Privilèges

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Privilege

A right or special advantage granted by an authority to a person or group, outside of the common rules. Privilege allows certain groups of people to thrive in economic, political, social, emotional and other contexts. This privilege results from the organisation of a society that functions on the oppression and domination of less privileged groups. Be careful not to confuse this with ‘fundamental rights’: describing something that should be accessible to everyone as a privilege can undermine struggles for equality.

Sources: 
Via Remuer notre merde: We All Can Do It: Une analyse anarchiste de la Théorie du Privilège
Glossaire RFNB
Femmes de Droits
Via Remuer notre merde: Les privilèges de la blanchité, mâles, hétérosexuels et classistes