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Gormy Cuss

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3. It's disheartening that people here turn a deaf ear to the many well written explanations

Reply to seaglass (Reply #2)

Thu May 15, 2014, 08:23 PM

May 2014

of what the concept of "privilege" means, and what it doesn't mean, which is guilt or personal responsibility for all the disadvantages suffered by those with out it. It's a tool for recognizing the less obvious ways in which disadvantaged persons are ground down, and with that recognition comes the ability to articulate and demand change.

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I absolutely love this article. Starry Messenger May 2014 #1

Thanks for posting this Gormy. I don't think I have ever read "Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" seaglass May 2014 #2

It's disheartening that people here turn a deaf ear to the many well written explanations Gormy Cuss May 2014 #3