The "Intersectionality Score Calculator"

[Tammuz]

Intersectionality Score Calculator

I honestly can't tell if this is parody or not.

Supposedly I need to find religion, get another first language, and make myself born elsewhere.

And the slide about "rich", rich compared to what? Other people of my age here in Sweden? Or globally? Or all people globally, no matter the age? Should that measure be adjusted for price differences around the world?

Your thoughts on this calculator?

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Supposedly I need to find religion, get another first language, and make myself born elsewhere.

Weird. The calculator doesn't seem to say any of those three things. If you are atheist, your first language is Swedish, and you were born in Sweden, it does not count that as a privileged or less intersecting (or however you say it) thing. If, however, you were a devout Christian with first language English and born in the US, that'd be a different story. So, now I am wondering...are you who you have been claiming to be? Or just making a logical error here?

 

[Tammuz]

Supposedly I need to find religion, get another first language, and make myself born elsewhere.

Weird. The calculator doesn't seem to say any of those three things. If you are atheist, your first language is Swedish, and you were born in Sweden, it does not count that as a privileged or less intersecting (or however you say it) thing. If, however, you were a devout Christian with first language English and born in the US, that'd be a different story. So, now I am wondering...are you who you have been claiming to be? Or just making a logical error here?

The site appears to make adjustment depending on your location.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Supposedly I need to find religion, get another first language, and make myself born elsewhere.

Weird. The calculator doesn't seem to say any of those three things. If you are atheist, your first language is Swedish, and you were born in Sweden, it does not count that as a privileged or less intersecting (or however you say it) thing. If, however, you were a devout Christian with first language English and born in the US, that'd be a different story. So, now I am wondering...are you who you have been claiming to be? Or just making a logical error here?

The site appears to make adjustment depending on your location.

Oh that's a good point. So there is no benefit to speaking Swedish in Sweden?

 

[Jolly_Penguin]

It's got to be parody, at least I hope. I scored far too low. It tells me 91% are more privileged than me. That's not remotely true.

 

[Trausti]

It's got to be parody, at least I hope. I scored far too low. It tells me 91% are more privileged than me. That's not remotely true.

Under the rules of intersectionality, that means in any argument you are right 91% of the time; regardless of how ill-reasoned your argument.

 

[Tammuz]

The site appears to make adjustment depending on your location.

Oh that's a good point. So there is no benefit to speaking Swedish in Sweden?

I suppose that the desired result is for one to score high on their calculator. Not being religious and speaking the native language of the country does not go in that direction.

 

[Elixir]

It's got to be parody, at least I hope. I scored far too low. It tells me 91% are more privileged than me. That's not remotely true.

You are obviously oblivious to your own disability and disadvantage.
I know some Downs patients like that. Happy as clams, though others tend to feel sorry for them.

Personally, I have no guilt nor any sadness over my own massively privileged position:

Your intersectionality score: 16
You are more privileged than 56% of others!

...and those hyper-privileged 44% of all individuals can BITE ME!

 

[Jason Harvestdancer]

Not good enough. It doesn't distinguish between various "people of color." Not all colors are equally oppressed.

 

[Politesse]

Thank god I'm gay, or I wouldn't have scored many points at all.

The person who made this widget knows jack shit about intersectionality theory though.