The Class Privilege Meme...
Via Amy
Bold all those that apply to you.
Some of those questions are so weird to me. Are there really lots of kids with an IRA?
Anyway, I didn't have a lot of class privilege growing up, but I did have A LOT of white-privilege. Now I have a lot of both. And it's good to be reminded every now and then lest I get too big for my britches. Some of my successes have had absolutely nothing to do with my skill or merit. Just as some people's lack of success has nothing to do with a deficiency of skill or merit.
There's still a lot of work to be done.
Bold all those that apply to you.
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 children’s books by a parent my mom tried as much as she could.
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 you 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
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
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
23. You and your family lived in a single family house we moved a lot so this wasn't always the case, but a few times we did.
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child my mom and i shared a a couple of times but for the most part i had my own. (hooray for no siblings!)
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
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
Some of those questions are so weird to me. Are there really lots of kids with an IRA?
Anyway, I didn't have a lot of class privilege growing up, but I did have A LOT of white-privilege. Now I have a lot of both. And it's good to be reminded every now and then lest I get too big for my britches. Some of my successes have had absolutely nothing to do with my skill or merit. Just as some people's lack of success has nothing to do with a deficiency of skill or merit.
There's still a lot of work to be done.
ms. jared shits you not at
12:43 PM
2 Comments:
Jesus Mary and Joseph I was barely halfway down the list and it REALLY hit me how freaking privileged I was and still am. On one hand I am happy that I have had such great opportunities to learn and grow and get the attention I needed as a child, to come from a family that had the means to support me more than "comfortably". On the other hand I see how my class privilege (as well as my LOOKING White, although I am actually a woman of color) really puts limitations on my ability to really understand the experiences of other women of color (who look "less white" than I do) as well as poorer women, all the while empathizing and sympathizing with said women....
Hope that didn't sound rambling...
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rychousmama, at February 01, 2008 6:42 PM
I like this. I'll be doing it on my blog sometime soon.
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Dr. Psycho, at February 17, 2008 11:35 PM
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