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Uben

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23. Extremely priviledged......

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 11:53 AM

Feb 2013

... I get to take a bath in hot, clean water every day! I get to eat a good meal at least once a day. I know where I'll sleep tonight and I'll be secure. I have transportation to wherever I want to go. If I get sick, I will have medical care other than the ER.

Sure, all that stuff listed above may be qualifying, but if you have what I have, you are more priviledged than the majority of the people on this earth! Clean water is number one in my book, and enough food to survive is number two. A place to sleep is nice as well. My wish is that every American could enjoy these things and I vote for the ones who are most likely to strive for this goal. To me, that is voting "American".

How can people vote for anyone who wants to abandon our poor? Don't they realize the end game if this continues? That's my two cents worth....got change for a nickel?

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How Privileged Are You? [View all] AngryAmish Feb 2013 OP

85. privileged. but then i knew that. though, i dont think tall for women necessarily qualifies, seabeyond Feb 2013 #1

i am so far in the red on this. thanks god im tall and hot or i would be in real trouble loli phabay Feb 2013 #2

literally..... bah hahahahaha. lol. you made me laugh. the best. seabeyond Feb 2013 #4

thankfully i wont let it make me sad lol i think im in the mid minus 200's loli phabay Feb 2013 #5

I am not sure "overweight" qualifies as a handicap for men hfojvt Feb 2013 #7

i think it means more than a few pounds overweight. being obese is definetly a minus score on this loli phabay Feb 2013 #9

Oh yeah, as a hefty guy I have to beat the ladies off with a stick Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #89

Overweight is not as much of a negative for men as it is for women ... dawg Feb 2013 #93

it depends on how much weight is over and how a person carries it. loli phabay Feb 2013 #103

Still, I think men have the advantage here. dawg Feb 2013 #107

i think for a lot of women, money outweighs weight. otoh, for a lot of men, it takes more money HiPointDem Feb 2013 #124

Get yourself made up as a woman in a fat suit Warpy Feb 2013 #134

that's why I said "for a male" hfojvt Feb 2013 #144

It's not measuring economic status, although that is part of it. Warpy Feb 2013 #145

you know how many times I have been stopped hfojvt Feb 2013 #146

Moderately tall is a net plus for a woman. dawg Feb 2013 #91

i think for women its not the height but proportions that tend to matter more in society loli phabay Feb 2013 #94

I agree with that. dawg Feb 2013 #99

I think tall for women does qualify. I've always been short, and as a child and raccoon Feb 2013 #157

I love how "able bodied" is called a "privilege" hfojvt Feb 2013 #3

You may be misunderstanding. Being able-bodied MineralMan Feb 2013 #17

good post MM CreekDog Feb 2013 #68

+1000 Taverner Feb 2013 #77

Well, Not everyone understands concepts the same way. MineralMan Feb 2013 #87

+1. I became much more aware of barriers when I had a stroller to push and, later on, winter is coming Feb 2013 #98

it's only a "privilege" if you accept "disabled" as the "norm" hfojvt Feb 2013 #141

Additionally, as an able bodied person you are perceived in a more favorable light Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #38

Actually 2naSalit Feb 2013 #51

It's a parody Confusious Feb 2013 #114

Guess I missed that part. 2naSalit Feb 2013 #133

The low-to-mid non-privileged for me theKed Feb 2013 #6

My biggest 'hits' are being female and non-religious. Still above average. sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #8

non-religions is 0 BainsBane Feb 2013 #56

minus 25 in the US Kali Feb 2013 #86

What would you call the baseline? badtoworse Feb 2013 #10

Could you link to the source. DURHAM D Feb 2013 #11

no idea about the source AngryAmish Feb 2013 #13

What does kentauros Feb 2013 #12

check your privilege, make sure you are not oppressing folks AngryAmish Feb 2013 #14

Okay, thanks. kentauros Feb 2013 #15

i did it yesterday. it was brought to my attention. i acknowledged, confirmed seabeyond Feb 2013 #16

Okay, thanks for the further explanation kentauros Feb 2013 #25

I guess I should move to Europe and convert to Judaism slackmaster Feb 2013 #18

Below 50 but I don't consider some of those categories a privilege. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #19

155. I try to always remember that. MineralMan Feb 2013 #20

Woot, my score too. So why I am always broke? FSogol Feb 2013 #69

The secret password is "Ziggy Zoggy, Ziggy Zoggy, I love cash" dairydog91 Feb 2013 #74

If you find out, please let me know. MineralMan Feb 2013 #88

I'm not entirely sure this scale is scientific el_bryanto Feb 2013 #21

My religion isn't listed Marrah_G Feb 2013 #22

Extremely priviledged...... Uben Feb 2013 #23

+1. I felt the same way as you reading the categories and the weighting on these riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #41

And notice how many of the things you listed: basic education, clean water, health care, roads, senseandsensibility Feb 2013 #47

Less than negative 100 but I am extremely privileged as well. antiquie Feb 2013 #42

I agree 100 percent on the clean water kairos12 Feb 2013 #113

60 The2ndWheel Feb 2013 #24

I got -65 kimbutgar Feb 2013 #26

Good for you. ChazII Feb 2013 #31

Who quantified these, and on what basis? Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #27

Like most Internet quizzes .... they just made this shit up. kwassa Feb 2013 #65

My guess? A short guy. dairydog91 Feb 2013 #71

Short is only -10. dawg Feb 2013 #95

"Manly Tears" and "Dodger" are below "Short" dairydog91 Feb 2013 #96

I didn't take those choices seriously. dawg Feb 2013 #100

Internet opinion is that 'manly tears' and 'dodger' are 4chan posters who are teased for being short muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #155

Shorter people earn less. antiquie Feb 2013 #109

Why is Jewish +20 while Christian is +5 ? gollygee Feb 2013 #28

I'm guessing that it assumes access to an affluent, exclusionary and insulated community. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #35

that is strange BainsBane Feb 2013 #66

just a fact. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #125

It's a stereotype BainsBane Feb 2013 #137

About 6.5 million Jewish people live in the US. That's about half the world population. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #140

Now Israelis are privileged? BainsBane Feb 2013 #142

same way americans are privileged in relation to say, africans. you said it was an international HiPointDem Feb 2013 #143

Israel is 47th in the world BainsBane Feb 2013 #147

median household income in israel is 25th in the world. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #148

LOL BainsBane Feb 2013 #163

Because the use of Christian blood in their matzoh gives them superpowers. dairydog91 Feb 2013 #72

Because the use of Christian blood..... midwest irish Feb 2013 #151

Because the author apparently knows Jewish Bankers control everything jberryhill Feb 2013 #79

I can explain it with a story from the Soviet Union slackmaster Feb 2013 #83

maybe this: HiPointDem Feb 2013 #123

What do these numbers represent? How were they obtained? That is what I would like to know. redgreenandblue Feb 2013 #152

+40 ChazII Feb 2013 #29

+40 here, too. Petrushka Feb 2013 #158

135. Sorry, but I've known that for as long time. bhikkhu Feb 2013 #30

A lovely post. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #92

Nasty little morsel of anti-Semitism in there (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #32

chart is stupid. -1 Mosby Feb 2013 #33

I've been thinking about becoming a fake Christian siligut Feb 2013 #34

On the border of Disprivileged/Non-Priv supernova Feb 2013 #36

For a "big tent", Liberal, kinda Left Leaning web site, there sure a lot of people here interested RC Feb 2013 #37

I don't think that's the tone of vast majority of the responses at all. senseandsensibility Feb 2013 #48

It's a quiz BainsBane Feb 2013 #58

Aren't most people making fun of it? FSogol Feb 2013 #70

-5 JaneyVee Feb 2013 #39

Where did you find this chart? Rex Feb 2013 #40

I found it here: antiquie Feb 2013 #43

That one is slightly different gollygee Feb 2013 #44

That explains it, thanks. Rex Feb 2013 #45

I'm calling BS on the Religion section of the chart. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #46

Jewish is +25? Being Jewish makes you more privileged in America than being Christian? WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #49

that stood out for me too Skittles Feb 2013 #52

me too steve2470 Feb 2013 #53

I suspect it was written by a gollygee Feb 2013 #54

Yeah, there's a little hint it might be right wing parody treestar Feb 2013 #63

that jumped out at me as well fizzgig Feb 2013 #67

Yup. name not needed Feb 2013 #110

+50. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #50

-25 BainsBane Feb 2013 #55

I am very very privileged irisblue Feb 2013 #57

This is apparently meant as a joke. BlueCheese Feb 2013 #59

It's meant as a paraody Confusious Feb 2013 #112

+25 treestar Feb 2013 #60

CIS gollygee Feb 2013 #61

So I am now at +45 treestar Feb 2013 #64

'cis-' is the opposite of 'trans-' in Latin muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #154

Plus 70 or thereabouts ananda Feb 2013 #62

- 105 loyalsister Feb 2013 #73

I don't believe it's accurate either BainsBane Feb 2013 #102

I think the scale is a US measure loyalsister Feb 2013 #111

I disagree with this paradigm Capt. Obvious Feb 2013 #75

Privliged. As I suspected. Taverner Feb 2013 #76

Ah yes, the familiar "Jewish banker privilege" jberryhill Feb 2013 #78

0 - right in the middle:) n/t FreeState Feb 2013 #80

LOL, almost had me Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #81

I got a -55 n/t LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #82

This is pretty stupid...being religious is a privilege ROFL snooper2 Feb 2013 #84

180 Burma Jones Feb 2013 #85

I am one of the most privileged human beings among all humans that have ever lived. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #90

I don't believe you really can know a city BainsBane Feb 2013 #104

People in cars feel isolated & in their own world. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #162

150.....n/t bamacrat Feb 2013 #97

I've tried to do something similar in the past. There are a couple of problems with this. stevenleser Feb 2013 #101

I agree with some of what you've said gollygee Feb 2013 #105

Status..... Historic NY Feb 2013 #106

'Privileged,' even tho 'lawyer' not included, but no option for 'retired!' elleng Feb 2013 #108

Umm. 45. MyshkinCommaPrince Feb 2013 #115

Minus 25 MrScorpio Feb 2013 #116

"Retarded"? Heard that word choice loud and clear, so I disregard any other message in this. DeschutesRiver Feb 2013 #117

I suspect gollygee Feb 2013 #118

Well, wish they hadn't, as I agree completely that an exercise of this nature is invaluable DeschutesRiver Feb 2013 #120

Bingo. Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #122

Then you'd better stop going to doctors when you get sick Warpy Feb 2013 #135

Actually, not at all but maybe in your world? DeschutesRiver Feb 2013 #164

I checked to see if I'd wasted any snark in my post Warpy Feb 2013 #165

My score ranks me as priveleged, but I got a major ding for being female. smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #119

Wow! I got a -5! DearHeart Feb 2013 #121

I'm negative no matter what Samjm Feb 2013 #126

This is so dumb it's funny, sort of. Yea, I'm not in the green. :) nt babylonsister Feb 2013 #127

I wonder why AGE isn't included as a discriminator grasswire Feb 2013 #128

125 Generic Brad Feb 2013 #129

Pretty privileged the big hit was being female but even that has it's privileges. Anyway I've Raine Feb 2013 #130

Status Gaps FreeJoe Feb 2013 #131

Me: -10 Husband: 130! REP Feb 2013 #132

This is a bunch of BS, however Nevernose Feb 2013 #136

70 Apophis Feb 2013 #138

Idiocy from the word go, and apropos of nothing. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #139

Wait. Why was "Latino" included in the race section? CheapShotArtist Feb 2013 #149

The current suggestion is that there are no races, only ethnicities. stevenleser Feb 2013 #161

90, but this is soooooo full of shit. sakabatou Feb 2013 #150

Sorry, I'm going to need extra points for attractiveness. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #153

Non-privileged. nt LWolf Feb 2013 #156

If you get to the end and have 50+, add another 100... Silent3 Feb 2013 #159

Being a scientist is woth -15 points? Peter cotton Feb 2013 #160