race, gender and privilege

[rivet]

I try not to play the privilege one-upsmanship in which some take such pleasure. I have financial and educational capital, and I'm good at what I do. In some situations, my being a woman is a disadvantage, and I won't pretend it's never resulted in dangerous situations that I was lucky to escape. I have been luckier than many women, especially those of my class background. These days I have class privilege, with the occasional reminder that all of it is meaningless in a dark alley or a quiet room where someone bigger than you wants to push his advantage. But I never have to put up with the daily indignities of being Black in the US of which not even wealth and fame free you.

Lamar Burton on his rituals when dealing with cops http://thcradeo.com/video/levar-burton-explains-his-ritual-to-prevent-being-shot-by-police/