Privilege discussion #4

I think im incredibly privileged, in many ways that i honestly didn’t even think of before watching the video. I grew up here in NYC, as hectic as it can be its very liberal and accepting of others, at least in my experiences. Although im not rich, im also not poor and im able to do things like see a doctor whenever, not worry where my next meal will come from, etc. However, after watching the video i realized there are many ways of opression for one, im a woman not only that but a minority, bisexual woman, ive dealt with being called homohobic slurs, racial slurs etc. Being a woman i believe is where i have faced the most opression, ever since i was 13 ive been sexualized by men outside, sexualized online through video games. As one of my classmates stated im also a plus sized woman and i do feel opressed by my size, i never wouldve thought my weight is something ive been opressed more so judged, but ridiculing, not feeling feminine or beautiful enough is something i struggle with. Just today i went into the doctors for issues and ive been having and i felt the only thing that was focused on was my weight , as my other concerns were glossed over and ignored. The video and reading opened my eyes a bit more in seeing opression isnt just about race, i was ignorant to the fact that other parties also exprience opression . Opression comes in the form of gender, sexuality social status, social class and so much more.

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