One thing that I've learned as I've become familiar with the concept of privilege is that if you think something is getting swept under the rug, it's usually just that you haven't found the huge pile of analysis and discussion of it.
"People are all privileged in different ways and in different circumstances" is pretty closely tied to the concept of intersectionality.
And yes, there are specific situations where generally unprivileged groups have privilege over generally privileged groups. But there are two main reasons nobody wants to focus on those situations:
1. Those situations are typically so minor and so rare that addressing them just isn't a priority,
2. The same prejudice that causes those situations is generally far more problematic in the opposite direction.
You might want to read this, if you haven't: http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/what-about-the-me... . It's aimed at a male audience that is basically unfamiliar with privilege, so anyone who's well read on the subject is likely to cringe at some of their oversimplifications. What's interesting about it is that it uses the point that men are hurt by sexism as a call for more men to get involved with feminism.
"People are all privileged in different ways and in different circumstances" is pretty closely tied to the concept of intersectionality.
And yes, there are specific situations where generally unprivileged groups have privilege over generally privileged groups. But there are two main reasons nobody wants to focus on those situations:
1. Those situations are typically so minor and so rare that addressing them just isn't a priority,
2. The same prejudice that causes those situations is generally far more problematic in the opposite direction.
You might want to read this, if you haven't: http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/what-about-the-me... . It's aimed at a male audience that is basically unfamiliar with privilege, so anyone who's well read on the subject is likely to cringe at some of their oversimplifications. What's interesting about it is that it uses the point that men are hurt by sexism as a call for more men to get involved with feminism.