Quote Originally Posted by delusionsofNORMALity

it appears as if you subscribe to the notion that privilege is evil. is it wrong that the father should wish to pass down to his son what he has earned? the privilege of wealth is an earned privilege and demonizing its recipients is base envy, an envy that is played upon by the unscrupulous in their quest for power. divisions of race, religion, class and the myriad other concepts that separate us are also the product of that struggle for power combined with our own ignorance. each time we surrender to that ignorance we strengthen the divisions and chip away at our own right to self-determination. bias certainly exists and it should be stamped out where it interferes with the rights of others, but claiming it as an excuse for failure or the sole reason for success only plays into the hands of those who wish to keep us divided.
No, Privilege by itself is not evil, it is the effect it has on Eurocentric minds that I object with. People who are born into Privilege tend to view the world through Privilege colored glasses, and look at the adversity of another and say, yeah well I had to wait on a long line at the shopping center because I had one item too many for the Express Line so get over it. I just can't shake the feeling, it breeds bigotry under the guise of equality and tolerance. This is by far not the only problem with privilege, but I have no idea where this thread is going so I'm gonna stop this reply... Now