Macache

I remember 1974 and there were a few children killed in early morning bus accidents. As I recall, that was put forth as a reason to go back to the time changes. I always wondered why don't schools just start later in the winter? Heck, when my kids were in high school it didn't start… Read More

You just made the point. EVEN with all you pointed out his presumed membership and actual membership in various groups give him privileges.

Yet, you are able to use a computer to answer this and aren't concerned about the government or militia groups busting down your door to take you away because of what you posted. Yes, being disabled weighs significantly on the types of privileges that you are denied. Intersectionality… Read More

I love when someone says "grants and scholarships" are hard work. Someone else decided somewhere to bestow those on you. You would love to think that you "deserved" but I guarantee that there were other who worked just as hard who didn't get those opportunities. The other things… Read More

If you understand that privilege has nothing to do with you as individual (it's about your perceived and actual membership in various groups) then you realize it's not something to be ashamed nor proud of. It's something you need to recognize, be grateful and figure out ways to help… Read More

It's a good idea if it at least gets people talking.

The key is to remember that privilege (like prejudice) has absolutely nothing to do with you as an individual. It is the assumptions made about you because of your perceived membership in a specific group. It is also about how you are treated as a defacto member of a specific group.… Read More

The scores need serious adjustment. There's also some clarity that needs to be applied. For example, the slights I've received for my religion (Catholic in a Baptist town) are nothing compared to the outright offenses and attacks my Muslim brothers and sisters receive. I can't… Read More