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Let's talk about people using the accusation of privilege to shut down a discussion. This is quickly becoming a pet peeve of mine.

Getting a five paragraph response to your stupid, self-centered comment where someone calls you "privileged" isn't shutting down the conversation by accusing you of privilege. There are five whole paragraphs of conversation they're having with you. They are calling you privileged within those five paragraphs, but they're also explaining why, and giving you a whole ton of things to chew on and consider.

When you respond with "you're just trying to make me shut up by calling me privileged, so I don't see the point in continuing this conversation" you are the one using 'accusations of privilege' to shut down the conversation. You are, in fact, using your own privilege to walk away from a conversation that makes you feel uncomfortable and refusing to look at all inward, because you have the privilege of doing so. The word is not an ad hominem, they didn't say "you're a fuckface." They said "your experience has colored your view of the world, and that insulates you from looking at things in this other perspective that you should probably consider." They're informing you that there is another way to interpret a given situation. That's it. You can take it or leave it, but they're not trying to kick you out of the club. Your clueless words did that.

You should be thankful that someone took the time and energy to do that, because the rest of us think that you're a privileged piece of shit. Go eat shit, you shitwad.

PRIVILEGE. HOW DOES IT WORK.