442 Quotes About Privilege

Of course he would think the whole glittering universe existed to spin anything he wanted out of stardust. He was a man, and a rich one, and these together made him believe the planets and moons orbited around the single point of his desires.

Even in the face of powerful structures of domination, it remains possible for each of us, especially those of us who are members of oppressed and/or exploited groups as well as those radical visionaries who may have race, class, and sex privilege, to define and determine alternative standards, to decide on the nature and extent of compromise.

There is no longer any religion when there is no longer any privileged religion. Take from religion its exclusive power and it will no longer exist.

Naming oppressive realities, in and of itself, has not brought about the kinds of changes for oppressed groups that it can for more privileged groups, who command a different quality of attention.

Theirs is a civilization of deprivation; ours of finely balanced satisfaction ever teetering on the brink of excess.

Even this far into the game, Leigh was always surprised by how fantastic it was to be a white, wealthy man.

no one on this planetis in more denialthan the white manwho regardless of allthe evidence in front of himstill thinks racism and sexismand all the world’s pain don’t exist

Privilege exists not to be stored in a locker,” Yuan says.

Privilege exists not to be stored in a locker.