EDEC 248 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Meritocracy, Tyrant, Intersectionality
3 Sep 2018
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Meritocracy is a myth: we believe and say, if you work hard for it, anyone can make it! , but this is not true. Everyone starts at different levels, with different gears : check out the video we watched in class again, https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=iorgf3wtubo&t=86s from 9:24. Privilege exists when one group has something of value that another group does not have: false not the only thing that makes privilege exists key to privilege is that it"s something unearned. Privilege is systemic socially recognized and given to some categories or groups and not others: true. Not being aware or privilege is an aspect of privilege called: luxury of obliviousness ( epistemic privilege ) The absence of people with disability in fashion industry can be considered a form of privilege called: to be a fashion model, means that you have to be able-bodied. People can be privileged without feeling privileged: true, ex:
