Privilege

A version 3 or earlier browser can't correctly place the DHTML layers on this page, so you will have to page down about 10 in (25 cm) past these navigational links to get to the stories each time you click to a new page.

If you wish to upgrade, go to Microsoft or Netscape.

So exactly how do I . . .

. . . deal with catcalls?(Click here.)

. . . talk to close friends?

Communication techniques for the bullheaded.

So exactly how do I . . .
. . . talk to my peers?(Click here.)
. . . talk to my parents?
. . . bear witness to the actions of authorities?
. . . challenge authorities?
. . . change institutions?
. . . talk to my boss
. . . deal with customers who act out?
. . . intervene with shopkeepers?
. . . educate teachers?
Does kindness count?
Communication techniques that help others to accept your comments.
What about inter-ethnic mistreatment?
Using humor.
The power to name.

Home Add your story Newest Stories Email RISE Contact RISE Donate to RISE Copyright Policy Links More stories from the interlinked web of oppressions: Ableism Ageism Anti-semitism Classism Colorism Homophobia Racism Sexism Related essays: Guilt White Bashing PC or SC Privilege
	Privilege Privilege See Peggy McIntosh's White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondence Through Work in Women’s Studies, (Wellesley College, Center for Research on Women, Wellesley, MA, 1988), Order No. 189, and “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” Peace and Freedom , pp. 10-12 (July/Aug, 1989). Portland women's advocate Tess Wiseheart notes that one of the privileges those in power have is the power to name.