privilege as a meme

The site is either willfully naive about the daily pain experienced by people whom society devalues or, worse, resentful that white men are being wrongly denied equal sympathy.

this person is 80 years old, correct?

tim wise ladies and gentlemen http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/the-stream/the-stream-officialblog/2013/9/17/anti-racism-activistgetsbacklashoverrant.html

news flash: everyone suffers. compassion in the face of suffering is required. but petulantly demanding compassion is nagl.

down to the forsaken four today

smh at anyone following this

the idea was kind of funny at the beginning but obvs no one actually has a rooting interest or anything

maybe the winner's subreddit will now get more participants

Naw, this wasn't funny at all. I was seeing red as soon as it appeared on my screen. How is it any better than that troll tumblr upthread? I mean, that's one thing for a random troll, but seeing Gawker pull some fuckery like this kind of makes me not want to read them anymore.

privilege... Privilege

Naw, this wasn't funny at all. I was seeing red as soon as it appeared on my screen. How is it any better than that troll tumblr upthread? I mean, that's one thing for a random troll, but seeing Gawker pull some fuckery like this kind of makes me not want to read them anymore.

― The Reverend, Tuesday, October 1, 2013 11:34 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

because it's an obvious satirical takedown of the privilege cottage industry?

this is probably the stupidest thing that's ever been written

The most hurtful thing about Gawker’s “Privilege Tournament” (which invites readers to vote on NCAA-type brackets for who is the least privileged “category” of people, black, Hispanic, gay, etc.) is not its contempt for civil rights discourse, but that the prideful display of a white man’s humor is more important to a large liberal media outlet than compassion for people who suffer the dehumanizing effects of discrimination.

yeah the web site that gives kiese laymon carte blanche to run editorial content has absolutely zero compassion for people who suffer the dehumanizing effects of discrimination

gawker totally dated a black chick once too

i'm not sure if it's a "takedown" so much as it's just...having a bit of fun. he's basically saying "you know how people always say 'what is this the privilege olympics??' well what if we made...the privilege march madness?" i mean people who spend a lot of time online arguing about this kind of stuff are well within their rights to roll their eyes when a (presumably straight white) man decides it's time for a little good-natured onion-esque satire, but it's pretty clear that nolan is on the side of the tumblr peeps, the dude isn't a mens rights activist or something. i mean the whole thing is basically a ward sutton cartoon, no?

(tbh this is why i think actually *running* the tournament was maybe not the best idea, i mean the point was made, we all had a funny, not sure what finding a "winner", even if it's tongue-in-cheek, really adds to the joke (although i have to be honest i was rooting for peanut allergy to win just for the lols))

gawker totally dated a black chick once too

― ^^ post obviously honoring and supporting Qualcomm (zachlyon), Wednesday, October 2, 2013 12:21 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark

"web sites are people too, my friends"

"having a bit of fun" isn't that on the white priv bingo card?

I'm usually a big Ham Nolan fan though

didnt get my bingo cards to whom does one complain

http://shitrichcollegekidssay.tumblr.com/

http://tedmosbyisnotajerk.tumblr.com/post/66643775673/if-anyone-ever-asks-me-what-tumblr-is-im-gonna

haha

http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/10/lets-talk-about-thin-privilege/

so what'd you think was remarkable about that post Mordy

just tracking the expansive use of 'privilege' as a meme

no matter your race, gender or sexuality, we all share human privilege. people cannot understand what it is like to be an animal that is captive, bred and slaughtered on an industrial scale. which isn't to say you should feel guilty for being born a human, but that you should check your privilege when it comes to animals who even lack the articulation to express their own alienation.

that seems fair to me!

Wow I am so unbelievably sorry that I asked

http://thedailybanter.com/2013/11/salons-sexiest-men-of-2013-list-is-cisexist/

"Sam Doloncot" is a fake byline Chez Pazienza uses to troll libs

mordy have you never encountered anthropocentrism

welcome

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/413F11M39NL._SY344_PJlook-inside-v2,TopRight,1,0_SH20_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

Our relationship with plants, otoh, is merely ironic.

Dude, I *swear* my dog is capable of expressing alienation. Whatever you think of animal rights, being mindful of animal feelings fosters empathy in a way political text can't.

I'm sure caring for plants makes the world a more just place in some way, too!

Like any liberal arts-educated freelance writer and activist from San Francisco who values his progressive culture and identity, I’m a very strong supporter of Salon.com.

Aimless otm

http://www.marriedtothesea.com/111413/sand-privilege.gif

lol at the aveda members club name

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3685/11173016323_2afef0c401.jpg

Pure Privilege Member Number
lololol

that is amazing and I just stole it for Twitter

uh oh
could you not use that link? you're welcome to have the img just don't link it to my flickr page pls!

yeah just changed that

thanks!

also pls enter your Pure Privilege Member Number for surprise gifts and news about exclusive member offers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn0hFnOGnq4

H is doing a doctorate in ed and has been telling me a lot about how much her professors emphasize "positionality" these days. I was reading her case study/research paper thing recently and there was this long sort of hemmy-hawy sounding paragraph listing all the ways in which her various privileges and relationships to the students could influence the outcomes and her interpretations of them, and she was like "yeah, this is what we're supposed to do."

that seems pretty reasonable tbh

memetic

ed phds

http://www.salon.com/2013/12/05/seven_questions_for_thirty_nine_questions_for_white_people_author_naima_lowe/

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