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When did you first become aware of your privilege?

Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:42 am
Posted by Kujo
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Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:42 am
Or that you were part of a systemic racist machine, intolerance, whatever.

Were you born woke, or was it in highschool, college, later in life?

If so, was your change instantaneous. Like the first time you first heard BLM or similar it hit you like a ton of bricks and you broke down right then and there in shame or was it a process?

Like people in AA telling the group what made them want to change and begin the 12 step program, maybe share your transition to wokeness? Did you wrestle with it, have an internal debate weighing an idea vs things you may have actually seen to the contrary of the idea? How did you drown out what other's may see as evidence against the idea like non-black poor who exhibit similar associated/mis-associated cultural traits (drug use, promiscuity, single mothers, teen pregnancy, criminal activity/records, government assistance, poor health/hygiene, uneducated, etc.)?

Anyone care to share their story of their path and maybe the circumstances that triggered their enlightenment?
This post was edited on 8/5/20 at 1:35 pm
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:43 am to
NIH posted a thread that really opened my eyes. I am forever greatful
This post was edited on 8/5/20 at 9:44 am
Posted by RebelExpress38
In your base, killin your dudes
Member since Apr 2012
13949 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:43 am to
This thread
Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
85126 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:44 am to
probably when I stayed at a friends house in like the 3rd grade and realized him and all of his siblings slept on one mattress on the floor
Posted by Demshoes
Up in here
Member since Aug 2015
10545 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:44 am to
When Oprah told me. I was blown away. I did not realize what a rabid horrible racist i was. Eye opening.
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
55704 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:44 am to
I'm too busy working to pay my mortgage and save up for retirement to find my privilege. Call me after I've retired in 15 years, I might have the time then.
Posted by PurpleArmadillo
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2008
708 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:45 am to
Still waiting on the privilege to kick in...any minute now...
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
118044 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:45 am to
Never and don't plan on becoming "aware" anytime soon.
Posted by LSUZombie
A Cemetery Near You
Member since Apr 2008
29378 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:45 am to
My parents worked hard to ensure their children would be privileged. Years ago that would have been called success but now it’s something that should be shamed. Both my parents grew up very not privileged and worked their way to the top through selflessness, sacrifice, and hard work.

I should tweet about how evil they are.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
57898 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:45 am to
When I realized most of my classmates had never left the state and many had never left the county
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
21767 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:46 am to
Still waiting for mine to kick in.

Does it go by age? Income? I've been waiting forever.
Posted by JetsetNuggs
Member since Jun 2014
15001 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:46 am to
quote:

Kujo


Posted by Olric
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
2047 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:46 am to
The time I went Geo-caching at night. No way I would be doing that if I wasn't white
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
41302 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:46 am to
When I was lucky enough to stay up ALL night, two nights a week for two years, doing physics problems...trying to not only pass, but understand what I was doing. The privilege of expectations drove me to do whatever I needed to get through it. Lucky for that, because otherwise I would have quit.
Posted by USMEagles
Member since Jan 2018
11811 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:46 am to
Well, it was not when I got dunked on by a 15-year-old kid from Varnado...
Posted by UGATiger26
Jacksonville, FL
Member since Dec 2009
9128 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:47 am to
Unfortunately - in the year 2020 - I have no idea whether OP is being facetious or completely serious.
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
17154 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:47 am to
My wife and I are too busy working to provide for our kids to give them a head start in life to be woke and worry about privilege.
Posted by WillFerrellisking
Member since Jun 2019
2017 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:47 am to
I don’t get free crap so I’m not privileged
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
86783 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:47 am to
Not sure if it was when I was sleeping on couches in the living room of shitty apartments as a kid or when my parents divorced and I had to help raise my nephew and go through the college application process alone. One of those two.
Posted by TwoFace
Member since Mar 2018
1259 posts
Posted on 8/5/20 at 9:47 am to
Everytime a cop pulls me over for speeding, then lets me go with a warning.

After they let me go without beating me,I usually tell my wife "i love being white"

frick the down-voter
This post was edited on 8/5/20 at 9:59 am
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