In a way, if you've been raped, there's a small sort of consolation prize/advantage, IDK what to call it, because I'm not saying it's worth getting raped for at all. But. If you've been raped you at least get to see your internalised bullshit and become aware that you have some.
The thing about privilege isn't that a lot of the things privilege gives you are bad. They're not. I want everyone to have some of the things I have because of my privilege, and I really react very badly to the notion that everyone should act like they don't feel confident they have the right to speak because some people were robbed of that right to feel that way.
The thing about privilege is that it makes you IGNORANT of your own internalised bullshit. And of many things that are actually hurting you in small subtle ways. Like food that tastes good but is secretly quietly messing your body up, these beliefs serve you in the short term but fuck up your head over time. Suffering sucks, but it can and often does make you aware of these beliefs before the brain weasels have a chance to assume domination forever.
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Date: 2010-06-30 18:48 (UTC)In a way, if you've been raped, there's a small sort of consolation prize/advantage, IDK what to call it, because I'm not saying it's worth getting raped for at all. But. If you've been raped you at least get to see your internalised bullshit and become aware that you have some.
The thing about privilege isn't that a lot of the things privilege gives you are bad. They're not. I want everyone to have some of the things I have because of my privilege, and I really react very badly to the notion that everyone should act like they don't feel confident they have the right to speak because some people were robbed of that right to feel that way.
The thing about privilege is that it makes you IGNORANT of your own internalised bullshit. And of many things that are actually hurting you in small subtle ways. Like food that tastes good but is secretly quietly messing your body up, these beliefs serve you in the short term but fuck up your head over time. Suffering sucks, but it can and often does make you aware of these beliefs before the brain weasels have a chance to assume domination forever.