[Dominant groups don’t see privilege as a problem…]
because they think it’s just a personal problem. They think individuals usually get what they deserve, which makes the trouble just a sum of individual troubles This means that if whites or males get more than others, it’s because they have it coming - they work harder, they’re smarter, more capable. If other people get less, it’s up to them to do something about it.

Allan G. Johnson, Privilege, Power, and Difference (via wretchedoftheearth)