{"id":1,"date":"2020-08-19T09:34:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T09:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thea-wordblog.com\/\/?p=1"},"modified":"2025-04-09T16:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T16:02:55","slug":"what-it-means-to-be-a-privileged-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thea-wordblog.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/19\/what-it-means-to-be-a-privileged-person\/","title":{"rendered":"What Every Privileged Person Should Know About Social Responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is Privilege and Why It Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s one of the hardest things to recognise, being a privileged person. A veil that shadows your vision. It keeps you in La la land, unable to acknowledge the suffering of those who don\u2019t carry the same opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">It breeds ignorance so deep-rooted; it can\u2019t be broken unless you see the suffering people without your privilege endure. Even with this, you are still in denial. You think people can\u2019t possibly live like this. Who could have let this happen? What can I do to make this better? It\u2019s alright, you\u2019re not the only one. Just recognise that in some ways you are a privileged person. To do this, you must <a href=\"https:\/\/everydayfeminism.com\/2015\/07\/what-privilege-really-means\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove yourself from the self-built pedesta<\/a>l by unlearning everything you\u2019ve been taught. Second guess everything and everyone, especially you\u2019re family\u2019s influence. This is not to say ignore your parent\u2019s warnings but instead, think of why they have offered these teachings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\">Being a Privileged Person While Facing Oppression<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As much as I face oppression due to my blackness, my dark skinned-ness, my <a href=\"https:\/\/everydayfeminism.com\/2015\/01\/why-our-feminism-must-be-intersectional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">womanhood<\/a>, my African heritage, I &nbsp;recognized my privilege. I have both my parents who love and provide for me and then some. I live in a beautiful house in London and an even better house in Nigeria. My family is comfortable, we go on holidays and can afford quality education. I can be open with Christianity without being looked at as a terrorist. I don\u2019t have any disability, especially in this world that caters exceptionally for the able. I\u2019m a black woman living in England, so I don\u2019t worry too much about physical racist attacks like black men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\">How Privilege Shapes Our Experiences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luckily for me, I\u2019ve lived such a sheltered life, I wouldn\u2019t recognize a blatant racist or discriminatory act unless you say to me \u2018 hey you, I\u2019m racist right now'( not the case now). I\u2019m not rubbing my privilege in people\u2019s faces, rather I\u2019m accepting them. I can\u2019t sit and wait for the world to be better so I\u2019m doing the best I can with the resources I have. I write. I write to inspire and empower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\">How a Privileged Person Can Make Positive Change in the World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Privilege is a gift because not everyone is lucky enough to reap the benefits of their efforts, have a supportive family, live in a world that centres their ableism. Not everyone is \u2018lucky\u2019 enough to be born with valued skin. What sets you above those who don\u2019t recognize their privilege or those who recognize it and basks in its benefits, is your ability to wield your privilege as a sword against inequality and injustice. Every effort counts, as little as it is. Do your part as human beings and change lives however you can. A meal for the homeless, a smile to the sad or a heartfelt donation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:86px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Do\u00a0what\u00a0you can, with what\u00a0you have, where\u00a0you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">-Eleanor Roosevelt<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is Privilege and Why It Matters It\u2019s one of the hardest things to recognise, being a privileged person. 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