Privilege is a really sensitive topic. When people talk about privilege there is a lot of focus on race, even in the article and video. Race isn't the only aspect, there is also gender, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, hometown/region etc. The basket video covered the broader aspects of privilege and it did it in a very non biased way. The other one focused a lot on the race part and yes white privilege is really, but it shouldn't be the only aspect that gets talked about. I am a white, wiccan, pansexual, lower middle class, first gen female from a single parent household with the primary care taker my mother (She has been for longer than I can remember). For years I have been belittled and talked down on for my sexual orientation, even by the LGBTQ+ community that doesn't always recognize my existence (I'm the mythical unicorn in the world of sexual orientation). I have been called a devil worshiper (which I don't believe in), treated like I was a bad person and told I was going to hell (I also don't believe in) because of my religion. Yes, I don't believe in some of the things I was told, but it still makes you feel aweful being told that constantly from a younger age. In society in general I get the short end of the stick for being born female. Yes, I have been given good opportunities in life because I'm white but I have had several opportunities taken away because of other aspects about me.
Recently Indiana proposed a bill called the "Religous freedom Act" which allows businesses to deny service to people based on their religious beliefs. That means if you do not follow the same religion, do not live a heterosexual "lifestyle", have piercings or tattoos or have any other thing that a religion might think is wrong, you can be denied service or a job. You basically need to be a conservative christian male to never be discriminated against with this bill.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/03/26/395583706/indianas-governor-signs-religious-freedom-bill
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