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Showing Original Post only (View all)How do I define privilege? Here is a scale I put together and you can score yourself [View all]
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RedQueen's thread on White Male privilege got me thinking so I spent some time and put this together:
What is your:
Race (Give yourself 3 for white, 1 for Latino or Asian, and 0 for African American)
Gender (Give yourself 4 for Male, 0 for female)
Wealth Status (Give yourself 5 for Upper Class, 2 for Middle Class, and 0 for Poor)
Orientation (Give yourself 3 for Straight, 1 for bi-female and 0 for all other)
Religion (Give yourself 2 for Christian, 1 for Jewish and 0 for all other)
Physical Beauty (Give yourself a 3 if you believe you are in the top 15% in physical beauty for your age/gender, 0 for all others)
And your score means:
18-20 = Totally Privileged. The Brahmins of our society.
16-17= Your background gives you significant benefits in our society
14-15 = You have some benefits from your background
13 = Neither Privileged by your background nor hurt by it
12 = Your background presents some issues in your life
6-11 = Your background is a moderate issue in your life.
4-5 = Various elements in your background present significant challenges to you
0-3 = You are severely harmed by your negative privilege