What Does Privilege Mean To Me

Privilege is what I consider, an advantage a group of individuals have over everyone else in society. They can live their lives without having to modify to anything they encounter. This includes being able to go shopping, and having a plethora of options because the stores offers mainly your size. This also, includes being able to get a job because you have a “clean” appearance. A person is privileged, when they are not constantly being followed by sales associates in the store. Privilege is when you do not have to worry about being stared at in public when you are with your parents, because they are not the same color as you.
Ways that I have encountered power, only occur when I was back in my hometown. People knew my face from the local newspaper, and had seen all my accomplishments and awards I had received. People knew I was smart, and that then led to them respecting me and my family in our community. I would hold different offices in high school, and I had so many connections with different teachers. These were the days when I had no worries, until I would go off to college.
Privilege for my life, has never actually been privilege. I have been “privileged” to be small and petite. “What a blessing” a lot of women tell me, …show more content…
She misread my initial comment about how Pence would do everything possible to get rid of planned parenthood, without realizing that a lot of women like myself need birth control for medical purposes, outside of its traditional use. She would then go on to say, well I can afford to pay for it out of pocket, it’s not that expensive. This was a typical response of someone who jumped to conclusions, just to include themselves in the topic of conversation. Sometimes I feel like people who have the most privilege in America, try to find ways they are oppressed, like it is high school