How-privileged-am-I meme snagged from Happydog - edited to add more from cluelessinchi

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Father went to college

Father finished college

Mother went to college

Mother finished college

Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor

Were the

same

or higher class than your high school teachers

Certainly not any better. Mostly the same. My Dad was a social worker, it doesn't pay well

Had more than 50 books in your childhood home

Had more than 500 books in your childhood home

Were read children's books by a parent

Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18

piano lessons, dance lessons

Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
see above

The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively

I suppose it was me, as a middle class white girl, although were they werid like my family was? nope

Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
co-signed by my Dad and knew how to use it correctly, paid off every month

Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs

Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs

wasn't a trust it was from an annuity from my Grandfather invested during double digit interest rates. Thank you grandfather

Went to a private high school

Went to summer camp

fat camp it was....

Had a private tutor before you turned 18

Family vacations involved staying at hotels

We went camping when we were younger, rarely at hotels

Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
When we were young, it was mostly hand me downs and garage sales, when we were older (and my mom worked) we got a clothing allowence and could spend it as we pleased, that's when we started learning about thrift shops.

Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me down from them
I could have used the "old toyota" but instead I bought my self my own toyota when I was 18 with money I saved from my job

There was original art in your house when you were a child

Painting from "Uncle Earnie" and drawing from the architect

Had a phone in your room before you turned 18

You and your family lived in a single family house

tract house until I was 10 and then parent build a "earth house" via architect

Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
When it was built, it was so weird no bank would finance it so it had to be paid outright before it was built

You had your own room as a child
After we moved to the earth house

Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
nope

Had your own TV in your room in High School
We only owned 2 tvs, 19" color that was our first color tv from the 1970's and little black and white portable.

Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College

Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
The first time I flew, it was to Germany, I think I was 16 if I hadn't done that, I would have flew to Washington DC for my grandfather's funeral which happened while I was gone.

Went on a cruise with your family

Went on more than one cruise with your family

Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
Yep, very good memories from my Dad taking us on Fridays

You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
The earth house was heated by wood that my Dad cut down so it wasn't paid for it cash, just sweat (and I had to help stack it!)


This was a weird meme and I guess I was pretty privileged

   
There's more....

BASICS
    *you are white
   * You are male
    * you are able bodied having no disability
    * You are heterosexual or primarily heterosexual
    * You have never felt that you should be the opposite sex (in other words, if you're a man, you've never felt like you should have been born a woman, or vice versa).
    * Your physical appearance matches the norms for your given sex (generally speaking)

FAMILY OF ORIGIN
    *your parents were able to feed you and your family everyday
    *you had a bed to sleep in
    *your family went on some sort of family vacation
    *your parent/s did not receive food stamps
    *your family did not receive any other aid from the Government for Low Income families
    *you did not receive charity from the churches or other organizations
EDUCATION
    *you attended elementary school
    *you attended High School
*you finished High School
    *you received your GED
  *you attended or are attending a  community college
    * You attended college
    * You finished college (Bachelor's degree)
    *you finished college (Associates Degree)
    *you have a Certificate in a chosen field of study to get a job
    * You attended graduate school
    * you attended or attending a major college or university
    * you attended or attending  a private college university
    * You have a Master's Degree
    * You have a doctorate (Ph.D. or equivalent)
    *you are working towards your doctorate (Ph.D or equivalent)
You earn above the poverty level of  income for your family size and geographic location (you can find statistics on average family income by Googling "average income [your state, province or country/region]")
    * You earn more than the average income for your family size and geographic location (you can find statistics on average family income by Googling "average income [your state, province or country/region]")
    *you own a car/truck or other vehicle
    *you own your own home.or trailer
    *you bought your computer
    *you have a computer that you can use when you need to use it
    *your church or other charity organization got you a computer
    *you were able to receive a computer via a  program from the government
    *you and or your family purchased the computer you are using
    *you have insurance of some kind not including state funded or Welfare
    * You have a job which offers good health insurance (as opposed to no health insurance, an HMO, or catastrophic-care only) as one of its benefits
    * You can afford regular dental care and/or your employer offers dental insurance
    * You have a Simple IRA, 401(k), or other retirement savings plan
    * You can afford to contribute to your retirement savings plan on a regular basis
    * You have a good or excellent credit score
    *you have a credit score
    *you have enough to eat without aid of the government ie Food Stamps or other  charity
    * Your credit score has not been negatively affected by medical bills, periods of unemployment, or other problems for which you were forced to borrow money on high-interest "revolving loans," e.g. credit cards (not to be confused with buying 100 Gucci purses or the latest and most expensive toys for your kids or crap like that and then crying that your credit card bills are so high)
    *you would never be able to borrow the loan stated above 
  * You have traveled outside the country of your birth
    *you have traveled outside of your home state or city
    * You live outside the country of your birth

Comments

[mayavada.livejournal.com]

I was going to do this, but after looking through the questions - I'll tell you right now that I wasn't (am not) privileged :)

[cluelessinchi.livejournal.com]

I had no clue what these meant..
"Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers"
or "The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively"
LOL. No one dressed like me or talked like me. No one was like me on TV that I knew.
I only knew the word "class" as in grade or year in school.