are not the only pillars of identity before someone comes in here and says "just because I am a white male, doesn't mean I haven't lived through any struggle". Right, it just means you didn't struggle because you are a white male. There are so many pillars to someones identity, any of which could come with struggle or privilege.

Gender
Race
Sexual orientation
Religion
Family origin/class/makeup
Body image
Learning style
Geographic background
Language

These are all things that people are kind of just born into and don't have much control over. We would never blame people for any of these but its important to acknowledge privilege.

Unless you are a Christian, cis-gendered, straight, white, male raised in the US with english as a first language, a traditional learning style, born to an affluent family with no physical defects, then the constructs of society have built-in struggles SOMEWHERE for you. Otherwise, you should at least acknowledge that society is designed for you as the default identity.