Privilege

On checking privilege in a shaming culture.

• By Elisabeth Fairfield Stokes

Is it possible that, for white men, sex with other men can function as the ultimate re-affirmation of straightness and privilege?

• By Peter C. Baker

A new psychology study shows how white people deny the reality of their inherent advantages.

• By Tom Jacobs

Attempting to change the status quo is not merely about changing perceptions.

• By Eric Horowitz

A new study teases out the parenting that makes the difference between narcissism and high self-esteem.

• By Francie Diep

Hybrid configurations of masculinity enable young, straight, white men to distance themselves from what they might perceive as something akin to the stigma of privilege.

• By D'Lane Compton & Tristan Bridges

The misogynist portrait of modern American masculinity may be a historical accident. Here’s how to fix it.

• By Jared Keller

Privilege is being able to assume that the person laughing behind you is laughing at something or someone else.

• By Lisa Wade

Ask yourself: How many times have you been stopped and harassed because you looked threatening or suspicious wearing a hooded sweatshirt?

• By Jennifer Lee