First off, although I loathe to use the term privilege because of the distorted context in which it is often heard this days, I can't think of a better term for what I mean.
So, recently on FaceBook I've seen various people bragging about life situations which they were born into by luck. One which comes to mind particularly is someone stating how lucky they were to be a third culture kid when travelling around Europe; this is something that they have done nothing to earn and are in the situation due to luck at birth.
Now they were greeted with likes and comments of "You're such an awesome girl" etc.
However, if I were to go on FaceBook and state how lucky I felt to be a white guy when travelling around Europe, something that would bring me just as much benefit as being a third culture kid across much of Europe, I'd be metaphorically run out of town, and rightfully so IMO.
So, why is one acceptable and even commended, when the other is seen as incredibly insensitive?