My simple definition of Straight, White Male Privilege - You're the home team.

[Yavin4]

Being the home team does not mean that you will always win nor does it mean that the road team won't have advantages of their own.

However, with that said, in general, it does make it easier to win when you're playing at home.

[el_bryanto]

1. That's a fairly good analogy in my opinion - not perfect but pretty good. nt

[LittleBlue]

2. There must not be anything in the news

Like clockwork, the privilege threads are coming fast and furious now.


Next is anyone's guess:

A) Doors
B) Pit bulls
C) Guns
D) Olive Garden

[SaltyBro]

5. Check your privilege, bro.

[TDale313]

3. Good way to put it. Thanks.

I have to say, it just kinda floors me that this is so hard for some to get or acknowledge.

[SaltyBro]

4. I like that

Whites need to understand that before we can move on with the conversation.

[Orrex]

6. After straight white males, which group is the 2nd most privileged?

I imagine that it should be quite easy to determine.

[SaltyBro]

7. Straight white females

[gollygee]

11. Agree

I'm a straight white women and I agree. I also think I get some of my husband's white male privilege by being married to him. I don't know exactly how to explain how that works, but when I am buying something and am asked a question and the words "my husband" enter into the answer, I can sense a change in the conversation and that I am taken more seriously.

[FSogol]

8. Does someone have a spreadsheet or a chart? n/t

[Orrex]

9. Seems like it.

Certainly we've seen a number of privilege checklists, so it stands to reason that other demographics could be ranked in order of privilege simply by excluding the privileges that don't apply and tallying those that remain.

[FSogol]

10. They could assign everyone a P-number.