"Privilege" as a framework centres the consciousness of the oppressor; "oppression" as a framework centres the consciousness of the oppressed.

Think about the verbs associated with "privilege": you recognise your privilege, you check your privilege.

"Privilege" doesn& #39;t give the oppressed anything to fight for (you don& #39;t *want* privilege), but rather it gives the oppressor something to feel good about doing.

Think about the verbs associated with "oppression": you fight it, you liberate yourself from it.

"Oppression" gives the oppressed a tool for understanding what& #39;s happening to them, and something to actively struggle against, and for. It makes no concessions to the oppressor.

I am not saying that privilege doesn& #39;t exist, or that nothing useful has ever been done under that framework.

I am saying that a central political focus on privilege systematically disempowers liberation struggles against oppression, which is why it has become central.