shrinkrants:

The NYT op-ed today by Nicholas Kristof is as clear and grounded a piece as I have ever read about the effects of privilege. I think it would work in many contexts for raising awareness of how class and race make for an uneven playing field.

Too often wealthy people born on third base blithely criticize the poor for failing to hit home runs. The advantaged sometimes perceive empathy as a sign of muddle-headed weakness, rather than as a marker of civilization.