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Privilege (whites, males, heterosexuals) can create unfair burdens for other groups. But one form of privilege has been overlooked: progressive privilege, which is depicted as what is normal, right, and worth celebrating by cultural institutions. Recognizing it is the first step to ending it for a fairer, more truly inclusively society.
About the author
Carrie L. Lukas is the president of Independent Women’s Forum. She is coauthor of Liberty Is No War on Women, and author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Women, Sex, and Feminism.
She previously worked on Capitol Hill for the House of Representatives Republican Policy Committee and at the Cato Institute. She contributes to National Review and Forbes and is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Summary
Progressives have taught us that it doesn’t take overt discrimination to make society unfair. Privilege afforded to different groups—such as whites, males, and heterosexuals—can infect our cultural institutions, creating unfair burdens for other groups.
But one form of privilege has been overlooked: progressive privilege. Today, the progressive worldview is depicted as what is normal, right, and worth celebrating by our cultural institutions. Conservatives are marginalized and stereotyped in entertainment, news, academia, and throughout our culture.
Progressive privilege isn’t just unfair to conservatives; it has warped our entire political environment and made our country more divided. Recognizing progressive privilege is the first step to ending it, so that we can have a fairer, more truly inclusive society.
