Quote by Roxane Gay

“We tend to believe that accusations of privilege imply we have it easy, which we resent because life is hard for nearly everyone. Of…

— Roxane Gay

“Privilege is when you contribute to the oppression of others and then claim that you are the one being discriminated against.”

— DaShanne Stokes

“Privilege is presuming to speak for others you know nothing about.”

— DaShanne Stokes

“Privilege is often invisible to those who have it. Try looking at the world from another perspective, listen to other people, then reconsider.”

— Nevo Zisin

“It’s the same problem we struggle with when it comes to marginalizing our privilege, power, or position as we focus on the voices and…

— Richard Beck

“Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and criticize others who have to fight for the things you take for granted.”

— DaShanne Stokes

Privilege has its own way of seeing the world. It's not about the kind of people they are; it's about the situation they're in.

— Harry Shearer

“Privilege is a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor. There is racial privilege, gender (and identity) privilege, heterosexual privilege,…

— Roxane Gay

“Persecution complexes are reaffirming to those who benefit from unearned privileges.”

— DaShanne Stokes

The cultural conversation around privilege has grown vibrant enough that the ultimate privilege is to just ignore it altogether. Some decry this conversation as…

— Rumaan Alam

“Privilege, always the mark of elitism, is the restriction to a few (either on a financial, a racist or a sexist basis) of what…

— Elle

“Too many people have become self-appointed privilege police, patrolling the halls of discourse, ready to remind people of their privilege whether those people have…

— Roxane Gay