Privilege

My first instinct is to dismiss the whole notion of privilege as just the latest manipulative trick of fascists social justice warriors. And that is partly correct.

Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)

That's Saul Alinsky's rule #12 and when SJWs accuse people of having privilege that is what they are doing. "Privilege" is just a stick to beat people with for them.

But that doesn't mean there isn't something to the concept.

If we get privilege wrong, it's because we start off thinking it's a boon for the person who has it. It isn't. Being a parent's favourite, about as clear an example of privilege as you're likely to find, is as likely to be a curse as a blessing.

Another reason we misunderstand privilege is that we imagine those who enjoy it have it good:  that, because society judges them to be “good,” they are "loved, get their needs met, and have a problem-free life.” Robert Glover tells us this is the contract that "nice guys" seek to make with life. Much of our belief in "privilege" is based on the assumption that some people get this without earning; that they are just blessed.

Truth be told, people with privilege are just as lonely and frustrated as anyone else. Often, they are worse equipped than the rest of us precisely because their privilege leads them to fail to prepare for life and this will come back to haunt them for most privilege is temporary.

Which leads me to the issue of attractive young women. Although no one acknowledges it—it doesn't suit the purposes of SJWs to say so—attractive young women are the most privileged group in our society. They are valued for what they are and not for what they do. They have easier aspect to entry-level jobs than the rest of us (and those are the only kinds of jobs available to the young). They get little helps and boosts every day. And yet, if my experience is anything to go by, they are no happier than anyone else and often end up very unhappy in the long run.