Conor Friedersdorf makes an eloquent point in the Atlantic: theatlantic/politics/archive/2015/01/the-blog-comment-that-achieved-an-internet-miracle/384539/ While useful when used properly, the privilege framework, as overused now in public discourse, is an obstacle to dialogue and understanding more often than it is an asset. What people mean when invoking privilege varies dramatically, adding imprecision to exchanges that unfold with buzzwords rather than plain language and specific claims. And like structural oppression, which also shape-shifts enough in its actual usage to permit all manner of rhetorical imprecision and mischief, the privilege framework makes many conversations much less accessible to the majority of people who arent acculturated into academic social-justice jargon
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 09:21:12 +0000
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