"That Privilege meme"
Since folk are being self-revealing, and it is fun:
From an exercise set from: What Privileges Do You Have?, by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright. (Via basal_surge.)
Bold the true statements.
1. Father went to college (Teacher’s 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. (Came from a family of teachers and public servants)
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
9. Were read children's books by a parent. (Was read to by mother when I was a remedial reader due to sickness.)
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs. (Teacher’s scholarship paid for the majority.)
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 (But nothing fancy mind.)
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child. (A couple of pieces by family members.)
23. You and your family lived in a single family house. (We kept moving, but into houses we were paying the mortgage for from when I was 5.)
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child . (From 5 to 10, then no: the house we could afford in Sydney was smaller than the house we could afford in Melbourne on a war service loan.)
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in High School
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 (When we moved back to Sydney, as paid moving expenses.)
31. Went on a cruise with your family.
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family.
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up. (I am was pretty sure only trips were school ones, but by brother remembers at least one family trip.)
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family. (Was aware that heating was something to be careful about for expense reasons.)
1314 Yes’s out of 34. So, lowish middle class. But I knew that.
From an exercise set from: What Privileges Do You Have?, by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright. (Via basal_surge.)
Bold the true statements.
1. Father went to college (Teacher’s 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. (Came from a family of teachers and public servants)
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
9. Were read children's books by a parent. (Was read to by mother when I was a remedial reader due to sickness.)
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs. (Teacher’s scholarship paid for the majority.)
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 (But nothing fancy mind.)
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child. (A couple of pieces by family members.)
23. You and your family lived in a single family house. (We kept moving, but into houses we were paying the mortgage for from when I was 5.)
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child . (From 5 to 10, then no: the house we could afford in Sydney was smaller than the house we could afford in Melbourne on a war service loan.)
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in High School
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 (When we moved back to Sydney, as paid moving expenses.)
31. Went on a cruise with your family.
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family.
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up. (I am was pretty sure only trips were school ones, but by brother remembers at least one family trip.)
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family. (Was aware that heating was something to be careful about for expense reasons.)
1314 Yes’s out of 34. So, lowish middle class. But I knew that.