This list by John Scalzi is a good start for understanding what it means to have privilege. Quite a few of the comments are good too (as of right now there are 155 comments).
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/10/18/things-i-dont-have-to-think-about-today/
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/10/18/things-i-dont-have-to-think-about-today/
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