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History of Feminism

JoeyT

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2. To extend your metaphor a little,

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Sun Mar 2, 2014, 02:07 AM

Mar 2014

it's like teaching calculus to someone who's never learned algebra, and has a vested interest in not learning either one.

Here it feels more some like people think that acknowledging privilege somehow diminishes their triumphs or tragedies, when it doesn't actually do either one. I'm not sure how to convince them of that, though.

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I think with a lot of these "controversial" subjects it is impossible to make others believe... [View all] Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 OP

I don't think they are unable to understand BainsBane Mar 2014 #1

To extend your metaphor a little, JoeyT Mar 2014 #2

You bring up some good points. F4lconF16 Mar 2014 #3

The thing that most makes me understand my white privilege is the fact that Squinch Mar 2014 #4

I don't know ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #5