I voted for heterosexual privilege because privilege comes from being (or being perceived as) part of the default/accepted group. Bisexual poeple... aren't.
I look at it like this: if someone who is part of a racial/ethnic minority but who "looks white" can reap some of the benefits of white privilege by being perceived as white without actually being white, then bisexual people who are in love with someone of the opposite sex can reap some of the benefits of heterosexual privilege without actually being heterosexual.
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Date: 2009-04-07 02:21 am (UTC)I look at it like this: if someone who is part of a racial/ethnic minority but who "looks white" can reap some of the benefits of white privilege by being perceived as white without actually being white, then bisexual people who are in love with someone of the opposite sex can reap some of the benefits of heterosexual privilege without actually being heterosexual.