green privilege
noun1
The advantages that wealthy people have in society in addition to the buying power of their money.
- White privilege...manifested to divide society by engulfing us in a cloud of racism and hatred is now allowing the true members of green privilege to control and take us all hostage.2010, Kommon Knowledge, Until Uhuru: For Us Colored Folks, page 4:
- In response to criticisms that eco-districts are merely islands of green privilege, can these lessons learned be applied in lower income neighbourhoods?2017, Jennifer Lenhart, Joan Fitzgerald, “Eco-Districts as a Transition Pathway to Low-Carbon Cities”, in Shobhakar Dhakal, Matthias Ruth, editors, Creating Low Carbon Cities, page 197:
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- It ain't white privilege, pal. It's all about green privilege. You got a lot of green, you got a lot of friends who are happy to do your biddin'.2018, David Housewright, Like to Die: A McKenzie Novel:
- Related terms
- white privilege