While white privilege and male privilege are important realities, I don&#x27;t think they are the only things that matter.<p>If it helps to hear this from a white male who is a believer in recognizing white privilege and male privilege: <i>being white and&#x2F;or being male are sometimes disadvantages too!</i><p>In most of America, you can&#x27;t be male and teach young kids these days. People (parents) will wonder if you&#x27;re a child molester, and get weirded out by the prospect of you helping kids go to the bathroom even though they&#x27;d be fine with a female teacher doing the same thing.<p>Recognizing something like that isn&#x27;t incompatible with recognizing male privilege.