Privilege Meme

I got this my friend, Dale, who got it from others who got it from What Privileges Do You Have?, based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright.

I thought it was interesting, and a good awareness exercise. :)

As Dale did, I'm doing it first for me and 2nd for my kids. Bold means yes, italics are commentary. Let me know how you score.

For Me (26):

1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college - finished his master's degree
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college - finished her Ph.D., however not until after I was 18.
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor - my Dad was a professor
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home. - not sure, but most likely
9. Were read children's books by a parent.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18 - violin, piano, flute, swimming
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively.
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18.
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs.
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs - I'll say yes to this since they covered tuition, although I did cover my own living expenses part of the time.
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp - went to 3 camps
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18.
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 - here's another one that's mostly true, although I did get a few hand-me-downs from a cousin, it wasn't much.
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child.
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18.
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course.
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school.
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college.
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 Definitely. I flew to Texas several times and also to New Zealand twice.
31. Went on a cruise with your family.
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family.
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family.

For my kids (25):

1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college - Ph.D.
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor - grandpa was a professor, father is a psychologist (close to a physician)
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home. - again, I'm not sure about this
9. Were read children's books by a parent.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18 - Alex has had guitar, soccer, swimming, karate, choir; Kate has had swimming, dancing, gymnastics
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively.
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18. - I'm guessing that they probably will. They both already have ATM cards.
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs. - this is the plan so far
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs - This is a harder one to say for sure, so I'm not bolding it.
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp - Alex attended day camps at Shaver's Creek, and also attended the YMCA summer came. I imagine Kate will at some point.
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18.
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 - I've been very fortunate with hand-me-downs for Kate in particular.
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child.
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18.
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course. - I'd like Alex to do this.
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school. - I don't want the kids having TVs in their room.
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college. - I would like to do this. Kate does have a college savings account.
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 Yes for Alex. I'm sure Kate will before she's 16.
31. Went on a cruise with your family.
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family.
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family.