I don&#x27;t think you can have privilege without oppression of some sort, whether it&#x27;s an extreme level of oppression like legalized slavery in America, or a more subdued kind like the economic inequality we have in America today.<p><pre><code>   Never the less, even in Sunni areas, I dont think it
   would be helpful to describe the issue suffered by say
   Shias as Sunni privilege.
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I&#x27;d tentatively agree. The value, if any, of &quot;_____ privilege&quot; terminology is get ______  to examine their own privileges, consider how they might benefit from and&#x2F;or contribute to inequality, and consider how other groups don&#x27;t share those same privileges.<p>So in an area where, say, Shia are openly and brutally oppressed by Sunnis there&#x27;s probably no value to talking about &quot;Sunni privilege&quot; because (I&#x27;m assuming) the Sunnis in power are not in denial about the situation.<p>Contrast w&#x2F; America where the inequality is present but typically not as severe nor brutal, <i>but</i> a lot of whites are completely in denial of the fact that there is any systemic inequality at all.