This is probably the best infographic I came across in 2025.
And a great way to self-check your privileges in a minute.
Most of these are just circumstances you were born with, btw
#power #privilege #society #infographic #us #eu
Discussion
Its backwards. The people it's labelling as marginalized have way more power than the ones labelled closer to power. But that real power in the middle is indifferent to all of it.
🤔 except for Language, Wealth, and Housing. Those look right.
You have to be full center to believe this
Perception and reality aren't the same thing. I am actually pretty close to the edge in one category, but since I'm not in enough other protected classes, I still get treated in an extremely discriminatory way - by the left.
Four categories, actually. Still. Its all perception.
This isn't a left/right thing imo, but general societial. I think humans always have an urge to separate themselves from others by "being better". Be it skin color, religion, earning more, being "less" handicapped than that other person you heard of.
It just feels good to know someone else is being worse than you are.
But that doesn't contribute to a better future for anyone. Because 99% of us aren't "fully centered". And a lot is lost in prejudice. This is why I like this graphic. You said your are one the edge on one slice. I am on some more. And middle in some other. I still live a good life compared to many on this rock. Mainly just because I was born in the right region though.
We have the resources to make it better for all, but our little brains are too worried about uneducated autist dark skinned trans gay people taking our jobs, to say it bluntly. 🤣
ᴍᴀʀxɪꜱᴛ ᴄʜᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴍʜᴏᴏᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜꜱᴇʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴀᴛ ꜱᴏʟᴠɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍꜱ
ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘᴏᴏʀ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏ ʜᴏᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ-ɪɴ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɢᴏʀʏ, ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴀ ᴄʟᴜʙ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴜᴍᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀꜱ.
ɪᴛ'ꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴘʀɪᴠɪʟᴇɢᴇ, ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ.
ᴍᴀʀxɪꜱᴛ ᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴍʜᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴀᴍɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴇꜱ, ᴅᴇᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀ, ʀᴀᴘᴇ, ꜱʟᴀᴠᴇʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʟᴇꜱʜ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟɪᴛᴇꜱ
also i am not willing to go into an extended "debate" about this because in every case i have tried to show someone convinced of the reality of "privilege" don't want to accept the idea that the super-rich and super-powerful are criminals, which is bizarre because that's basically the content of the accusation that justifies "eat the rich"