Privilege: The Forbidden, Morally-Unacceptable Shortcut

Just like we use prayer, the spirits, affirmations, our ancestors, spell work, and other magic tools to create shortcuts, why not use your privilege? Because it’s morally wrong to do so?

I recently read a comment from a writer and long-time reader of mine. She criticized me for recognizing my thin privilege without “doing much about it.”

Honestly, I was happy she did it! I speak my mind freely about damn near every topic under the sun, and I knew someone was going to call me out sooner or later. I smiled as I read her words, because it s…