dragoni reblogged
The Privilege Index
I think my fellow social scientists need to operationalize the notion of privilege. I’d suggest something along the lines of, “privilege is the relationship between what happens when someone with power in a community decides you’ve done something wrong, and the likelihood of your getting punished/not punished for it.”
- Donald Trump is a 100. No matter what he does, he gets a pass.
- Brett Kavanaugh is a 95 or so. He might have gotten into trouble in high school for what he did, but there was really very little likelihood of it.
- George W Bush was about the same.
- Hillary Clinton? I’d say 80/85. She faced obvious biases as a woman, but in general had significant advantages throughout her life.
- Young Barack Obama was about a 25.
- Meanwhile: Trayvon Martin? 0. Eric Garner? 0
That’s just a start, and just an opening bid. But I think we need to be more specific when we use these terms, recognizing the realities lots of people face while giving their personal stories the respect they deserve.
Truth
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