http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2012/10/list-of-upperclass-privilege/
Sunday, February 16, 2014
The Power of the Privileged
Describing class and white privilege makes one group newly acoountable. As a level of power, many may ask how can I lessen or even end it? Most class oppressiveness is unconscious. When one is oblivious about its existence, it makes it that much challenging for them to see how could they be an oppressor toward what they may see as general success. The notion that everyone can just pull themselves up by their bootstraps, in hopes of acquiring all that life has to offer, is false. If one lacks the foundation and resources to do so how is this possible?
http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2012/10/list-of-upperclass-privilege/
http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2012/10/list-of-upperclass-privilege/
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The list on the link you provided is a good one.
ReplyDelete"As a kid, you were able to participate in sports and other extracurricular activities (field trips, clubs, etc.) with school friends.
As a kid, your friends’ parents allowed your friends to play and sleep over at your house."
These two really stuck out for me. Social conditioning starts from the moment we begin interacting with the world, especially at school. Middle- and upper-class families can produce folks who are blind to those privileges and take the comfort of flipping on light switch with no fear for granted. As you pointed out, our society believes in the myth of meritocracy. We are not all on a level playing field and it is not an individuals fault or own doing for being there.