People acting like “privilege” is some awful phrase is why MAGA types go out of their way to deny their privilege.
That's because maga types are deeply, fundamentally, stupid. They don't think, they feel. When you say to one "You're privileged by being white so you don't get bothered as much by the police" they feel bad, and that's all. That's part of why they can hold contradictory positions without any apparent discomfort. The words are contradictory but the feelings are consistent.