Determining what it means to be “privileged” is often a nuanced conversation; some privileges are more obvious to recognize, e.g. by race or gender. Other privileges, which we acquire though our education, socioeconomic class, or relationships with particular institutions, can be harder to identify. Privilege, “a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people,” is intersectional, too. For example, you may have the privilege of being a white male but, if you identify as a member of the LGBTQIA community, you may face levels of oppression that heterosexual white males may not. Perhaps you have privileges of education and a higher socioeconomic status, but if you are mentally or physically differently-abled, you may find yourself facing various forms of microagressions others may not.
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