on checking privilege

[libellum]

LJ has had some great writing lately on confronting one's own privilege, particularly in the context of conversation or debate. Here's two that I've bookmarked:

Don't be That Guy by synecdochic, writing in the aftermath of the Open Source Boob Project
Being an ally part 1: listening to anger by sophiaserpentia

The comments on the latter are particularly worthwhile. This,

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[radegund]

Hi, I followed a link from yiskah's journal and arrived here. Great links! I need such a post-it note too. I've added you to my friends-list - hope that's OK.