Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

check your privilege

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: check- y-our priv-i-lege
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to urge someone to examine their own speech and actions for bias or presumption due to social privilege and to curb or check any such bias or presumption.

Example Sentences

"The idea that the dominant lack the tools to recognize their role in systems of oppression is currently in the cultural ascendant. It underpins the instruction to ‘check your privilege’."
"Although many privileged groups may recognize the disadvantage of another group, for instance the underrepresentation of individuals from working-class backgrounds in elite occupations such as law and banking, they may not recognize or accept their own “over-privilege.” The objective of such training would be to get advantaged employees to check their power and privilege, and reflect on this alongside other components of socioeconomic inequality, such as race, gender, faith, and sexuality."

Phrases

cis privilege dig yourself

Frequently Paired Words

cis privilege dig yourself

Questions

What does check your privilege mean?: Used to urge someone to examine their own speech and actions for bias or presumption due to social privilege and to curb or check any such bias or presumption.

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