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The Privilege Meme and a Parenting Rant

Jan 03, 2008 10:28

1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home.
9. Were read ( Read more... )

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My thing is this.... gtonizuka January 10 2008, 07:38:55 UTC

It's never about if you have privilege, but completely about if you recognize it and realize that not everyone lives that way. It's one thing to have it and appreciate it, but another to say "Well, we're better than them anyhow for xyz reason"-at least that's how I see it. I've had friends from two-income homes who realize what I face off with, and seen people who were far from what's considered "status quo" who still don't know that there will be glass ceilings they hit later-I think you're far from qualifying as the latter, so you have nothing to worry about. *hugs*.

Re: My thing is this.... stormdragon March 1 2008, 05:44:36 UTC

Agreed. The problem doesn't come from the simple fact of being "privileged". It comes from when the person with those privileges do not understand just how damned fortunate they are to have them. These are the same people who have the audacity to say that a person who doesn't have, or is unable to provide those privileges, are lazy or stupid or unfit in some other way, shape or form. What's that you say Jimmy? You can't afford health insurance even though you're working 13 hour days, 7 days a week while squeezing in vocational training in hopes of getting out of the ghetto apartment that you're in and into some place where you don't have to duck bullets while trying to get to work, and eating nothing but ramen and bread? That's because you're lazy! You just need to work harder ( ... )

Re: My thing is this.... deadvirgin March 4 2008, 01:15:40 UTC

Well put, well put!

Err, who are you again? One of Jae's friends, I know that... ;P

Re: My thing is this.... stormdragon March 4 2008, 06:14:31 UTC

I'm not sure if we've met in person. I stumbled across your journal through boredom and random LJ meandering. I'm a friend of both J's and blackberry74. Although...I did go to Dickens one year and was whisked around by S, so there's a chance that we might have met.

My mind has been a bit hazy for the past few months, so you'll have to check with her to be sure. Plus, she can probably describe me better (or worse, depending...)

Re: My thing is this.... deadvirgin March 5 2008, 18:13:18 UTC

Hmmxorz.

If you met me, you would remember. I'm adorable, blond-redhead, glasses, big geek, and tend to act all cute with S.

I've noticed that if S and J know someone, it's usually someone I must get to know better as they are awesome people made of win.

Re: My thing is this.... stormdragon March 6 2008, 01:11:29 UTC

Hmm...did you wear a red cloak at Dickens a year or 2 back? If so, then we've met. I was lurking around the back of a group of Asian girls following S as she showed them around Dickens, roughly 2 years back.

Re: My thing is this.... deadvirgin March 7 2008, 17:49:13 UTC

I think I might have been. Miss Prudence Fezziwig, or maybe Portia Pridham.

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