sigelphoenix

It's a pretty easy feeling to fall into. After all, eradicating oppression and getting rid of unfair privilege means that those of us with privilege will "lose" something. Sure, I want to get rid of all my unearned privilege in theory, but in practice, I'm comfortable. Having my own privilege brought to my attention, let alone challenged or taken away, is uncomfortable. If activists do it in a way that is disruptive, loud, uncompromising, etc., I get even more uncomfortable and more prone to the kind of reaction that King criticizes.