Reply #35: "I'm not sure which privilege he benefitted from" [View All]

[Mairead]

Oh, goodness, he benefitted from many! Skin-color privilege: he's White. Sex-membership privilege: he's male. Family-origin privilege: his ancestors were from Britain. Citizenship privilege: US. Intact-home privilege. Parental-background privilege: they had the emotional wherewithal to be good parents to him. World-time privilege: born into US postwar hegemony. Location privilege: not born on top of one of the NC mountains. Intelligence privilege: well-above-average. Personal-health privilege: robust and not missing any important functionality. ...the list is nearly endless.

When the worst that happens is that you have to change your higher-ed plans because you haven't quite got the money to implement your first choice, man, you're DRIPPING with privilege!

(He's 13 years younger, btw. I was born during the Battle of Britain, though I'm sure the two events weren't connected :))