I believe there are multiple ways that I experience privilege. In some ways the privilege that I experience are sometimes things I cant control but for others I can. For example my skin color is not something that I can control but my environment is. A Way that I experience privilege is by getting treated better in most instances than someone who may have a darker skin color than I. I’ve seen this through multiple different aspects in my life or interactions with others.Another way that I also experience privilege is by where I live. Even though America is not perfect and still has its faults it is a better place to live in than many countries who prohibit many basic human rights. This can even go as further as just turning on the faucet for clean running water where as other countries don’t have this. Being able to have access to education and living in a society where it’s more modern and up to date with technology making it easier to not only travel around but also communicate with family.

However ways that I face oppression is just by my gender alone. I am a woman.When my friends and I play video games we tend to talk online to people and when men hear my voice thats when I get a wave of sexist jokes of how ” I should be in the kitchen” or ” why are you playing this game dishwasher?” or even get threatened or told how they would want to ……r (fill in the blank). Another way that I face oppression is by my physical appearance. I am a plus size women meaning I am on the heavier side and my entire life i’ve had to live and try to love myself in a society that hates “fat/bigger” people. I’ve faced oppression being a bigger person by the medical field multiple times. I have many health problems that I deal with personally and have went to a doctor before that straight up told me ” maybe if you stop eating all your problems will disappear ” and she refused to check me. After experiencing this I went to a different doctor and was told my health issues had nothing to do with my weight but instead tied back to my genetics.

The reading and the video helped me broaden my perspective of privilege. I always knew that in some ways we are more fortunate than others and vice versa. However my mind about white people and their privilege has changed because I always thought “yes they might go through xyz event but they’re still white” but after reading I realize that there are different things can either give an advantage or disadvantage to anyone. Usually this topic of privilege has always upset me because I find it unfair how life can treat a white person better than others just based on their skin color but after reading this I realize I have to approach this differently. We have to talk about this and push this conversation forward if we want to understand each other because we all face privilege in different ways.