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"Come on. Stop Whining! Things aren't that bad!"

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Not denying the reality of oppressive system, but changing it.

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Embedded in structures of power/systems of oppression
Economics, politics, religion, schools, families.

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Healing implies emotional/interpersonal wounds

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Only way to truly overcome is to change the role that patterns play in making privilege happen

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Why change in organizations is not happening with privilege:

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Why change in organizations is not happening with privilege:

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Unconnected to problem=easier to feel comfortable

Boss won't talk about (do not know how to deal with it), then employees won't either (also won't trust those with power)

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Damage is done, war is over, now it's time for racial healing

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Privilege affects organizations, communities, neighborhood schools, etc., but most groups deny the trouble or are oblivious.

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That's NOT All Folks!

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No matter what form privilege takes, it involves everyone in one way or another.

Mentioning male privilege to a group of males elicits hypersensitivity, hostility, shut down, ridicule, etc

Heterosexual privilege is similar to male privilege and is often power play a key role in gender dynamics, and gender inequality
Most heterosexual men attack lesbian and gay men because they feel threatened or uneasy

White privilege: it's reflected in the discomfort and fears around African Americans, and hypersensitive defensiveness around issues of race.
racism requires hypocrisy towards deeply held cultural values of fairness, decency, and justice.

-isms: sexism, ableism, racism affect everyone  It's impossible to live in a world that generates so much injustice and suffering without being touched by it.

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Avoidance, Exclusion, Rejection, and Worse

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Avoidance, Exclusion, Rejection, and Worse

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Because of our human needs as social beings, avoidance/exclusion/rejection are “social deaths.”

-These are forms of microaggressions, types of verbal/nonverbal behavior that undermines and devalues people, often only experienced by the victim.

Ex., saying “Merry Christmas” to everyone (assuming they are all Christians)

-Smaller scale microaggressions can lead to larger scale oppression

-Chapter ends with a statement “privilege/oppression stands between us and the kind of world in which all people have the best chance of thriving”.