Traditionally, privilege is defined as a certain advantage that a person or a group of people may have over others. In the House of Commons, to check one’s privilege actually used to mean to that your constitutional rights and immunities ensured that you couldn’t be sued for what was said in the House—it allowed for the free exchange of ideas that are so key to a democracy. It was a good thing.
> Once upon a time, there were signs in the parks that said: “No Blacks or Jews allowed.”
What parks are these? I didn't think there were enough blacks in the UK prior to, say, WW2, and during it discrimination against black servicemen was swiftly prohibited. Admittedly, as an American I'm far from an expert on UK history.
> Once upon a time, there were signs in the parks that said: “No Blacks or Jews allowed.”
What parks are these? I didn't think there were enough blacks in the UK prior to, say, WW2, and during it discrimination against black servicemen was swiftly prohibited. Admittedly, as an American I'm far from an expert on UK history.