Entitlement and Privilege

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51547238/ns/local_news-colorado_springs_co/

The thing that makes this a shining example is the fact that if the ladies room were full and I urgent enough to use the men's, no one would have tossed me.

Question:  I know trans people don't always dress trans.

What then?

probably safer to go with the gender most assumed/presented on the day for a pee.

I saw some horrible stats for bladder damage in the trans community, because of holding it in for fear of assault. I reckon single lockable unisex bathrooms should be available everywhere. If you don't have to share the space you would lose a lot of the bullshit.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

[LMNO]

That was really good!

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Printing off.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Yeah, I thought it was a pretty awesome explanation, and done really thoughtfully.

[Faust]

That's a nice image.

Privilege Shaming on tumblr and the like is something that needs to stop.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Especially the privilege checklist. I have a particularly hard time explaining, sometimes, that almost everyone has some form of privilege.

For example, even though I'm a poor single mom of color, my parents were educated. That means that through no doing of my own, I grew up with an expectation that I would read a lot, be curious about the world, and speak excellent academic English. This gives me an edge in the job market and academia, over every single poor kid of any race whose parents were uneducated and spoke in dialect.

[Faust]

exactly, it is all just a scale.

And (if I didn't make it obvious already), I get a big kick out of the phrase Privilege shaming.

brb have to use my new found phrase to go inform tumblr people how they are oppressing me.

[P3nT4gR4m]

Here's thought - Privilege shaming is actually the opposite of what's required. Privilege shaming trys to lessen the advantage of the privilege whereas what would be better is elevating the privilege of those with less.

Helping those less fortunate than yourself?

Nah... that can't be right 

[The Good Reverend Roger]

exactly, it is all just a scale.

And (if I didn't make it obvious already), I get a big kick out of the phrase Privilege shaming.

brb have to use my new found phrase to go inform tumblr people how they are oppressing me.

Bring me with you.

I wish to point out that, merely by virtue of being born in America or Europe, we've won the privilege lottery.

Compared to, say, someone from Darfur or Sierra Leone.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Here's thought - Privilege shaming is actually the opposite of what's required. Privilege shaming trys to lessen the advantage of the privilege whereas what would be better is elevating the privilege of those with less.

Helping those less fortunate than yourself?

Nah... that can't be right 

Missing the point.  The point is to make YOU BASTARDS feel BAD.

At least on Tumblr.

[Faust]

exactly, it is all just a scale.

And (if I didn't make it obvious already), I get a big kick out of the phrase Privilege shaming.

brb have to use my new found phrase to go inform tumblr people how they are oppressing me.

Bring me with you.

I wish to point out that, merely by virtue of being born in America or Europe, we've won the privilege lottery.

Compared to, say, someone from Darfur or Sierra Leone.

After work this evening perhaps, I'll link when I start.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

exactly, it is all just a scale.

And (if I didn't make it obvious already), I get a big kick out of the phrase Privilege shaming.

brb have to use my new found phrase to go inform tumblr people how they are oppressing me.

Oh hell yeah. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

One of the things being aware of privileges can help to alleviate is that whole "bootstrap" mentality... the idea that "if I could make it, anyone can, if they just try hard enough".

If we are able to recognize the factors that contributed to our own success, we are less likely to blame others, in general, for not thriving, and more likely to be able to recognize (and maybe even do something about) the factors that prevent others from thriving.

[P3nT4gR4m]

One of the things being aware of privileges can help to alleviate is that whole "bootstrap" mentality... the idea that "if I could make it, anyone can, if they just try hard enough".

If we are able to recognize the factors that contributed to our own success, we are less likely to blame others, in general, for not thriving, and more likely to be able to recognize (and maybe even do something about) the factors that prevent others from thriving.

Having a fall is good for that. Anyone who's ever had it sweet then had the rug pulled out then managed to rebuild should be able to appreciate how "easy" it is. Of course, it's not a given. It's talking apes, after all.