Oxfam: 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of the world

Re:Oxfam: 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of th... by graeme on Monday January 20, 2014 @01:09PM (#7090890)

Despite commenting multiple times in this thread, you still do not seem to have looked at any of the privilege checklist, and you have not said that the privileges listed there do not apply to you or are not useful:

http://www.amptoons.com/blog/files/mcintosh.html

That's an article on white privilege. For numbers 1-50, would you make the claim that they either i. do not apply to you, OR ii. are of only marginal use, and you'd be fine with them not being true

Would you make that claim for all 50? Again, NO ONE is saying your lift hasn't been hard. Privilege is a relative claim. It can only make life harder or easier, not hard or easy.

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Re:Oxfam: 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of th... by yummyfajitas on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @04:58AM (#7094326)

I can't speak for the OP, but I'll give my own perspective.

Many of these items are nothing but restatements of "if I want to stick to my own (racial) kind, it helps to be in the majority." Since I have no particular desire to stick to my own (racial) kind, I'm fine with them not being true.

Of the remainder, I assert they are not a big deal. In a few days I'm travelling from a location where they are true (UK) to a location where they are not (India) and it was not a significant factor in my decision. I've devoted far more thought to things like the the weather, consistent running water or a gym than I have to anything on this list.

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