Comments on: We do what we can http://whatprivilege.com/we-do-what-we-can/ so you think you don't have any Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:46:15 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ThatDeborahGirl http://whatprivilege.com/we-do-what-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-900 ThatDeborahGirl Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:45:21 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/we-do-what-we-can/#comment-900 It's post like this that give me hope. I like the fact that you didn't waste a lot of time feeling all guilty. You realized it, addressed it and worked to fix it. Thank you. It’s post like this that give me hope.

I like the fact that you didn’t waste a lot of time feeling all guilty. You realized it, addressed it and worked to fix it.

Thank you.

]]> By: Jennifer Kesler http://whatprivilege.com/we-do-what-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-615 Jennifer Kesler Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:55:30 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/we-do-what-we-can/#comment-615 If you don't like talking about privilege, this may not be the site for you. I mean, that's fine and everything, but I'm not clear on why you left this comment on this post. You seriously can't see where I was being blind to something my whole life, and this epiphany hit me and I realized I could do better? Call it privilege or ignorance or whatever works for you, but I was definitely missing something, and now I'm at least aware of it. If you don’t like talking about privilege, this may not be the site for you. I mean, that’s fine and everything, but I’m not clear on why you left this comment on this post. You seriously can’t see where I was being blind to something my whole life, and this epiphany hit me and I realized I could do better?

Call it privilege or ignorance or whatever works for you, but I was definitely missing something, and now I’m at least aware of it.

]]> By: Sweatin Though Fog http://whatprivilege.com/we-do-what-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-602 Sweatin Though Fog Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:01:23 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/we-do-what-we-can/#comment-602 In my view, all these discussions of privilege are just retreads of standpoint theory - the claim that privileged people are morally blemished, and hence unable to make any valid claims about the true nature of society. To me it is just nonsense. See my blog entry for more. http://sweatingthroughfog.blogspot.com/2007/10/playing-games-with-privilege.html In my view, all these discussions of privilege are just retreads of standpoint theory – the claim that privileged people are morally blemished, and hence unable to make any valid claims about the true nature of society. To me it is just nonsense.

See my blog entry for more.
http://sweatingthroughfog.blogspot.com/2007/10/playing-games-with-privilege.html

]]> By: Jennifer Kesler http://whatprivilege.com/we-do-what-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Jennifer Kesler Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:40:39 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/we-do-what-we-can/#comment-318 Stacey, that's very true. I'm still not sure what caused me to lump, for example, racist portrayals of non-white women in with <i>racism</i> instead of feminism. It's part of both (and a phenomenon unto itself). But it certainly belongs on a feminist site. It's just not possible to distill feminism down to one set of problems faced by all or even most women, because we all have additional privilege issues beyond our gender. Better to be inclusive, and welcome those sudden embarrassing realizations that there's yet someone else I've left out and correct it in the future. Stacey, that’s very true.

I’m still not sure what caused me to lump, for example, racist portrayals of non-white women in with racism instead of feminism. It’s part of both (and a phenomenon unto itself). But it certainly belongs on a feminist site. It’s just not possible to distill feminism down to one set of problems faced by all or even most women, because we all have additional privilege issues beyond our gender. Better to be inclusive, and welcome those sudden embarrassing realizations that there’s yet someone else I’ve left out and correct it in the future.

]]> By: Hathor Legacy and Straight White Women « The Blog and the Bullet http://whatprivilege.com/we-do-what-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Hathor Legacy and Straight White Women « The Blog and the Bullet Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:39:38 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/we-do-what-we-can/#comment-315 [...] by Jack Stephens on August 12th, 2007 BetaCandy, who blogs at Blind Privilege, came to  a certain realization of an institute she administers for that studies the portrayals of women in the media: Hathor was [...] [...] by Jack Stephens on August 12th, 2007 BetaCandy, who blogs at Blind Privilege, came to  a certain realization of an institute she administers for that studies the portrayals of women in the media: Hathor was [...]

]]> By: stacey http://whatprivilege.com/we-do-what-we-can/comment-page-1/#comment-311 stacey Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:54:42 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/we-do-what-we-can/#comment-311 very good post, that's a huge realization. there are so many aspects of privilege it's important that we each study our personal reflections on privilege and what we are doing to address it. i.e. as a queer disabled woc, it's easy to assume i know about privilege and leave it at that... but if i am not studying classist privilege and other types, then i don't. very good post, that’s a huge realization. there are so many aspects of privilege it’s important that we each study our personal reflections on privilege and what we are doing to address it. i.e. as a queer disabled woc, it’s easy to assume i know about privilege and leave it at that… but if i am not studying classist privilege and other types, then i don’t.

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