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Does the “check” in “check your privilege” mean “assess, analyse”, or “stop, restrain”, or is it like hold baggage?

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Douglas Spencer
Douglas Spencer
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I'd always taken it to have any one of multiple meanings, sometimes more than one simultaneously.
Pretty much the same list as you:
- be aware of it, know it's there
- leave it outside at the door before you enter this space
- keep it within due bounds
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marnanel
marnanel
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the phrase started slightly after privilege checklists became a thing, so I think it's the first one.

→ amptoons.com/blog/?p=2731


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