“When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression”

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Entry from May 02, 2016

“When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression”

Entry in progress—B.P.

The Good Men Project
My Dear Evangelicals: Realities and Myths After Marriage Ruling
JULY 1, 2015 BY NEIL CARTER
(...)
3) You will indeed lose a bit more of your privilege. I’m convinced the real loss in today’s decision for evangelicals is that it signals a loss of power over the surrounding culture, and that’s a power you’ve enjoyed for a very long time. As a friend of mine, Mark Caddo, recently said:

The problem with being privileged your whole life is that [after] you have had that privilege for so long, equality starts to look like oppression.

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‏@watchtower61
When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression (article on evangelicals and SCOTUS decision)
9:19 AM - 1 Jul 2015

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snakesayan
‏@snakesayan
Great quote I found today “When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression” #society #humanism #atheism
9:38 AM - 1 Jul 2015

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Dipayan
‏@dippicus
New favorite quote: “When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression”
2:56 PM - 1 Jul 2015

The Huffington Post
‘When You’re Accustomed to Privilege, Equality Feels Like Oppression’
03/14/2016 01:18 pm ET | Updated Mar 14, 2016
Chris Boeskool

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