Do you believe being Cis-gendered is a form of privilege? (1 Viewer)

[Intensesaint]

Just curious what people think.

I personally do not see there being any kind of special privilege to being comfortable in your own skin.

 

[UncleTrvlingJim]

How do you know that? My first response and, really, basis for subsequent responses came fro samiam's partial definition. There really has not been much defining in the thread - certainly not by the original post.

Beyond that, though - do you think discussions of scientific concepts should be based on pop cultural meanings ascribed to them?

Our exchange started when you quoted me, where I thought I was pretty clear that by privilege I meant an attribute that gave someone an advantage. If I wasn't then that's my fault.

Beyond that, I wasn't aware that privilege was a scientific concept. From what I can gather, it gained something of a popular connotation in 1988 with a paper written by Peggy McIntosh who listed 46 advantages that men and white people had that women and non-whites didn't.

 

[JimEverett]

Our exchange started when you quoted me, where I thought I was pretty clear that by privilege I meant an attribute that gave someone an advantage. If I wasn't then that's my fault.

Beyond that, I wasn't aware that privilege was a scientific concept. From what I can gather, it gained something of a popular connotation in 1988 with a paper written by Peggy McIntosh who listed 46 advantages that men and white people had that women and non-whites didn't.

I have known it only as a concept used by social scientists, particularly those concerned with sociology and psychology and also used a great deal by legal scholars and an educators. Maybe it has had a more robust life as a concept/term used in less academic forms, though.

 

[SystemShock]

IDK, people learn in different ways.

... and some never do.

I thought it was illustrative of how all this "privilege" talk can lead to some unproductive thoughts.

No kidding.




Now what?


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[BobE]

... and some never do.



No kidding.




Now what?


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and? You think it doesn't happen to Trump supporters? Breaking News: People are vial, stupid and disgusting.

 

[SystemShock]

and? You think it doesn't happen to Trump supporters? Breaking News: People are vial, stupid and disgusting.

You are replied to the wrong post.