The Male Privilege Checklist.

Sep 21, 2010 12:56


The Male Privilege Checklist

1. My odds of being hired for a job, when competing against female applicants, are probably skewed in my favor. The more prestigious the job, the larger the odds are skewed.

2. I can be confident that my co-workers won’t think I got my job because of my sex - even though that might be true. (More).

3. If I am never ( Read more... )

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recommendation September 21 2010, 17:22:43 UTC
i know, right? thats the thing i struggle with the most when writing about anti-racism... people will auto shut down when faced with their own privilege, but the also shut down for 'smarty pants' things, like essays.

someday, ill find the magic key to making people all of a sudden realize they have privilege. itll be like when a hypnotist makes one word the word that stops you from like stripping and honking like a duck.

i hope its something fun to say. like 'abbondanza'.

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