This week we watched a video titled “What is Privilege?” by the Youtube channel As/Is. I love these kinds of videos and I think they can really teach us a lot. I feel that there are many privileges that I live with, much more than disadvantages. I would like to start with responses to the questions in the video. My dad definitely had to work, but my mom was able to stay home with us as she had some support from my grandfather. I cannot show affection to my partner in public without fear of ridicule or violence. I was not embarrassed by my home as a kid, it was very nice. I have been diagnosed as having a physical or mental illness/disability. I have been bullied and made of fun over something I cannot change. I came from a financially supportive family but was not supported in other ways. I can go to the doctor when I need to. I am not able to move through the world without fear of sexual assault. I have not had to take out loans for school. I really liked these questions and I feel they are great examples of privilege and disadvantages. I feel like for the most part, I am a privileged person. I think that my oppression comes in the form of racism as a Yemeni person and oppression as a nonbinary individual.

Watching this video and doing the readings is a great help in leading me to have a deeper understanding of privilege and oppression, and the different forms that they come in all around the world. I have a much easier time learning and comprehending things when I see examples, and the videos and readings supply a great amount of those. Specifically, I think that the video this week does an incredible job of visualizing the different ways that you can be economically, racially, and sexually oppressed. It’s a great exercise to figure out exactly where you stand and just how privileged or oppressed you are, and in what different ways.