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Ijeoma Oluo, an African American, queer, light-skinned writer. She has a degree in political science, is a single mother, and promotes social activism.

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Her observations about social activism and activist conversations ("'I bet this is where you tell me to check my privilege with the eye-roll-filled sarcasm seeping through"), her experience in college ("I probably worked harder than many of the other students in my class, being the only black female single parent there"), and her background (including her race, sexuality, gender, etc.).

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2010 era, major discussions about political and social activism occurring worldwide.
"Check your privilege" is a common phrase, but rarely well-received. Many Americans believe "checking your privilege" is condescending and unnecessary.

"Often people will preempt requests to check said privilege in heated social justice conversations, by saying "...check your privelege'"

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The general American public, those interested in social activism, privileged individuals opposed to "checking their privilege."

"Often people will preempt requests to check said privilege in heated social justice conversations, by saying "...check your privilege"

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Checking your privileges increases your empathy and ability to realize pertinent situations. It may seem insulting, but without it you will perpetuate a system of oppression.

"A privilege has to come with somebody else's disadvantage -- otherwise, it's not a privilege."

"When we are willing to check our privilege, we are not only identifying areas where we are perpetuating oppression in order to stop personally perpetuating that oppression, but we are also identifying areas where we have the power and access to change the system as a whole."

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To encourage the audience to check their privilege, stop the cycle of oppression, and promote social activism and empathy. "So yes we all need to be checking our privilege" (65).

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Throughout the passage, Ijeoma asks rhetorical questions such as "So what is Privilege?" and "Is it 'good shit you should feel bad about having so that other people can feel better about not having it'". These questions help make the argument clearer and concise while also establishing a more casual tone

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"This right here, the realization that we may be a part of the reason why the deck is stacked against others, that we may have been contributing to it for years without our knowledge, is why the concept of privilege is so threatening to so many" (Oluo 63).

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"This right here, the realization that we may be a part of the reason why the deck is stacked against others, that we may have been contributing to it for years without our knowledge, is why the concept of privilege is so threatening to so many" (Oluo 63).

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In this passage, Oluo comments on why accepting privilege proves difficult for some. It makes us realize that we benefit in certain aspects in comparison to others and we may contribute to the oppression they face without fully knowing. As a result, people tend to disavow privilege in an attempt to avoid the difficult conversation and self-reflection that coincides with it.

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As evidenced by "If you can think of any more, please email me because it would make me feel a lot better about these student loans I'm still paying," the author consistently employs a conversational, incisive tone allowing the audience to follow their points easily and with good humor.  The tone encourages agreement and open-mindedness.  It also allows for easy interpretation of her statements and claims.

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"When we identify where our privilege intersects with somebody else's oppression, we'll find our opportunities to make real change" (Oluo 65). 

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"When we identify where our privilege intersects with somebody else's oppression, we'll find our opportunities to make real change" (Oluo 65). 

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Oluo conveys the idea that acknowledging privilege can serve to eliminate oppression and elicit change in society. People with privilege can come together to eliminate the discrimination within the system they have most priority in. Therefore, less oppression will foster as those in power work to provide equality within an inherently bias system.

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Ijeoma utilizes parallelism by repeating "It's a phrase..." in the first paragraph. This repeated structure emphasizes the concept of "privilege" and how it's used in society.

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The author establishes LOGOS by using logic to communicate the idea of privilege. She uses examples such as how accepting advantages promotes the discrimination of those who are at a disadvantage. This is evident when she says "Because my advantage over that coworker helped me and hurt him, I would have to buy into the entire system in order to believe that my reward was 100% deserved". She argues that analyzing personal privileges and disadvantages can help you build empathy using rational examples