Privilege

1. The privilege of choosing any university that I wanted to attend, because my parents make enough money to support my wants and needs.
2. The privilege of taking the bus and sitting wherever I choose; I could even drive the bus if I wanted too.
3. The privilege of actually getting an education at college because a lot of people can’t even attend.
4. The privilege to wear any clothing that I choose, because some cultures aren’t aloud to show any skin.
5. The privilege to be independent and not to have to depend on a man as the soul provider, because in different places of the world it would be considered unacceptable.
6. The privilege to travel at anytime of the day that I choose and not have to worry about any laws restricting me in different towns.
7. The privilege to begin working which every job that I choose at the age of 16 oppose to some countries that have very small children working, or girls that are never able to get real jobs.
8. The privilege of choosing to be with any gender or race. No matter whom I choose to be in love with, we can be together.
9. The privilege of having equal rights, because America has come along way since slavery.
10. The privilege to do everyday things that aren’t illegal, for example washing your face, brushing your teeth and combing your hair.
11. The privilege to buy a house in which ever neighborhood I choose within my means, because some people have specific places that they have to reside.
12. The privilege to choose whatever religion I’d like and to practice as I choose, because in some cultures you have to do a certain thing.
13. The privilege to marry whoever I like, because in some cultures they have arranged marriages.
14. The privilege to do my hair the way I like without anyone saying anything, because in some cultures women can’t even show their hair.
15. The privilege to be an individual opposed to being just like everyone else in my culture, because in America it is very unlikely to see two people who are exactly the same in personality and dress.
16. The privilege to listen to any kind of music that I’d like regardless of what others think, because it’s an opinion and whatever you like.
17. The privilege to choose my friends as long as they would like to be friends with me, because in the olden days opposite races could not be friends.
18. The privilege to eat what I want, rather you want to be a vegetarian a meat eater or a vegan, and it’s your privilege.
19. The privilege to express myself in anyway as long as it’s legal, because it some cultures you can not.
20. The privilege to choose my profession as long as I’m well prepared for it, because in some places your profession is predestined.

I am PRIVILEGED. Regardless of whether I am black or white, I am. After hearing what Tim Wise had to say and reading the McIntosh article it shows me that even if I do have to suffer with racial profiling and being a woman, I am still quite privileged. I went to a private school when I was younger and I was raised in a Country Club. My father owns his own business and my mother works for the government in a small town. I am quite thankful that I am privileged; I have gotten to experience things that not everyone can. It is an extreme blessing that my parents can give me the life that they are able to because they have worked very hard for it.