Navy/Getty Images. In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West and Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Ray Mabus congratulate Honorary Chief Hospital Corpsman Bill Cosby during his pinning ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial on Feb. 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. 1  0 Shares.
Privilege (social inequality) Privilege is a social theory that special rights or advantages are available only to a particular person or group of people. The term is commonly used in the context of social inequality, particularly in regard to age, disability, ethnic or racial category, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and/or social class.
There is the mistaken belief that the only 'privilege' that you can have relates to skin colour. This is not the case. You can be privileged because of your class, educational background, religious background, the fact that youâre able bodied or cis-gendered. A lot of black women can and do have privileges too.