This might seem like I’m ”comparing privilege,” although it’s really not my intent. I’m just going to explore the ways in which I am privileged and ways in which I am not. Once I finish with this, feel free to add suggestions of ways I could be privileged without even realizing it, or correct me on something. I’m doing this because people too often assume that just because somebody disagrees with them on an issue of privilege, that must mean they’re automatically a privilege-denying motherfucker.

Am I spelling privilege right? It doesn’t look like a word…

Privileges

• raised in upper-middle class family
• look completely “white” (I’m Hispanic and I know that’s also white but you know, society tends to want to make the distinction)
• receiving a college education
• cisgendered (for the most part; every once in a blue moon I have a gender identity crisis lol)
• physically able
• healthy for the most part

Non-privileges???

• a woman
• bisexual
• atheist
• Hispanic
• major depressive disorder
• high-functioning autism
• shyness (related to previous?)

… and I think that’s it. My point is, I know where my privileges lie. Don’t call me a privilege-denying motherfucker when I am apparently denying a privilege I don’t even have. It’s so hilarious when people tell me I’m denying my privilege when I say “misogynistic” things (“pussy?”) WITHOUT REALIZING I AM IN FACT A WOMAN MYSELF AND HAVE THE SAME PRIVILEGES OR LACK THEREOF RELATED TO BEING A WOMAN AS OTHER WOMEN DO.

Just gets on my nerves how people make such assumptions just for the sake of being self-righteous. Sure, you can be physically or mentally disabled and still say “ableist” things, but don’t you dare make an assumption about their own mental or physical capabilities and call them “privilege-deniers,” because there is nothing more ableist than that. In my opinion, jumping to conclusions about such things will forever be worse than using words like “crazy,” “insane,” “bitch,” “cunt,” etc.

To avoid being a massive hypocrite, there really isn’t anything more or less needed than a simple, “Hey, that’s offensive to some people, please be more considerate.” People will be more open and responsive to that, and will probably feel less inclined to react with hostility because it will only make THEM look like the asshole.  

K? K. Proceed to lose followers and not care because honestly if somebody disagrees with me on this I probably don’t want them following me anyway.