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<blockquote data-quote="j&#039;nuh" data-source="post: 785363" data-attributes="member: 55446"><p>I think it's because regardless of your socioeconomic status, there are challenges that minority groups face that are exacerbated by their minority status.</p><p></p><p>As an example, whereas a white person may fear interactions with the police for various reasons, it's unlikely that they will have as much fear about the implications that their race may have on the interaction as black people do.</p><p></p><p>Another example, although rape does happen to men, men presumably don't think or worry about it happening to them a whole deal because it is so rare to happen to a man. Whereas it is a lot more common than people think with women.</p><p></p><p>And bisexuals are a good example too. Bisexuals are often stereotyped, purely because of their sexuality, for being "promiscuous" or "likely to cheat". Whilst monosexual people might receive these tags, it's unlikely to be because of their sexuality.</p><p></p><p>That's not to say "privileged classes" don't have their own problems. In particular, it's concerning the state of parental rights when it comes to men. But majority groups don't face as many issues in regards to their majority status, as minority groups do. (Although in this case, since white people are a minority of people (but maybe not of power?) in South Africa, that deserves some consideration.)</p><p></p><p>But I appreciate what you are saying too. Often, when people talk about privilege, they gloss over pain felt by people who are in the "privileged classes" but, for various circumstances, don't have a great quality-of-life. Although privilege does exist, we shouldn't ignore pain felt by these people. And the rest of your post I agree with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j'nuh, post: 785363, member: 55446"] I think it's because regardless of your socioeconomic status, there are challenges that minority groups face that are exacerbated by their minority status. As an example, whereas a white person may fear interactions with the police for various reasons, it's unlikely that they will have as much fear about the implications that their race may have on the interaction as black people do. Another example, although rape does happen to men, men presumably don't think or worry about it happening to them a whole deal because it is so rare to happen to a man. Whereas it is a lot more common than people think with women. And bisexuals are a good example too. Bisexuals are often stereotyped, purely because of their sexuality, for being "promiscuous" or "likely to cheat". Whilst monosexual people might receive these tags, it's unlikely to be because of their sexuality. That's not to say "privileged classes" don't have their own problems. In particular, it's concerning the state of parental rights when it comes to men. But majority groups don't face as many issues in regards to their majority status, as minority groups do. (Although in this case, since white people are a minority of people (but maybe not of power?) in South Africa, that deserves some consideration.) But I appreciate what you are saying too. Often, when people talk about privilege, they gloss over pain felt by people who are in the "privileged classes" but, for various circumstances, don't have a great quality-of-life. Although privilege does exist, we shouldn't ignore pain felt by these people. And the rest of your post I agree with. [/QUOTE]
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