Monday 5 March 2012

White Privilege and My Problems With The Concept

Lately, thanks to the world of Tumblr and the so called 'social justice bloggers' there, I have become aware of the concept of 'white privilege'.

White privilege is a part of critical race theory that makes claims about the differences between white people and all others, and how white people inherently, because of the colour of their skin, get treated better than others and the advantages they receive in life due to being white.

Sunday 4 March 2012

Some Men Need To Get 'It' Already

In the past week I have come to an unfortunate realization- that when it comes to sexual assault against women, some men still do not get it.

What I mean by ‘it’ is what a real and everyday thing sexual assault and harassment is to women. Some men seem to not have grasped what is right and wrong to do to women, and seem perplexed when you point out their faults.