Why ‘Privileged’ Shouldn’t Be Used as an Insult

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If I’m not wrong, being privileged means you’re in a situation that allows you access to a lot of things other people don’t.

With the rise of movements like #WeNeedDiverseBooks, and #OwnVoices, talking about literature in specific, the goal is basically to start paying attention and respecting other cultures, non-privileged ones; which is absolutely awesome.

The thing that irks me, is when things like this happens:

Person in twitter #1: We don’t need diverse books. Who wants to hear about...

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Published on May 04, 2016 22:00
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