Celena Wallace
First, I apologize for not getting my blog in soon.
Second, my blog comes from the article listed below:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/nyregion/at-new-york-private-schools-challenging-white-privilege-from-the-inside.html?_r=0
I thought both the video and article were interesting. I loved the illustration the teacher used to challenge students on the topic privilege.
Basically, this article is discussing a workshop that took place in Manhattan Elite schools. The workshop involved identity, diversity, and privilege. One thing that really stood out to me while reading this article was the the word privilege has a negative connotation. I must agree.
In today's society, I feel like the majority of growing teenagers and young adults have faced some type of adversity or problem at home. They could come from a family that has divorced parents, lack financial stability, along with many other possibilities. Because the majority come from a tougher background, the minority are people whose lives have yet to have influential struggles. However, is this really a bad thing?
For me, no. Younger adults who have gone through challenging situations had the opportunity to mature and become problem solvers early in the game (not saying privileged people are not mature or have the ability to problem solve). These tough situations give many valuable experience. Anyone who comes from what is termed "a privileged" background should not be looked down upon because they haven't gone through what many others have. They are fortunate. However, just because they are fortunate does not mean people considered "unprivileged" are unfortunate. We all have things to be thankful for whether it be financial stability, a family, or just being alive.
I agree to your comment
ReplyDeleteI do agree that it is where people grow up and the environment they are in that exposes them to certain situations. Especially experiences that deal with identity, diversity, and privilege. Also how the person is raised to gain knowledge about these topics and how to come about them.
Both privileged and unprivileged people are constantly being exposed to diverse people and situations, it is having the idea that everyone and everything will always have a different perspective. Maturity does play a role in this but it also the individual themselves to accept that things are different and those things that are different to look with a closer eye, see it in all different lights and angles, and educate themselves to further their knowledge of how to come about differences in the future.