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The article discusses the comedienne, TV writer, and actress Lena Dunham. Topics include her memoir, “Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s Learned,” her TV program “Girls,” and how her upbringing and private school education have impacted her work. The author critiques her world view and her behavior, with comments on how privilege has shaped Dunham’s views.

The article presents a humorous discussion about Christmas, ethnic privilege, and oppression, and it mentions the late author Dr. Seuss' fictional town of Whoville and the Grinch literary character. Other topics such as social isolation, invasions by groups of people, and humiliation are assessed. Fear-indoctrination is examined, along with fictional demands regarding issues such as privilege-sensitivity training for college faculty members.

The article presents the author's view regarding the shooting near the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara in Isla Vista, California. Topics include the mass media's portrayal of the idea of white male privilege's effect on the shooter, the role of social media website Twitter and its hashtag "#YesAllWomen" in the coverage of the shooting, and the media's portrayal of the role of misogyny in the killing.

Presents insights from the book "Are Gay Rights Right?," by Roger J. Magnuson. Reasons why homosexuals cannot be considered a suitable subject for civil or human-rights legislation; Civil rights gays already enjoy; Expansion of their privileges and shrinking of the rights of other citizens.