Privilege meme
1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
6. Were the same or higher social class than your high school teachers
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
9. Were read children's books by a parent
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively (define positive? and define "the media"? they aren't a collective, and tell me what this has to do with privilege? srsly, because last I checked, I didn't set my life according to "the media's" standards, nor do I think anyone else should)
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18.
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs (nope, grandparents bailed us out at the last minute)
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child
23. Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
24. You and your family lived in a single family house
25. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home (divorce'll kinna do that to ya')
26. You had your own room as a child
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in High School
29. Owned an investment in High School or College (used to, then dad gambled it on stocks, never used)
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
31. There is no 31
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
35. I am for the most part healthy and have no significant disability
36. I have been born into a gender which I am comfortable with
37. My sexuality is viewed positively in the media and by the majority of my society (I've never met a majority agree on anything related to sexuality)
38. My sexuality is not visible to others just by looking at me (I wouldn't care if it was)
39. My peer group is represented positively in the media and embraced positively by the majority of society
40. My ethnic group is represented positively in the media and rarely stigmatized or stereotyped (And what's positive about not being stigmatized or stereotyped? let's people laugh at themselves...agree, there needs to be more of it toward my ethnic group)
41. The language spoken by teachers in school was the same language as that I spoke with my family at home (Well there was usually less cursing at school...)
42. My parents and teachers took it for granted that I would attend university (I have no idea what this means, I had to fight for it)
43. Any money I earned at part-time jobs before I turned 18 was mine to keep or put towards my education
44. I know what my family's genetic history is
45. When people see me with my parents, they assume we're related
46. I graduated from college or university with no debt (no, but daaammnnn my grandparent's know how to play the guilt-card)
47. During college or university, I could use income from part-time jobs to supplement my spending money (rather than for tuition, books, or living expenses) (I never had a job while I was in college, I never really needed one)