Privilege meme
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celticdragonflyFrom 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 State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright.
Bolding what was true for me, italicizing comments.
Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
(Mom did finish college - but after I was out of the house going to college myself)
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Mom, Dad, did we have that many? Probably.
Were read children's books by a parent
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
This is supposed to be a meme about privilege that was handed to you - so although this one is true, I don't think it counts. I think they mean did your parents hand you a card. I got a job young, and used that job to qualify for a JCPenney card in my name, before I was 18. I remember my mom was impressed, and it was only then that I found out she'd never had one in her name - which was a bit of a shock to me.
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Yes - although most of those were either Dad's business trips or Exxon moving us to a new location.
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
There was original art in your house when you were a child
Yes, on technicalities, I believe. Mom and Dad had both produced works of art - needlepoint and such - and we had those hanging. And our local library would let you check out pieces of art, and I think those were original art, and we used to have those frequently. Cool program.
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
You and your family lived in a single family house
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
Does this one mean "buying, not renting" or "paid off mortgage"? Yes to the former, no to the latter
You had your own room as a child
Much of the time, yes, also shared some
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
Bolding what was true for me, italicizing comments.
Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
(Mom did finish college - but after I was out of the house going to college myself)
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Mom, Dad, did we have that many? Probably.
Were read children's books by a parent
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
This is supposed to be a meme about privilege that was handed to you - so although this one is true, I don't think it counts. I think they mean did your parents hand you a card. I got a job young, and used that job to qualify for a JCPenney card in my name, before I was 18. I remember my mom was impressed, and it was only then that I found out she'd never had one in her name - which was a bit of a shock to me.
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Yes - although most of those were either Dad's business trips or Exxon moving us to a new location.
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
There was original art in your house when you were a child
Yes, on technicalities, I believe. Mom and Dad had both produced works of art - needlepoint and such - and we had those hanging. And our local library would let you check out pieces of art, and I think those were original art, and we used to have those frequently. Cool program.
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
You and your family lived in a single family house
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
Does this one mean "buying, not renting" or "paid off mortgage"? Yes to the former, no to the latter
You had your own room as a child
Much of the time, yes, also shared some
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family