I’m sorry, but I really struggle with accepting the phrase ‘check your privilege’, especially in this case. Knowledge that prosopagnosia is relatively common is less than a decade old, and is still being realised even to those who are studying it- statistics are still being estimated, and they can’t seem to quite agree. Barely anyone knows about it even now, and if they have heard about it, I guarantee they really don’t understand it.
Prosopagnosia is hard enough to diagnose and understand for people who have it, let alone for someone else who doesn’t. For a neuro-typical to recognise it in other people or understand how it affects someone who does have it, this just isn’t really something I expect at this point.
Facial recognition is not a privilege, and it doesn’t allow you certain ‘rights’; it is an ability that some people lack. Perhaps I can’t speak for everyone, but I do not find the Prince Charming meme offensive in the slightest, because it’s so true! To me, it’s downright funny and does not deserve the commentary seen above.
The phrase “facial-recognition privilege” reeks of troll to me. It’s a standard anti-SJW tactic: manufacture evidence that they can later point to as proof that we are ridiculous people who deserve their mockery. (“Check your privilege” is one of the go-to phrases in such manufacturing.) I mostly hear of this technique being used on otherkin, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they’ve decided to branch out.
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