The problem with most critiques of privilege is that it usually ends up being a bunch of pet projects rather than a critical theory of power relationships and individual relationships to those relationships.
The more we add groups to our pursuit of justice and equality seems to suggest rules of thumb just don’t apply to people and their struggles. Struggles and hardships are unique. This isn’t to suggest that there is no usual generalizations, but rather that generalizations just don’t get to the heart of the matter.
The more we see power relationships not as groups but as unique individuals and their relationships to power the more we should realize that we should embrace reciprocity and all the complexity it involves rather than trying to get people to fit into the groups we have decided are important.
No comments:
Post a Comment