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special rights

Noun

Meaning

special rights pl (plural only)

An undeserved right that grants a demographic an unfair advantage over the majority.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Animal liberationists do not separate out the human animal, so there is no rational basis for saying that a human being has special rights. A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. They're all mammals. Ingrid Newkirk

The power and influence of a movie star is curious: I didn't ask for it or take it; people gave it to me. Simply because you're a movie star, people empower you with special rights and privileges. Marlon Brando

The argument on the other side of special rights is completely bogus. It's bogus because you could make exactly the same claim about racial or ethnic or religious minorities. Tom Allen

They don't have special rights because we have civil rights laws that protect them. The laws work both ways. Tom Allen

"Racist" is a confusing word, and it should be clarified. Men have no special rights simply because they belong to one race or another. When you say "men," you have already imbued them with all their rights. José Martí

Men have no special rights simply because they belong to one race or another. When you say "men," you have already imbued them with all their rights. José Martí

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