And whatcan you

do?

These are just a few types

of privilege. Canyou think of

others?

Education

What are some types of privilege,and how can we combat privilege blindness?

GenderIdentity

Class Sexuality

AbilityRace

Religion

Gender

So what isprivilege?

"While you cannot get rid of yourprivilege, you can acknowledge it.

When we force privilege into view anddiscuss it openly we engage in

solidarity with those who do not sharein certain privileges with us. Don't be

afraid to make a statement, write aletter, post a blog, get into a

discussion, or create dialogue andcriticism in some way to comment

on instances of privilege."**

"Privilege is the benefitsand advantages held by a

group in power, or in amajority, that arise

because of the oppressionand suppression ofminority groups."*

Furthermore, "privilege is, by the social

justice definition, the advantagespeople have that they don't often

think about because they neverhave to experience the oppressiveside. Understanding it requires an

active effort to see things fromthe perspective of other,

underprivileged people."*

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*http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Privilege#Privilege_blindness**http://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/media-issues/diversity-media/privilege-media/what-can-i-do-about-privilege