tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764389163852345785.post1500359994085353461..comments2023-09-29T16:16:55.425-07:00Comments on The Awkward Widow (2024 Reboot): MY PRIVILEGED LIFEThe Awkward Widowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764389163852345785.post-19081094617734809812017-06-27T03:24:19.778-07:002017-06-27T03:24:19.778-07:00I didn't take the test but after reading the q...I didn't take the test but after reading the questions I can imagine I would have been lacking in "privilege" (based on the term they use) in some ways. I think there are different kinds of privilege/advantages for a whole variety of reasons and they tried to cover just some of them. I expect the test is simply designed to make people think, maybe to consider whether they may have had, or not, advantages over others, or have been privileged in some way they may not have realized. <br /><br />Can't recall if I knew you were from Columbus, but I was there for a few years in fifties-sixties at WLW-C.<br /><br />joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764389163852345785.post-27139676240039847072017-06-26T09:12:28.354-07:002017-06-26T09:12:28.354-07:00I got 40 also. It says I am not privileged. Well...I got 40 also. It says I am not privileged. Well, I disagree. I was privileged to be born when and where I was and into the family I had. I still feel privileged to be where I am and alive at 78 years old. That doesn't make me any better than anyone else. Stupid test wants us now to feel "bad" because we are white, heterosexual. Not my fault I was born that way. HAH!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764389163852345785.post-64965309794960013642017-06-26T02:57:52.510-07:002017-06-26T02:57:52.510-07:00Interesting. I'll have to go take the test. I ...Interesting. I'll have to go take the test. I think at least part of privilege is about opportunity or lack there of, though I think it's hard to identify if someone is refusing to give you a job for certain reasons: your a woman, over 50, black, gay, etc. Jamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551543776509110496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764389163852345785.post-4764399738251733812017-06-25T19:32:52.916-07:002017-06-25T19:32:52.916-07:00Glad that you can express yourself! I just feel l...Glad that you can express yourself! I just feel lucky about my lot in life. Crazy but I have never felt like a victim. Even though ....The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764389163852345785.post-89092197374318861122017-06-25T11:58:25.105-07:002017-06-25T11:58:25.105-07:00I agree, at different times of our life the answer...I agree, at different times of our life the answers to those questions would be different.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764389163852345785.post-20213185507602802122017-06-25T11:50:09.783-07:002017-06-25T11:50:09.783-07:00I am not even looking at the test... If it is out...I am not even looking at the test... If it is out there, it is <i><b>skewed, to show White Male Privilege</b></i>.<br /><br />This is the message, of just about all news outlets.<br /><br />The <b>message</b> of the <b>Liberal Left</b>.<br /><br />That only White Straight Men, are Privileged.<br /><br />All the rest of the black, brown, yellow, purple, green men... All women... And all the people of the various gender identifications... Have the <i><b>Right To Victim-hood</b></i>.<br /><br />Sooooo... The over all message.... Be ashamed! You white straight men, mostly. But white straight women too. 'Cause Society gives you a break. <i><b>Be ashamed!!!!</b></i><br /><br />What a bunch of "Horse Excrementum"!!!!!<br /><br />Luna Crone<br />Unashamed...<br /><br /> Beside a babbling brook...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230422491225783790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764389163852345785.post-80169551936800077812017-06-25T09:05:28.143-07:002017-06-25T09:05:28.143-07:00I did take it last night ... questions were worded...I did take it last night ... questions were worded a little tricky. I got 40 which isn't very privileged. Although if all questions had been asked about the last ten years, O Lucky Me!The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764389163852345785.post-73217568488489532017-06-25T05:54:46.644-07:002017-06-25T05:54:46.644-07:00You quit reading the questions too soon. I almost ...You quit reading the questions too soon. I almost did, too. But they changed their theme down the list.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764389163852345785.post-2524688354258972832017-06-24T21:10:33.577-07:002017-06-24T21:10:33.577-07:00Pure luck for sure! I didn't even take the te...Pure luck for sure! I didn't even take the test after looking at the first 20 questions! You were UNDER privileged?? Really? We must compare answers!The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764389163852345785.post-36957117408243392042017-06-24T19:00:09.045-07:002017-06-24T19:00:09.045-07:00Did you take the test? I scored 'under privile...Did you take the test? I scored 'under privileged' by 18 points. I could be wrong, but I think the whole point of the test is to open people's eyes to the fact that a lot of advantages come to us through no particular effort on our part. Privilege isn't about how much we've had to work or not to get where we're at in life but rather about how much or how little society holds us back for things we can't control...like the color of our skin or being a woman or being born to wealthy parents instead to a drug addicted woman with no family support. I don't use the word 'privilege' and prefer 'lucky' the same as you. By the grace of God and all that.... Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com