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In reply to the discussion: If you are the member of a privileged group AND call yourself progressive [View all]ChaoticTrilby
(211 posts)But thank you for pointing all of that out. It is important to take this into account. However, what I actually meant was that, black or white, power/wealth are still their own sort of privilege - one which could be held above the heads of those with any race. Even in times where discrimination was enforced by law, a wealthy black person (rare as he/she may have been) would be better able to acquire better food/clothes than a poor white person. Even if they couldn't go through the front door. But, of course, they still ran the higher risk of being lynched (and therefore losing all their money/power) during those times.
So, when it comes right down to it, privileges interlock and overlap in complex ways. But you're right - they do not negate each other. I hope my post didn't sound like that. I meant to say that wealthy privilege can be held above the poor of all sorts, but of course this only holds true in certain regards. Good on you for pointing it out.