Why Lazy Privilege is lethal Privilege

Dear dominate culture humans,

– yes that means you, white & cis people (especially you, white-cis-males), you are representative of the main cultural lens of our shared Western society. I’m not blaming you, nor am I shaming you, we are just talking about facts. The fact is that all things pass through this lens, meaning thatdemographic is the litmus of acceptability. It is the yardstick of normalicy. Meaning that *our* culture is (in some shape or form) represented in the majority of media, the majority of society, and as the majority rule. Meaning that *you* are able to sit at a cafe table, in middle-of-the-road clothing, in any Western country, and pass as almost invisible. That is an amazing privilege, to be so representative of what is normal, that you blend in almost anywhere to the extent that you don’t really exist. What a delightfully free and relaxing experience.

Continue reading