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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gradine" data-source="post: 8525881" data-attributes="member: 57112">Of course it is more complicated than that; we're not dropping dissertations on a message board for pretend elves. One way in which it is that "privileged" and "marginalized" are not mutually exclusive conditions. Plenty of people attain some measure of power in spite of a lack of specific privileges. It is a truism, however, to note that "aren't interested in social inequality" and "possessing power and/or privilege" are highly correlated.Considering how overwhelming the evidence is of the existence of inequality, it's hard not to look for alternative motives for drawing different conclusions, as personally unfair as that might be to any specific individual. Noting trends, on a macro-scale at least, is an important part in making progress.</blockquote>