"Check your privilege" is a toxic lose-lose idea. "Share your privilege" is win-win. Personal diversity nepotism works in my experience.
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@andknf when I help someone, it's a matter of can-I-help? No need for privilege calculations. Just situational decisions.
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@andknf Deal with assholes as assholes, not as racists. Much simpler problem. Non-asshole racism not served by thought police
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@andknf Right, OR you can complain about thought police and make clear that the asshole in the room is you.
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@andknf I am fortunately armed with better anti-asshole weapons than "complain." You don't fight calling out with calling out.
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@andknf Why would you want to fight calling out in the first place? It's a losing battle that reflects poorly on you.
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@andknf because it holds up, obscures and stalls real efforts at change.
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