Eugine_Nier comments on Open Thread, April 27-May 4, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pragmatist 09 May 2014 11:21:17AM *  -1 points [-]

The argument against symmetry is that the privileged perspective is massively over-represented in prominent cultural productions (movies, books, op-eds, etc.), so underprivileged people have many more resources available that allow them some access to the experiences of the privileged. See this, for instance.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 10 May 2014 12:00:43AM 1 point [-]

privileged perspective is massively over-represented in prominent cultural productions (movies, books, op-eds, etc.)

Really? What definition of "privilege" are you using here? I agree that certain perspectives are over-represented in cultural products, but those are not the same ones that the SJ-types call "privileged".