Meghan Daum's Error

In Meghan Daum’s article “Using privilege as a weapon”, she tactically begins with insults thrown at her before. She says these insults in a brief and concise way. Furthermore, she makes being “an ugly hobbit” or “whore” not have much importance. Daum’s sincere response lets her audience know that she experiences“not-so-nice” insults in the past. Even so, insults do not define her nor matter to her. Daum’s main point for resurrecting past insults are not for comedic value, but for a bigger issue. Her success is attributed to “privilege” or being in “ a wealthy family”, but she comes from a “hardscrabble” background. Despite Daum’s confidence, she begins to sound disturbed finding her attacker’s motive. She reveals facts about her past to reject being “privileged”. Daum’s argument which is usually sarcastic and unemotional becomes vulnerable. The accuser tries to discredit her reliability, which is an important piece to writing. Readers need to know Daum, and this criticism could unravel her credibility. Being Meghan Daum, she immediately attacks her opponent’s argument.
She uses a series of questions to prove how privilege matters in everyday society. Are you “heterosexual” then you’re privileged. Nope, are you “comfortable with the gender you are ?” Privileged ! If you are white, everyone already knows the answer. Daum shows how ridiculous the claims are becoming. Daum gains authenticity by showing people’s claims to the extreme. Privilege is normal in a regular sense, but now used as a “weapon waved”. Instead of privilege from a comparison view, it’s “weaponized” She shows how privilege revolves factors like race, status, and gender. Thus, anyone can be privileged. Privilege does not have to be a person’s assets , but reach anyone to some degree. Most humans have a brain that allows thinking. Are we not all privileged