tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927424045052332929.post5629744550474697052..comments2023-07-04T04:16:00.268-07:00Comments on Matir Asurim: PrivilegeDandGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078892548041115257noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927424045052332929.post-58845652090761644932014-05-24T08:28:42.779-07:002014-05-24T08:28:42.779-07:00This is the sort of post I start and delete severa...This is the sort of post I start and delete several comments. I'll leave it at, your clarification, "checking our cultural assumptions which devalue someone else's oppression." is helpful to me. It will help me to explain to others as well. Thank you for sharing this.Mardrahttp://www.mardrasikora.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927424045052332929.post-9073459798070378032014-05-23T08:57:18.236-07:002014-05-23T08:57:18.236-07:00Thank you!Thank you!DandGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078892548041115257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927424045052332929.post-71125228304024356872014-05-23T02:00:12.383-07:002014-05-23T02:00:12.383-07:00These are wise words. I hear "Check your priv...These are wise words. I hear "Check your privilege" being used "as a bludgeon", as you put it, far too much...I think that people take from it that they should feel badly about membership in a privileged group, which isn't the point of the whole thing, and that understandably puts their backs up. Cultivating awareness of privilege and how it functions, through respectful dialogue, will go much further than "check your privilege" - I've seen it happen. Thank you so much for this thoughtful post. GirlWithTheCanehttp://www.sarahlevis.comnoreply@blogger.com