I find it strange how social activists use the word 'privilege'; it's like the word has a different definition for them.
Privilege (noun): a special advantage that a person has.
For me, privilege is closely linked with wealth. The more wealth a person has, the more privilege they have. I'd imagine many other people think like this, too.
I maintain that there are two types of privilege - earned privilege and inherited privilege, with both closely connected to wealth.
For activists, though, privilege is connected with skin colour.
I'm white so activists claim I have white privilege.
I've never been called 'n***er' or been discriminated against because of my skin colour, therefore that makes me somehow privileged.
Quick question: if a black or other non-white person goes through a whole week without being racially abused or discriminated against, have they just had a week of white privilege?