An empathy exercise: contextualising the question of privilege
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Defines privilege as context-dependent and intersectional, gives concrete tests (post online without jail, confess love without risk, get visas) and warns intentions don’t excuse harm; cites 100 million Egyptians with no last name to show product assumptions break, sketches a racist camera origin (Kodak reference card) and sexist airbag testing, models humanity as a fragile 200,000‑year legacy codebase, and recommends practical steps: hire a diversity professional, listen to complaints, use workplace privilege to speak up and support inclusion initiatives.
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