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The Impotent Whining Of Privilege
bigot / diversity / essay / ethics / feminism / homophobia / privilege / racism

The Impotent Whining Of Privilege

Posted on: September 12, 2023

It’s not fair. So use your privilege to do something about it.

Empathizing Effectively With My Own Privilege
privilege / society

Empathizing Effectively With My Own Privilege

Posted on: May 3, 2022

Sometimes acknowledging one person’s troubles is the path to empathize with someone else’s.

It is time to stand.
politics / privilege

It is time to stand.

Posted on: June 19, 2018June 18, 2018

It is time to stand.

You can learn a lot about racism from a game of Monopoly
prejudice / privilege / racism

You can learn a lot about racism from a game of Monopoly

Posted on: October 25, 2017June 1, 2020

It’s rare that anything is absolutely 100% clear when it comes to people and the way they divide themselves. And it’s even worse when the words we use […]

The Well Meaning White Guy (Which Can Also Be Me)
prejudice / privilege / racism

The Well Meaning White Guy (Which Can Also Be Me)

Posted on: June 23, 2015June 1, 2020

Foreword: This post is all the more needed because I unintentionally insulted a transwoman on OKC last week while trying to compliment her. And it was totally because […]

The Difference Between Acknowledging and Triaging: Things the Men’s Right Movement (and many of the rest of us) Haven’t Learned
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The Difference Between Acknowledging and Triaging: Things the Men’s Right Movement (and many of the rest of us) Haven’t Learned

Posted on: November 11, 2013May 3, 2022

There is a difference between acknowledgement and triage. Acknowledging someone’s subjective pain or difficulty is completely different from triaging (assigning the priority needed) to fix that pain. Again, […]

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