check your privilege

check your privilege

slang Be mindful of any societal benefits that you receive or any discrimination that you avoid due to your skin color, gender, socioeconomic status, or other elements of your identity. As a rich white dude, you might want to check your privilege before criticizing the poor people who live in this part of the city.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • play the gender card
  • the opposite sex
  • opposite sex
  • intersectionality
  • gender gap
  • a walk of life
  • walk of life
  • a bit of rough
  • bit of rough
  • gender-neutral