Oh, also, the other thing to do, besides keeping a lid on it...
...is to find a way to make sure that privilege is afforded to more people. I think that's what you're trying to get at here on an intellectual level, but I'd love to know how you're going to take this from introspection to, helloooo, actual activity. Lobbying seems necessary. You recognize that you have privilege and that you're still dealing with it. Are you going to take the next step, though? I wonder.
(To continue the comparison: I got three of my friends interviews for teaching positions at a private school that would pay better and has more resources. Two of them went on to teach there.)
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Date: 2012-09-11 05:09 pm (UTC)...is to find a way to make sure that privilege is afforded to more people. I think that's what you're trying to get at here on an intellectual level, but I'd love to know how you're going to take this from introspection to, helloooo, actual activity. Lobbying seems necessary. You recognize that you have privilege and that you're still dealing with it. Are you going to take the next step, though? I wonder.
(To continue the comparison: I got three of my friends interviews for teaching positions at a private school that would pay better and has more resources. Two of them went on to teach there.)