10 things I've learned in 5 decades +7
#25) I’m not a dog person. it’s not that I dislike dogs. I just don’t want one. the thing is, dog’s are pack animals. if you get a dog or live with someone that has a dog or start dating someone that has a dog, that dog starts looking to you as a member of their pack. and that’s the thing, I do not want to be part of anyone’s pack.
#26) there has been a lot of talk about privilege these last few years. white privilege. male privilege. straight white male privilege. 1% privilege. check your privilege.
one of the often overlooked advantages of privilege is invisibility. invisibility such that when something goes wrong, people aren’t going to unconsciously and automatically look towards you over it. as importantly, it can be pretty oppressive waiting for that other shoe to drop when you are part of the group that always gets looked to first to blame.
I find that invisibility from undeserved suspicion comforting.
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