The cure for privilege.

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21. Because far less of the population is unionized

means it's okay to trivialize the concerns of people of color? How does that work exactly?

Your problem with your concept of a shared goal is that it's your goal entirely. Their even raising issues that concern them is objectionable to you. When you can't even bear to allow them to speak, to choose their own words, you make impossible such work toward shared goals.

Did it ever occur to you that members might have a discussion that wasn't entirely about you? Why do you feel compelled to tell African Americans certain words are off limits? "Trying to make you feel guilty." The discussion of privilege is an effort to examine the cultural racism that plays out in our daily lives, that discriminates against some and privileges others.

Your response here shows you have no interest in combating privilege. Instead, it appears etherealtruth's fears were correct about the purpose of this thread.

It's not enough that most of the African American and other members of color have left this site due to the racism they experience. You need to make clear you see so little value in this issue that is important to those who remain, you must disparage the issue. If you don't like the term white privilege, don't use it. If you don't care about the issue, don't read the threads. Trash them, either by keyword or manually, but to mock the concerns of people who experience racism is offensive. I wish I could say I share the other poster's surprise in this OP. Sadly, I do not.

For those interested in the subject matter, this website makes some interesting points about how to "check privilege," meaning treat people of color and members of other subaltern groups, like women or LGBT Americans, with respect.
http://racismschool.tumblr.com/post/17004629556/white-privilege-now-what-other-such-fallacies