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Posted by: robertb ( )
Date: January 25, 2011 11:29PM
Daily effects of straight privilege

My luv sent me this and it struck a chord . . . .


Daily effects of straight privilege

This article is based on Peggy McIntosh’s article on white privilege and was written by a number of straight-identified students at Earlham College who got together to look at some examples of straight privilege. These dynamics are but a few examples of the privilege which straight people have. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer-identified folk have a range of different experiences, but cannot count on most of these conditions in their lives.

On a daily basis as a straight person…

http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~hyrax/personal/files/student_res/straightprivilege.htm

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Posted by: Stray Mutt ( )
Date: January 25, 2011 11:35PM
Most privileged people don't know they're experiencing privilege.

They (we) just think it's normal. We don't realize we're getting breaks others don't.

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Posted by: Gullibles Travels ( )
Date: January 25, 2011 11:55PM
Makes you think.

I look forward to the day when the F-word is as reprehensible to mainstream society as the N-word is now.
And when those that think homosexuality is a choice are considered the loony minority.
Someday.....the sooner the better.

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