Let’s think about privilege.

I have never been called a terrorist.

I am white.

I have never been discriminated against because of my skin color.

I graduated college.

No one in my family has ever feared deportation.

I am a man.

I have never considered suicide.

No one in my family has ever fled a country.

I have never been violently threatened or attacked for my religious beliefs.

My parents have never been incarcerated.

I have traveled internationally.

People don't fear me on sight. I look harmless.

I have never been sexually harassed or assaulted.

I do not have any physical disabilities.

Nobody has ever tried to "save" me for my religious beliefs.

I have never had an addiction.

I have never been a victim of violence because of my race.

My parents are still married.

I feel comfortable in the gender I was assigned at birth.

I have never written to a jail or prison.

I have never questioned any of my identities.

I do not have any social disabilities.

I have never had a loved one dependent on any substance

I am not worried about being stopped by a police officer.

I have never seen a loved one be arrested or mistreated by police officers

I can afford a therapist.

I have never been mistreated or harassed by a police officer.

I have never supported a loved one in jail or prison.

I have never been institutionalized.

I have never visited anyone in prison.

I was not bullied as a child for any of my identities.

I have never been mocked for my accent.

I graduated high school.

There is a place of worship for my religion in my town.

I am not a felon.

I have never had to worry about making rent.

I work in a salaried job.

I never doubted my parents’ acceptance of my sexuality.

I have never felt unsafe because of my gender.

I have never been ostracized or threatened for my sexual orientation.

I consider myself to be physically attractive.

I have never been shamed for my body type.

I do not have any learning disabilities.

My personal property (house, car, body) has been searched by a police officer.

I can afford medication if/when I need it.

I have never changed how I dress, look, or talk to ensure my safety.

Neither I nor my children were ever in the foster care system.

I have been handcuffed or otherwise restrained by the State.

There were no cops in any of my schools.

I have never had any dealings with CPS.

I have never had an eating disorder.

I am heterosexual.

I have never been shamed for my religious beliefs.

I have never been denied an opportunity because of my gender.

My parents pay some/all of my bills.

I have never been homeless.

My parents speak English.

I live in an area that sees police regularly.

I have never been called a racial slur.

My parents and I were born in the same country.

My family or I has never had to depend on government assistance.

My parents were never abusive.

I have never been on any offender registries, public or private.

I have never been incarcerated.