Sunday, September 29, 2013

"BLACK PRIVILEGE"

In class we talked about White Privilege, I am an African American young lady so I can't really say i know what it is to have "White Privilege". The things I have listed are not aimed to be offensive toward my culture or race nor anyone else. I apologize if any of these items offend anyone but this is a blog and to be honest these are the only things I could think of, some are good and other or bad.

My privileges are as follows:
  1. more athletic schoarships 
  2. overly praised for giving back to my community 
  3. permisson to "keep it real"
  4. can get away with saying "you people" and "n-word"
  5. use racism as a reason to do unlawful and socially unaccpetable things
  6. more financial assistance given in college
  7. overly praised for being successful
  8. affirmative action 
  9. use of Black History to surpress other ethnic groups
  10. more likely to be mentally strong due to hardships
  11. less likely for skin cancer 
  12. survivors spirit 
  13. sense of community 
  14. verstile hair styles
  15. acceptable to be on public assistance
  16. "                        " unemployed 
  17. "                        " incarcerated 
  18. acceptable to not finish high school 
  19. "                         " attend college

1 comment:

  1. Great list Shandra! No offense taken. I think it is healthy to have to look at where we are in terms of our culture. And I am glad you can keep it real!

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