Privilege is the situation where a person has an advantage, an exclusive right, or against a person or a particular group of people. In society, some people also have power over others because of their status in the community or race. Being a black person, I do not have many privileges in society as compared to white people. Firstly, I do not have access to unlimited government services such as education and health facilities. Being a black American, I can’t attend any school with fear of any discrimination from the institution or the student. I can’t also access any hospital and receive the best treatment without prejudice from the health personnel or the hospital system. Indeed, being black do not also give me the privilege of accessing the best jobs in the American job market. As compared to white people, I can’t quickly get a job and unfortunately this does not give me a higher chance of earning more income and having high standards of living. Also being black does not give me the privilege of walking the streets without fear of arrest or harassment from the authorities. Being black makes me suspicions to the police, meaning I can’t conduct of my activities without any fear of arrest for no reason. American authorities have continually being criticized for abuse of power while handling cases of people of color.
Macroaggression is commonly defined as typical daily behavior, verbal or environmental communication, with the intention to present a negative or hostile message directed to a specific group or person. Although verbal communication appears harmless, macroaggressions are viewed as forms of everyday discrimination or covert racism. In most cases, macroaggression occurs to less marginalized in society, and it happens regularly. An example of a macroaggression is staring at a woman sexually in public. This causes a form of discomfort to the woman making it specific form aggression. Macroaggression can be either unintentional or intentional may be having a positive intention. Some of the microaggressions that I have experience include being told I don’t act like a regular black person. Another common form of macroaggression I experienced as a black person is being asked why I am driving a nice car and why I am wearing this fancy outfit. Commonly, people think that black people shouldn’t be rich, but most people usually ask me why they are rich.
