I believe, here in America, we are very privilege to live here, I guess. I don’t know. If African was never invaded would we have been just as privileged. I am so confused about this statement. So I guess I leave it as that. In America I see the privilege of some people not just whites, but well-off also. I grow up kind of poor; I think we were 5,000 dollars below the poverty line. So, it is very easy for me to see the privilege of others better of f, then me. So I decide to composite a list of privileges I have over others and then do ten privileges I have seen others have.
1. I know who my father is he lived with me every day of my childhood and in my own way I love him very much. Others do not know their father and thus takes a toil on their lives.
2. I have a "living" Family that include: Cousins that are like Uncles, Aunts that are like Moms, 2nd cousins that are like brothers, and of course sisters who are best Friends and a brother who is like a homeboy. Others do not have this. I feel very blessed.
3. I have the privileged to be able to attend this college, because just a few decades ago, Blacks folk were not even allowed to stay here after dark.
4. I also have the privileged to learn without disabilities or obstacles in my way. (knock on wood)
5. I had the privileged to be the granddaughter of Mary H. Lewis. I weep for those who do not have a grandmother as selfless as mine was.
6. I have the privileged to accept what I will tolerate, what I will not, without having threats on my life. Some do not, and slaves never did.
7. I am privileged to have gone to a safe middle school and high school. No, metal detectors, drug dogs or fear for my life. I know not everyone has this privilege.
8. I also have the privileged of buying decent clothing without hustling for them or stealing them or just not getting any of them, not all my life but my teenager years and up.
9. I have the privilege of having a warm shower in my own home, eating food and drinking fresh water.
10. And lastly, I have the power to make my dreams come true, because I have the mind set to complete my dreams, too many people never get the chance to dream.
11. Others have the privilege to have parents to buy them anything they need and/or want. I do not, like some I have to work for everything. Striving and saveing.
12. Others have the privilege of rarely thinking about their race. I do not have this privilege of going a whole day without remembering I am Black or being told that I am black.
13. Others can congregate without the police or someone calling the police to break it up. Even if it is just praying, I have been interrupted.
14. Others have the right to pleasantly live where ever their hearts desire, while others go through Gentrification and deed trickery.
15. Others have the privilege to be taught by a teacher of their same “race” and know that they are important, while others never will.
16. Others have the privilege to never worry if they will be consider less than someone because of skin color. “ Good old BLACK TAX”
17. Others have the privilege to have had a stay at home moms or nannies, while others have to take care of themselves and others, during a time when they should have been taken care of.
18. Others have the privilege to be look at as equals all their lives,while others only 75 or 30 %.
19. Others have the privilege to never have to justify, for other people in their race, they do not even know, because of the color of their skin.
20. Others have the privilege to never ever worry about skin color being a factor in their lives.
Tim Wise and McIntosh are two individuals who have decided to step outside the box and examine life holistically. Now if we could get more people to do this then, maybe Americans can finely get pass race.
1. I know who my father is he lived with me every day of my childhood and in my own way I love him very much. Others do not know their father and thus takes a toil on their lives.
2. I have a "living" Family that include: Cousins that are like Uncles, Aunts that are like Moms, 2nd cousins that are like brothers, and of course sisters who are best Friends and a brother who is like a homeboy. Others do not have this. I feel very blessed.
3. I have the privileged to be able to attend this college, because just a few decades ago, Blacks folk were not even allowed to stay here after dark.
4. I also have the privileged to learn without disabilities or obstacles in my way. (knock on wood)
5. I had the privileged to be the granddaughter of Mary H. Lewis. I weep for those who do not have a grandmother as selfless as mine was.
6. I have the privileged to accept what I will tolerate, what I will not, without having threats on my life. Some do not, and slaves never did.
7. I am privileged to have gone to a safe middle school and high school. No, metal detectors, drug dogs or fear for my life. I know not everyone has this privilege.
8. I also have the privileged of buying decent clothing without hustling for them or stealing them or just not getting any of them, not all my life but my teenager years and up.
9. I have the privilege of having a warm shower in my own home, eating food and drinking fresh water.
10. And lastly, I have the power to make my dreams come true, because I have the mind set to complete my dreams, too many people never get the chance to dream.
11. Others have the privilege to have parents to buy them anything they need and/or want. I do not, like some I have to work for everything. Striving and saveing.
12. Others have the privilege of rarely thinking about their race. I do not have this privilege of going a whole day without remembering I am Black or being told that I am black.
13. Others can congregate without the police or someone calling the police to break it up. Even if it is just praying, I have been interrupted.
14. Others have the right to pleasantly live where ever their hearts desire, while others go through Gentrification and deed trickery.
15. Others have the privilege to be taught by a teacher of their same “race” and know that they are important, while others never will.
16. Others have the privilege to never worry if they will be consider less than someone because of skin color. “ Good old BLACK TAX”
17. Others have the privilege to have had a stay at home moms or nannies, while others have to take care of themselves and others, during a time when they should have been taken care of.
18. Others have the privilege to be look at as equals all their lives,while others only 75 or 30 %.
19. Others have the privilege to never have to justify, for other people in their race, they do not even know, because of the color of their skin.
20. Others have the privilege to never ever worry about skin color being a factor in their lives.
Tim Wise and McIntosh are two individuals who have decided to step outside the box and examine life holistically. Now if we could get more people to do this then, maybe Americans can finely get pass race.
Checkout this article: http://a.abcnews.com/2020/Stossel/story?id=5833322&page=1
I really like the way you bring up your privileges. For instance, I dwell on your privilege 17. As you mentioned, some people have the chance to be looked after by nannies or moms. That means they have a lot of money to spend without worrying about. On the other hand, there are some babies who do not have that chance because their moms have to go back to work right after delivery. This is so sad because these moms do not have choice in the sense that they have to earn money to provide for their offspring. On the long run, this absence of mother is more likely to have a serious impact on the education of the child. Therefore, there is a correlation or relationship between privilege and child education. Moreover, I think people who are too privileged are more likely to underestimate or ignore the opportunity they have. For instance, spoiled rich girls are always complaining about their skin tone, hair color, nails, lips, etc. Speaking of kids who do not have the chance to enjoy an easy life, they have to hustle real hard to support themselves and their family.
ReplyDeleteReading your blog has made me more aware of my privileges, as many of mine are on the second part of your list. It is only because I am white that none of those problems occur in my life. This fact alone upsets me every day and the more a hear and learn about racial prejudice, the more agitated I get with my own ancestral background. The only thing that subsides that anger is the inspiration of the African American culture and all its accomplishments. You write from your heart and I will enjoy reading your future blogs.
ReplyDeleteI must say that I truly enjoyed reading your blog. While I was reading through your privileges, I just felt this sense of compassion coming from you. You seem to be such a genuine person and I really like how first listed your privileges and then listed the privileges of others. It really is eye opening to read everyone's blogs on their privileges because you get to see who's more privileged than others and their reasonings for why they chose each individual privilege. I'm one who really likes getting to know people and their personalities and so I could definitely tell through this that you are hard working and a genuine woman who hasn't always had it easy, but you are motivated because you are living our your dreams. I have much respect for you and I truly did enjoy reading your privileges.
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