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by vezzy-fnord 4528 days ago
It says that whiteness gives you privilege over colored people.

Not inherently and once again, very centric to Western culture.

It says that being male gives you privilege over people who are female.

Historically and still in certain areas, yes. But once again complicated and dishonest to inherently portray it as such. Especially in the West, where it can be completely false. That or the privileges of being male are equalized by the privileges of being female (and please don't tell me they don't exist).

And being rich gives you privilege over people who are poor.

Oh wow, and bears shit in the woods. No wonder people mock the social sciences.

In fact it’s getting more popular to use the word „kyriarchy” to avoid the overly-specific „patriarchy”.

Kyriarchy is a moronic term, as virtually all systems have some concept of power or control.