Yeah. It's like -- okay, I can feel bad if 'white privilege' means that I get paid twice as much as someone, but why should I feel bad if it means I don't have to be afraid of cops? No one should have to be afraid of cops.
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Also, I'm afraid of cops anyway. They terrify me.
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The most useful meaning of "privilege" in this type of discourse is, I think, "discriminatory societal protection". "Discriminatory societal advantage" is a secondary meaning and closer to the non-jargon use of the word.
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"You won't shoot me. Your privilege's on."
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Same, if not more so, with "patriarchy" and "society"
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white saftey?
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"Security" is basically synonymous with "privilege", given the appropriate qualifiers. Economic, physical, food, etc.
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