I don't really like social discussions as one of my problems is not having the patience to deal with people who don't recognize their privilege.  I think in order for there to be a leveled discussion about a social issue, the person in the majority must first "check their privilege".

So (all of this in the context of American society) if the topic is race, white people must understand they come from a place of privilege.  If we're talking about queerness, someone who is heterosexual and/or cisgendered should know they come from a place of privilege.  The same is true for able-bodied people, upper-class (and sometimes middle-class) people, the religious--notably Christians, and even men.  

Being apart of a majority--not being apart of a marginalized or discriminated group--means you have different experiences in our society.  This is not to say that it is wrong!  You cannot help having privilege.  But as a person coming from these groups, you must know that your life is inherently different than someone who has been negativity affected by our social structures, even if you've never actively seen your privilege at work.  Privilege works passively; it works through perceptions.

All this is just to say: as a person in a majority, have empathy for those who are not.  Take a step back and understand where people come from, whether they are gay or trans* or poor or are of a racial minority.  Don't discredit their experiences, and understand that who we are and how we are perceived in our society means we live different lives.

My professor used the term “reverse racism” and not to deny that such a thing exists, but to say, “what’s happening here is reverse racism.”  I facepalmed in class.  Were I not so socially inept, I would have said something.  Sadly, I’m that one girl who sits in the second to last row and says nothing.  But anyways…

That term, the idea behind that term, drives me fucking insane.  There’s no such thing as reverse racism.  Firstly, racism is still racism, it doesn’t go backwards.  What does that even fucking mean?  When I hear a person say that, what I hear is “what’s happening here needs a different name because I’m special and this is different and wronger than normal racism.”  Like, no.

Secondly, racism isn’t simply hating or being prejudiced against another race.  It is also a social, institutional force, one which the majority benefits from.  That “reverse racism” of yours won’t get you very far from hurt feelings.  Racism against minorities is something that affects nearly every aspect of our lives (even today!) and some of it is so ingrained or it’s so apart of our social structure that it goes unnoticed.

So just stop with that term.  Just fucking stop.

That awkward moment when you're having an academic discussion argument  (and you go to a semi-law school) and you call someone out on their ad hominem attacks and no one knows what you're talking about.

See what you've done to me, Xanga?

Why can't I just scan my (largely coherent) notes, and act like that's a paper?

Like, who actually writes anymore?  Who needs sentence and paragraph structure?  Have you seen Twitter?  Have you read peoples' Facebook statuses?

Screw academia.  I'm going to get rich using 140 characters.