Why I am Privileged..--Post by Kaitlin

I was recently assigned an assignment in women's studies that requires me to write a 2-3 pg. paper over why I'm privileged. I can write about how I am privileged by my race, gender, religion, sexuality, social class, ability, education, etc. I'm almost leaning towards religion and/or social class, possibly comparing the two on how privileged I am to have in my life and how detrimental the two came be on each other or how the two benefit each other. (maybe both) We as a society often overlook the privileges that we have. I know we all know the basics: freedom to worship, freedom to express ourselves... I know I often mistake privileges for freedoms because they so closely go hand in hand. But as I am thinking about my paper, we have so many privileges that we take for granted. I was reading a really good article for my class it outlines privileges, the benefits and down-side and how we can embrace our privileges... Check it out!

http://brown-betty.livejournal.com/305643.html