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AITA 10w
I think you can be privileged without being spoiled or taking advantage of the people who allow you those experiences.
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Anonymous 10w

Ppl expect you to just throw your privilege away or diminish every accomplishment you’ve ever had to it

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Anonymous 10w

Allow you to be privileged?

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Anonymous 10w

I think privilege progresses into a sort of stunted-ness anywhere but in a vacuum. So you can definitely get to a different spot in life and look back with some self-awareness in a post-privilege state of mind. But it’s like living with active addiction, you’re not cured of it but you’re *recovering*

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Anonymous 10w

I understand that, but I’m saying you can be aware of your privilege and recognize how it impacts you while still having it- I will always have the privilege that I grew up with, being white, having a relatively rich family, having a healthy and safe family, getting a good education and having the ability to consider upper education and whatever career I want beyond that, etc, but that doesn’t mean I’m unable to recognize it even if I’m not “post-privilege” or “recovering”

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 10w

I think they mean you can’t be privileged without someone kinda putting you there like parents for example

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 10w

Yeah I could see that like not realizing it.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 10w

Wym

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 10w

This doesn’t make sense to me, like I have privilege because I’m white and that will never go away, and like if your privilege comes from being rich, you don’t need to become dirt poor to recognize or be self aware about your privilege

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Anonymous replying to -> gralute 10w

Nobody said dirt poor, I just meant your own earned money, poor or not. But privilege goes so much deeper than money anyway, it’s upbringing, it’s worldview, it’s life goals. Privilege boils down to the audacity to think things will go well without blood sweat and tears

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 10w

Yes thank you! I said something in another post that made people mad. About how you can get help from your parents without crossing lines into taking advantage of them or being spoiled.

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Anonymous replying to -> gralute 10w

Sorry, meant to reply to #3

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 10w

Who said that.

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