There is talk in liberal quarters of people—straight white men, mostly—working to preserve their unearned privilege. And it is true that being born into a phenotype that has historically held power constitutes unearned privilege. We all have some, some more than others. However:
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Replying to @HeatherEHeying
As someone who ticks nearly every box for unearned privilege I see an additional danger here. Not to fight to maintain my power means ceding it to someone who most likely cares less about fairness/etc than I do. I therefore become a weak ally for all that’s ‘good’ in the world.
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Replying to @thejoesumner
There's a risk here, of course, of justifying abuse of one's own power--that is, this logic can be gamed--but there is also deep truth in what you say. This is akin to @BretWeinstein's Personal Responsibility Vortex:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjNRtrZjkfE …
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