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The Wheel of Privilege? Sounds like a Channel 5 quiz show hosted by Lorraine Kelly. ‘Round and round it goes, where it stops—middle-class guilt explodes!’

My idea? The Norfolk Index of Advantage. Includes factors like: number of turtlenecks owned, frequency of Waitrose shop, and whether your dog has a gluten intolerance!
CorvusBlackthorne · 100+, M
@AlanAPartridge Spoken like someone who has privilege all around the wheel, and doesn't care to think about it.
@CorvusBlackthorne Now, let me tell you, I've had to work for everything I've got, from the ground up.

Like a mole climbing out of a molehill made of rejection letters and unsold action figures.

Sure, I may have the complexion of a man who's never seen the inside of a sunbed, but that doesn't mean I've got it easy 😡

ViciDraco · 41-45, M
I am a cis-gender straight white male in the United States earning a six figure salary and only 100k left on my mortgage.

My job is not stable but neither at immediate risk that I am aware of. But not being union protected I wouldn't know until I'm being told to her out.

I am significantly disabled in a visually apparent way with several features well outside of established beauty standards. I am an atheist and have an unconventional (polyamorous) lifestyle.

So I am very privileged but so have some challenges. The aspects that people would target me for tend to be non-apparent unless they know me. The disability is largely in mobility and access, but the fact that I work and try to get around on my own tends to foster more sympathy and respect than animosity.

Despite having clear disadvantages I consider myself overall to be fairly highly privileged.
This is a good example of intersectionality, where someone could be privileged in some areas but not in others.
SwampFlower · 31-35, F
I can see where I stand on it but I’m not sure what it is supposed to tell me.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@SwampFlower It basically gives a better view of your level of privilege in the United States. In seven out of thirteen of those fields, I have maximum privilege. In a couple of them, I have the least amount of privilege possible. As such, it evens out. I have medium privilege.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
I know where I'm at.

 
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