Yes. Class privilege is real. That is where my privilege comes from - having parents able to send me to a private school. Economic class does correlate with race/ethnicity to a certain extent but not with gender & not consistently with race. Many of my classmates South Asian https://twitter.com/ineedmoretea/status/944741847502655488 …
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My schoolfriends: Seemab (Asian)- surgeon Ferwa (Asian) - psychologist Marilyn (Black) - Something high powered in film industry Natalie (Jewish) - Something high powered in finance Zoe ( white) - Prof of Japanese Angela (white) - teacher Sarah (white) - SAHM Denise (Asian) GP
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More than a few of those claiming oppression and attacking privilege in others are privileged in this respect, but need to recapture a monopoly of virtue. Indian Marxist Aijaz Ahmad argued this re sons/daughters of ruling classes in former colonised countries studying in West.
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That sounds very interesting. Can you give a link or two to that sort of work by Aijaz Ahmad?
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Sure - the relevant passage is quoted at the bottom of here:https://ianpace.wordpress.com/2016/06/12/quilting-points-and-ethnomusicology/ …
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Here in the U.S. it is mainly money. Money marries money and a wealthy class forms. Which due to tax laws perpetuates for multiple generations
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Tbh I see race politics as almost a deflection. Institutional racism/xenophobia/whatever can really be solved if we don't address SES gaps first.
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80's europe, what a thing!
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