Comments on: Where’s My Extra Piece of the Pie? http://www.feministsdontbakebread.com/2007/03/26/wheres-my-extra-piece-of-the-pie/ Neither do they knit. Apparently. Sat, 19 May 2012 09:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: An Anthology of Privilege Checklists | MetaFilter http://www.feministsdontbakebread.com/2007/03/26/wheres-my-extra-piece-of-the-pie/#comment-3321 An Anthology of Privilege Checklists | MetaFilter Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:14:00 +0000 http://www.feministsdontbakebread.com/2007/03/26/wheres-my-extra-piece-of-the-pie/#comment-3321 [...] Criticism and essays: victim privilege, "Point of Privilege", "We can't be equal while ... ", "Where's My Extra Piece of the Pie?". And, lest this become too serious: pirate privilege and lolcat privilege (the latter via). [...] […] Criticism and essays: victim privilege, “Point of Privilege”, “We can’t be equal while … “, “Where’s My Extra Piece of the Pie?”. And, lest this become too serious: pirate privilege and lolcat privilege (the latter via). […]

]]> By: Jo http://www.feministsdontbakebread.com/2007/03/26/wheres-my-extra-piece-of-the-pie/#comment-635 Jo Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:07:31 +0000 http://www.feministsdontbakebread.com/2007/03/26/wheres-my-extra-piece-of-the-pie/#comment-635 I wish I'd had the wherewithal to look this up yesterday when my parents were here. My father cited 'reverse discrimination' as a problem (admittedly, it was on my mom's behalf, a white woman who works at a predominantly black school, and has a hard time of it) -- and it really got my hackles up. I could have used this definition of privilege, if I'd been bold enough to begin a discussion. If/when that discussion happens, though, I'm going to start with "there's no such thing as 'reverse discrimination'. It's discrimination or it's not. Saying it's 'reverse discrimination' is like saying discriminating against blacks is the way it's supposed to be." *sigh* It's always hardest with the ones we love the most. I wish I’d had the wherewithal to look this up yesterday when my parents were here. My father cited ‘reverse discrimination’ as a problem (admittedly, it was on my mom’s behalf, a white woman who works at a predominantly black school, and has a hard time of it) — and it really got my hackles up.

I could have used this definition of privilege, if I’d been bold enough to begin a discussion.

If/when that discussion happens, though, I’m going to start with “there’s no such thing as ‘reverse discrimination’. It’s discrimination or it’s not. Saying it’s ‘reverse discrimination’ is like saying discriminating against blacks is the way it’s supposed to be.”

*sigh* It’s always hardest with the ones we love the most.

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