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Let me try this again, maybe I can be more clear. I don& #39;t think Donald Trump was a member of an oppressed class in 1980. I don& #39;t think Eric Trump (a Millennial) is a member of an oppressed class now. If this is controversial, I& #39;m going to be befuddled for the rest of the evening.
Here& #39;s how I understand privilege. Clarence Thomas is a conservative, misogynist asshole. But, as a black man, on the whole he has to deal with things that white conservative misogynist assholes don& #39;t. Thus, he doesn& #39;t negate the concept of "white privilege."
Clarence Thomas himself is an ass, but he& #39;s also clearly a member of an oppressed class.
Similarly, if thirtysomethings were an oppressed class, then Eric Trump would be a member of that oppressed class. But he& #39;s not, and they aren& #39;t.
Similarly, if thirtysomethings were an oppressed class, then Eric Trump would be a member of that oppressed class. But he& #39;s not, and they aren& #39;t.
I& #39;m not certain that elders are an oppressed class as such, so I& #39;m not saying that Donald is a member of an oppressed class. I& #39;m just saying that Millennials (and myself twenty years ago, and the Boomers in 1970) aren& #39;t.
If I misunderstood how privilege works in this context, I would like to hear it, but ONLY from people who accept that "black privilege" is not a thing. If your feeling is "white people and black people have it equally tough in different ways," we& #39;re talking about different things
Many many thanks to @james_t_webber who pointed out that I accidentally said "white privilege is not a thing."
White privilege: Thing
Black, female, disabled, queer etc. privilege: Not a thing
White privilege: Thing
Black, female, disabled, queer etc. privilege: Not a thing
