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In reply to the discussion: How do I define privilege? Here is a scale I put together and you can score yourself [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)He is not going to be turned down for a job because he is black, or a woman. He isnt going to be held back from promotion or higher pay for either of those reasons. He isnt going to be assaulted or bullied for being gay, we can go on.
Yes, I am planning on modifying the table to include a health/disability factor, but you are reading too much into this. Oprah rates pretty far down my list because she is a black woman. That hurts how much privilege she has. But unquestionably she has risen beyond that. It works both ways. A wealthy, white straight Christian male can still shoot all of his money into one of his veins or up his nose, alienate everyone and end up, broke, homeless and friendless. Someone who would start off at a 0 can do extremely well.
Its one suggestion of your general challenges.