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Privileges are the rights which are given to some people in the society because of their physical appearance, sexuality, and social status. It is essential to note here that these privileges are not earned by one segment of the society over the others. In fact, there are many privileges that people get since their birth. Another cardinal fact is that only the elite or powerful segment of the society receives rights over the poor class ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"o1RtkTxc","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(McIntosh, 2001)","plainCitation":"(McIntosh, 2001)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":155,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Tqq4tlqy/items/KVYJQ6TK"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Tqq4tlqy/items/KVYJQ6TK"],"itemData":{"id":155,"type":"article-journal","title":"White privilege and male privilege: A personal account of coming to see correspondences through work in Women's studies (1988)","container-title":"Race, class, and gender: An anthology","author":[{"family":"McIntosh","given":"Peggy"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2001"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (McIntosh, 2001). One good example of privilege is that heterosexual couples can openly display their affection while homosexuals are questioned and showing their affection towards someone of same-sex is disapproved. This example fits with the concept of privilege because it allows one segment of society to act freely ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"Y5thXei8","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Fetner, 2016)","plainCitation":"(Fetner, 2016)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":152,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Tqq4tlqy/items/98YMUJVC"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Tqq4tlqy/items/98YMUJVC"],"itemData":{"id":152,"type":"book","title":"Book Review: Straights: Heterosexuality in Post-Closeted Culture by James Joseph Dean","publisher":"SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA","ISBN":"0891-2432","author":[{"family":"Fetner","given":"Tina"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2016"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Fetner, 2016).
Under the light of this discussion and the privilege quiz, I realized that I have many privileges which I was not aware of before. Some of the questions in the quiz like have you ever tried to hide your sexuality or are your parents comfortable with your sexual preference made me realize that there are people in the world who does not have the privilege of expressing their selves. I also agree with my results which shows that I have many privileges because of my race, social status, ethnicity, and sexuality. However, there are some privileges that I don’t have because of my gender ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"mf4D43tJ","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Chesney-Lind & Chagnon, 2016)","plainCitation":"(Chesney-Lind & Chagnon, 2016)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":158,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Tqq4tlqy/items/HTBPY4UR"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Tqq4tlqy/items/HTBPY4UR"],"itemData":{"id":158,"type":"article-journal","title":"Criminology, gender, and race: A case study of privilege in the academy","container-title":"Feminist Criminology","page":"311-333","volume":"11","issue":"4","author":[{"family":"Chesney-Lind","given":"Meda"},{"family":"Chagnon","given":"Nicholas"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2016"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Chesney-Lind & Chagnon, 2016). A few years ago, one day I was in a garden with my family, some police officers came to the place, and they started interrogating the two black families only about shoplifting and they completely ignore the whites. It made me question my status in society.
The question that I want to pose is what the fundamental thing which grants the most number of privileges to the people is? If ethnicity is the answer then explain how Barak Obama became the president of the United States.
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ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Chesney-Lind, M., & Chagnon, N. (2016). Criminology, gender, and race: A case study of privilege in the academy. Feminist Criminology, 11(4), 311–333.
Fetner, T. (2016). Book Review: Straights: Heterosexuality in Post-Closeted Culture by James Joseph Dean. SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA.
McIntosh, P. (2001). White privilege and male privilege: A personal account of coming to see correspondences through work in Women’s studies (1988). Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology.
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