Entries from March 2007

White Trash Blues: Class Privilege v. White Privilege: If you blog about white privilege, you’re probably sick to death of people playing the “white trash” card in your comments. Their argument usually goes something like this: “Being white didn’t give me all these privileges you’re talking about.” “I know plenty of [minority] people who are better off than I am.” And the advanced version, which I’m guilty of using myself: “It’s really more about class than it’s about race.” I am “poor white trash”. I can relate to all of ... READ MORE

White guy asks: why do you need to bring race into it?: Here’s a nice example of what this site’s about. Angry Black Woman was asked by a man – presumably white, since he didn’t say, and we all know what that means – why she feels the need to identify herself with race, in addition to “angry” and “woman”? He says, I mean, I myself am an “angry guy”, but I don’t really feel the need to add race into it. So my question is, why is there a need to put ... READ MORE

Extroversion privilege: (This post has a definite US slant, simply because that’s the only country whose culture I’ve experienced firsthand. I suspect it’s different elsewhere – feel free to comment.) This all started from a comment made by DNi on my post, Personal Privilege List. I started thinking about it, then some stuff happened, then I thought some more, and then I reached a conclusion: yes, there is a definite privilege extended to extroverts for no good reason. First, a definition session since people ... READ MORE