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  • You are the kind of woman that professes to be all about equality, until a WOC has the nerve to point her finger at you and say the word privilege.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Renee 2009

  • You are the kind of woman that professes to be all about equality, until a WOC has the nerve to point her finger at you and say the word privilege.

    Pearl Clutcher Rewind Renee 2009

  • When the last piece of gear has been packed and properly labeled, Aiken's unit will be the last to leave the country, something he called a privilege.

    Navy Times - News Staff writer 2010

  • And after 30 days and 30 posts, they have custom avatar and custom title privilege.

    vBulletin Community Forum Thunderfall 2010

  • When the last piece of gear has been packed and properly labeled, Aiken's unit will be the last to leave the country, something he called a privilege.

    The Fond du Lac Reporter Latest Headlines 2010

  • When the last piece of gear has been packed and properly labeled, Aiken's unit will be the last to leave the country, something he called a privilege.

    The Fond du Lac Reporter Latest Headlines 2010

  • When the last piece of gear has been packed and properly labeled, Aiken's unit will be the last to leave the country, something he called a privilege.

    Navy Times - News 2010

  • During the 60s and early 70s we were told over and over by the predominantly Jewish leadership of the anti-war movement that all non-white Americans were the beneficiaries of an unearned and exploitative "white-skin privilege."

    Is That Legal?: Fundraising Through Falsehood at VDare.com 2006

  • But I believe the main thing to take away from this discussion is that we may suffer from one form of oppression while benefiting from another form called privilege.

    Is Women's Studies Being Made Irrelevant? Anxious Black Woman 2008

  • Private schools breed exclusive contempt and a sense of entitled privilege.

    Firedoglake » Won’t Get Fooled Again 2006

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