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In reply to the discussion: How privileged are you? [View all]Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)47. It's like the test was devised by a privileged white guy whose concept of "privilege"
is based only on his own personal experience. He feels bad for his buddies whose parents insist that they get a job as a barista or waiter to contribute to their college tuition, so that made the test, but he's never met, or is ever likely to meet, someone who works in a chicken processing plant.
Oh and BTW, it's also amusing that the tester thinks that not having student loans and not knowing what "Sallie Mae" is are always signs of being privileged.
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I got 40, but am disabled female and Pagan. I didn't count my 1.5 on the Kinsey scale for the quiz.
moriah
Jun 2016
#33
WTF is with "I have never worked as a waiter, barista, bartender, or salesperson"?
Nye Bevan
Jun 2016
#35
It's like the test was devised by a privileged white guy whose concept of "privilege"
Nye Bevan
Jun 2016
#47
There might be an assumption as to who (or whom?) will take the "quiz" or something else.
JanMichael
Jun 2016
#59
I thought that question sucked too. I used to make minimum wage in retail, for instance.
DemocraticWing
Jun 2016
#65
no need to take this, I'm a white male, middle aged, college educated etc but.....
steve2470
Jun 2016
#40
The primary privilege I lack is the belief that I have standing to write these tests
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2016
#63