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[quote=Anonymous][quote]People think that "privilege" means you never faced adversity. It doesn't. It means that any adversity you faced was not the result of your race/gender/poverty. It's also really hard for people to accept that their success was not purely the result of "hard work." [/quote] PP nails it in the best, succinct way. I encompass everything pp states above. Adversity as a result of poverty. Privilege as a result of gender (and beauty). Adversity as a white minority. Privilege to attend Catholic schools. Adversity as a result of discrimination (physically disabled parents). Privilege as a result of educated parents. Success as a result of hard work, common sense college degree without debt, grit. Privilege as a result of getting every job based on gender = attractiveness. Adversity as a result of having to prove intelligence vs male counterparts. Luck and timing are no doubt the greatest privilege. [/quote]
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