Being deaf to the "first world problem" critique

[Bonobo]

Is itself a form and expression of "white privilege". If you exercise your white privilege that much, does it grow stronger like a muscle?

[lumberjack_jeff]

1. Yes.

Inability to hold any of your problems in perspective is an element of privilege.

[Inkfreak]

2. Some argue against "1st world problems"

while at the same time using the very same framework of the "1st world critique" to dismiss male issues.

"You're a male. Stop complaining. You run the world."

Attempts to point these things out are harshly meet with posts declaring that you're minimizing the "real problem". It's all very nasty & divisive stuff. As if we're all not on the same team.

[Bonobo]

3. Precisely. nt