I actually don't like conversation about "privilege"

[moneda]

This meme is from "What Privileges Do You Have?", based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois Indiana State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright

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[dyvinesweetness]

'I actually don't like conversation about "privilege"'

Por que?

[moneda]

'Cause people get too defensive when asked to acknowledge whatever privilege they may have. I haven't had one positive conversation about it with someone who wasn't in complete agreement with me... which is counterproductive to me.

[dyvinesweetness]

"'Cause people get too defensive when asked to acknowledge whatever privilege they may have.'

True story. Sucks that they poisoned you to conversations about it though.

[dg76]

Even still, some of these questions don't necessarily denote class. For instance, I'd guess that many first generation kids have flown on airplanes regardless of their class by virtue of their family being split across the globe

i felt the same way when i saw this on another friend's blog.

that's certainly the only reason we ever flew on planes as a kid. i also went to "private" high school (catholic school) but it was mostly because my parents thought i would get killed in my local high school and my sister and i both had a partial scholarships to go there anyway.

here were my answers:

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. (i think, never counted)
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home.
9. Were read children's books by a parent.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you