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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
No, I don't think that. Which is why I've just said that those experiences are relevant in individual cases. What's inaccurate is to ascribe them to people based on group identity, rather than individual experiences.
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Okay, so how many people in a group have to have similar experiences before we recognize that it's a shared experience within that group. If every woman doesn't have the right to vote, that's going to be a similar shared experience that only people within that group experience, correct?
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It's also an error to assume that the relevant experience is being brought to bear on someone's opinion in a manner that's conducive to a more well-reasoned position, which might or might not be the case.
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Somewhat ironically I think the white privilege argument lets certain people off the hook too easily. I know I'd rather someone assume that my opinion is ignorant and callous because I lack specific life experiences, rather than that I'm just a callous, inhumane, and self-centered person in general.