To spend your privilege is to use your power and to change perceived normality. “Using social media to spread awareness about underrepresented issues is a fine start. But as soon as you think you’ve spent enough privilege, that’s a sign that it’s time to spend some more,” Packnett writes. If you are a cis male, use your voice to support and amplify trans folx and women and their many identities. If you are a person who has economic stability, use your position to redistribute resources and amplify those who are living in poverty. If you are white, spend your privilege by sharing the voices of
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