I have always thought that privileged was only about people who can afford the expensive stuff. but then I went to Mexico to see my family for the first time. my parents made sure that I didn’t bring any nice things to Mexico. when my parent told me that I was wondering about on my way there on the plane. when I arrive that’s when I started to notice why my parents told me that. my cousin was so happy about my coming to visit them. when I was looking around the house I started to notice things that didn’t have half of the things I had in my house. for instance, they didn’t have a lot of future or even doors for privacy. I also notice my cousin’s clothing. my clothing was from brand and didn’t have rips or dirt on them. my cousins were starting at what I was wearing and they told me that they wish they had nice clothes like mine. I felt like when I was there I notice things that never crossed my mind. there I would be considered privileged and made me think to be more apshiaded of the things I have.

I’ve experienced oppression when it came to sex. my family has this thing that women can’t go anywhere unless a man goes with them in case anything bad happens. well since I have an older brother they make him go with me wherever I go. so when it came to something I wanted to be independent. my parents will tell me I can’t go anywhere unless he goes. I never understood that. why do I as women have to go with a man being either my brother or cousin to every place I go? that whole tradition my family has should be let go. they need to realize that women are capable of taking care of themselves. another thing I experience was when the men of the house expects the women to do the usual womanly stuff. which are cleaning, cooking, and listing to everything that has to say. that’s another tradition men need to let go of.

the reading and the video combined helpt me understand privilege in more depth. anything that considers having something someone else doesn’t have is considered a privilege and we need to understand that we are all privileged in many ways we think we aren’t. reading Marilyn also helps me understand a word that I didn’t know which was oppression. im glad that I had the chance to understand the reading and open my mind to think bigger.