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Is there a proper way of talking about a negative "privilege"?

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00:00 Is There A Proper Way Of Talking About A Negative &Quot;Privilege&Quot;?
00:17 Answer 1 Score 8
00:26 Accepted Answer Score 72
00:38 Answer 3 Score 24
00:50 Answer 4 Score 14
00:57 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 72


The usual way to phrase it is to state that you had the dubious honor/pleasure/distinction (or yes, privilege) of viewing the wretched video.




ANSWER 2

Score 24


You can say that you "had the unfortunate privilege" of watching it.

You can see a lot of examples of this phrase on Google.




ANSWER 3

Score 14


Another good example is "misfortune".




ANSWER 4

Score 8


What would You say about "dubious privilege"?