Keianna
I’m completely and utterly tired of people who refuse to accept that they have privilege. I cannot, for the life of me, understand why it is so hard to understand that if you have an advantage that you didn’t have to earn, that was just given to you at birth, you have privilege. I know the first thing that most people think when they hear the word privilege is white privilege https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_privilege. While this is a prime example of privilege, it is not the only one. If you type “definition of privilege” into Google here’s what shows up:
Priv•i•lege (Noun)
A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people.
Researching topics for yourself shows that you actually care, plus you get a lot of different ideas and explanations that might lay things out in a way that you understand best. I reached out to some people on Instagram to help me compile a list of terms and phrases we have searched in order to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of people around us.
- Privilege
- How many genders are there?
- How many sexualities are there?
- Reverse racism (why it isn’t real)
- Intersectional feminism
- Cultural appropriation
- Tone policing
- Transphobia
- Dead name
- Islamophobia
- Nonbinary
- LGBTQIA+ (or, SAGA)
- Ableism
- Colorism
- Classism
- Cissexism
- Fetishism
- Sexism
- Love
I like to think that if everyone knew and understood these terms the world would be a much more understanding and peaceful place. I’m so glad there are safe spaces online where people can talk freely about what they believe and who they are.
Thank you so much to @feminism.is.cool on Instagram, and everyone else who helped make this list. ♦