I really enjoyed the article and video! I have seen the video before and feel like it is a great activity to show what privilege looks like. I also like the article because it is a new way to look at how a lack of privilege must feel like. I have felt the brunt of lacking privilege in my life when I was working in a fast food setting and was stuck at one station because working at the stove was too hot for me as a a "sensitive girl" and working cashier was too harmful for me as a "young woman". Other older and male coworkers were able to work in these areas and I was stuck on sandwiches for a while. It was not until months into my job, that I was even allowed to try out these tasks and I ended up doing swell in these positions. This is a pretty mellow example, but I think it shows a small side of privilege.
Article: "I Banned Bigots from My Gym"
(http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/30/crossfit-gym-seattle-sign-banned-bigots-privilege)
A woman who owns a gym was tired of seeing businesses discrminate against people according to their identities, so she put up a sign saying that she refuses to serve people who discriminate period. I am very glad that she did that and spoke up against the array of businesses surrounding her. I have only had family who were not served in a restaurant purely because they were Mexican and Native American. They ended up leaving the establishment and reporting the occurence to the corporate office.
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