US People Are Pointing Out Privileges That Lots Of People Don't Even Recognize, And This Is So Important

BobbyBriggs69420 · Jul 27, 2021

it's going to be 97f at lunch today, I'm going to go riding my bike and probably not break a sweat to the point that I would need a shower, suck it fatties

Finder · Jul 27, 2021

Reddit posts does not an article make.

Edit: oh wait it’s buzzfeed

Alexander Thaut · Jul 27, 2021

Meat Target · Jul 27, 2021

Yeah, they're called the fruits of civilization.

aRandomNobody · Jul 27, 2021

One privilege I never recognized until today when the site went down was the privilege of using kiwi farms

ZehnBoat · Jul 27, 2021

And This Is So Important

journos who add post scrips to their headline like this need to walk into the ocean and never surface

hasbinot · Jul 27, 2021

On the one hand I think people should be thankful for life’s blessings but on the other hand the “...and it’s so important” in that headline is obviously saying this has some positive political effect. Can someone tell how this kind of shit could be useful for anything other than making you feel bad or for wielding political clout over someone else?

Morch Ponkey · Jul 27, 2021

It is the height of privilege to subject children to your sexual fetishes under the guise of a library story hour

From The Uncanny Valley · Jul 27, 2021

In a past decade, this would be rightfully referred to as bullying.

Idiotron · Jul 27, 2021

At least this article focuses on valid examples as opposed to the 10000 other ones being published this week.

LaxerBRO · Jul 27, 2021

Fucking up due to poor life choices and have progressives blame White Supremacy for these consequences.

Loose Goose · Jul 27, 2021

"18 Advantages to Western Civilization That Lots Of People Don't Even Recognize, and Why it is a Good Thing"

Yahoo's 1965 vintage articles be wild.

Quixotic Man · Jul 27, 2021

Journalists that post "articles" that are just copy and pasted from social media should be sent to a colony.

Jet Fuel Johnny · Jul 27, 2021

And you don't have half of those if you're poor.

I don't think this is damning for White Privilege as they think it is.

Radola Gajda · Jul 27, 2021

Idiotron said:
At least this article focuses on valid examples as opposed to the 10000 other ones being published this week.

Yeah this was not as bad as I thought it would be . When I saw headline and that it uses reddit as source.

Tasty Tatty · Jul 27, 2021

Yes, those things are privileges and there is nothing wrong with them. Bless them if you have them, fight hard to get them if you don't and don't hate those who do.

Bland Crumbs · Jul 27, 2021

IAmNotAlpharius said:
3."Buying groceries without having to carefully consider prices."

Okay so...I guess I do not have to do that but I have been raised to do so. Probably the result of my parent's parent's experiencing The Great Depression and my parents being young parents with multiple kids. Even once they both started making more money they continued to impress upon us how important saving money was and to always consider prices.

So I guess my privilege is having parents that did not suck.

IAmNotAlpharius said:
2."Clean water."
–u/JakeySan

"This. I once worked on a First Nations reserve with no potable water. Everyone had these big containers you dropped off at a water station, got filled, then carried back home. Not only did it suck to lug heavy containers of water back to your house, it also sucked to have to constantly watch how much water you have and plan when you need to get a refill, as they only refilled your containers on certain days of the week."

First Nations makes me think Canada right? Was the government unwilling to work with the res to get clean water or was the res unwilling to work with the government?

One of these is kind of evil the other is harmful obstinance.

IAmNotAlpharius said:
8."Getting as much sleep as you need."
–u/Character_Comb_3439

So if someone is rich but does not sleep well are they not privileged?

IAmNotAlpharius said:
1."Sewers. A literal city of tunnels you never see, draining and moving water in and out of your town/city, completely hidden from view. It's a fucking luxury, and you'd be surprised how much of the world doesn't have that while the rest of the world never even thinks about it."
–u/Happy8Day

Sewers have been a thing for a really really really long time and not having them is not a lack of privilege it is a sign you need to save and move.

IAmNotAlpharius said:
16."Weekends off. I think about this every Saturday when the gardener comes to mow. He brings his son to help him. My kids are sitting in their PJs working on coding projects, while his son is out helping mow lawns. That is his kid's Saturday off school vs. my kids'."
"The danger is that someday, if my kids become programmers or whatever white collar job, they will look back and say, 'It's because I worked hard to gain these skills,' taking for granted the privilege of the time to do it."

–u/CJs2cents3456

Is this guy implying that his gardener takes no days off during the week? It is possible but that is an issue beyond privilege. Maybe you should whispers pay him more so he can take days off.

If it is such a fucking issue in your mind that your kids are still in their PJs on Saturday coding get off your fatass, bust out the lawn mower, clippers, rakes, and do your own yard work with your kids. It did not stop me from being huwhite collar.

The signalling in this is so strong in this quote I can taste sour apple.

IAmNotAlpharius said:
17."Air conditioning."
–u/93yourcultleader93

"Especially with people dying in heat waves these days. There is no escape from a deadly heat wave. It’s a luxury, but I wish it were a standard thing."

People have died in heat waves forever. The difference is their death was not marketable. Air conditioning, at least in the US and probably most of the civilized world is not impossible to obtain...it is called a fan.

I lived in NYC without AC for four years. I bought two fans and it was all I needed. I drank more ~~booze~~ water and somehow made it through.

IAmNotAlpharius said:
12."The other night, I decided to change my bedding randomly and realized how lucky I am to be able to swap to another clean set on a whim. Clean laundry, multiple blankets... Those things make me feel rich. A lot of people don't have a clean, safe bed to sleep in."
–u/Anticrepuscular_Ray

Yes, a lot of people do not. A lot of people should but are lazy or plan poorly so they only have one rancid set of sheets.

IAmNotAlpharius said:
6."Hot showers. I was homeless for a year and a half, and there was a time I blew $50 on a motel room specifically to take a hot shower. I remember pulling off my cold wet socks and just collapsing in the hot water, sobbing. Felt like all my problems went away immediately."
–u/reduxde

I feel like a lot of these are just luxuries people realized they had...hot showers are not a privilege. Your parents pay for them then you earn them. I know the narrative is that you can never earn privilege but you can earn luxuries.

IAmNotAlpharius said:
15."Driving a vehicle."
–u/bba89

This one actually is a privilege in one respect but an earned luxury in another. It is a privilege in that nowhere are you guaranteed a right to drive.

IAmNotAlpharius said:
18.And finally, "Travel. There are a lot of privileges within that broad category, too. Men can sometimes travel alone to places that women might feel unsafe visiting. People in the LGBTQ community are sometimes at greater risk than others. White people are sometimes treated better as tourists than people of color."
–u/glitterlok

IAmNotAlpharius said:
9."Having a pet. No matter your socioeconomic status or location, having a pet means you have that much extra space, time, and financial freedom."
–u/pertain2u

IAmNotAlpharius said:
10."Being able to quit a job without fear of losing financial stability."
–u/AMiniMinotaur

I am lumping these three together because this is already spergtastically long:
No one has a right to travel so yes it is a privilege. Some people impoverish themselves with it, some people have rich families that allow them to do it, other people go without other things to do it. That said outside of North Korea and China travel was pretty easy...before The Fauci Virus.

If you are broke you should not have a pet. Sorry you should not have one. Get a plant. You might love that cat or dog but it is going to need care at some point and it might financially damage you or cause you to make that animal live in misery.

Who are these fucking people? Once I have left a job without another job lined up and that was because I was getting a substantial severance.

Most of these do less to illustrate privilege and more to show how fucking spoiled and out of touch people are with reality that they do not understand the difference between things you as an adult must earn and things you just get.

FencePost · Jul 27, 2021

So I'm considered an asshole now for general advancements in society. Neat. I guess I should set up a trip to Dehli so I can go apologize to Pajeet for the advent of toilet witches. I'll make a stop in Johannesburg to apologize for that pesky, hard to maintain "modern" infrastructure too.

IAmNotAlpharius · Jul 27, 2021

Bland Crumbs said:
Okay so...I guess I do not have to do that but I have been raised to do so. Probably the result of my parent's parent's experiencing The Great Depression and my parents being young parents with multiple kids. Even once they both started making more money they continued to impress upon us how important saving money was and to always consider prices.

So I guess my privilege is having parents that did not suck.

First Nations makes me think Canada right? Was the government unwilling to work with the res to get clean water or was the res unwilling to work with the government?

One of these is kind of evil the other is harmful obstinance.

So if someone is rich but does not sleep well are they not privileged?

Sewers have been a thing for a really really really long time and not having them is not a lack of privilege it is a sign you need to save and move.

Is this guy implying that his gardener takes no days off during the week? It is possible but that is an issue beyond privilege. Maybe you should whispers pay him more so he can take days off.

If it is such a fucking issue in your mind that your kids are still in their PJs on Saturday coding get off your fatass, bust out the lawn mower, clippers, rakes, and do your own yard work with your kids. It did not stop me from being huwhite collar.

The signalling in this is so strong in this quote I can taste sour apple.

People have died in heat waves forever. The difference is their death was not marketable. Air conditioning, at least in the US and probably most of the civilized world is not impossible to obtain...it is called a fan.

I lived in NYC without AC for four years. I bought two fans and it was all I needed. I drank more ~~booze~~ water and somehow made it through.

Yes, a lot of people do not. A lot of people should but are lazy or plan poorly so they only have one rancid set of sheets.

I feel like a lot of these are just luxuries people realized they had...hot showers are not a privilege. Your parents pay for them then you earn them. I know the narrative is that you can never earn privilege but you can earn luxuries.

This one actually is a privilege in one respect but an earned luxury in another. It is a privilege in that nowhere are you guaranteed a right to drive.

I am lumping these three together because this is already spergtastically long:
No one has a right to travel so yes it is a privilege. Some people impoverish themselves with it, some people have rich families that allow them to do it, other people go without other things to do it. That said outside of North Korea and China travel was pretty easy...before The Fauci Virus.

If you are broke you should not have a pet. Sorry you should not have one. Get a plant. You might love that cat or dog but it is going to need care at some point and it might financially damage you or cause you to make that animal live in misery.

Who are these fucking people? Once I have left a job without another job lined up and that was because I was getting a substantial severance.

Most of these do less to illustrate privilege and more to show how fucking spoiled and out of touch people are with reality that they do not understand the difference between things you as an adult must earn and things you just get.

I like how it shows the liberal mindset inadvertently. They have some guilt about not working hard, they realize they’re privileged, specifically with money, but they don’t know how to manage it.

5 dollars the Gardner’s son is based and hates shitlibs.

US People Are Pointing Out Privileges That Lots Of People Don't Even Recognize, And This Is So Important

People Are Pointing Out Privileges That Lots Of People Don't Even Recognize, And This Is So Important​

Recently, Reddit user u/vianneyal posed the question, "What is something people don't realize is a privilege?" The thread quickly went viral as users shared the things that so many of us take for granted as we go about our day.​

Here are some of the most thought-provoking responses:​

1."Sewers. A literal city of tunnels you never see, draining and moving water in and out of your town/city, completely hidden from view. It's a fucking luxury, and you'd be surprised how much of the world doesn't have that while the rest of the world never even thinks about it."​

2."Clean water."​

3."Buying groceries without having to carefully consider prices."​

4."Having access to dentists in childhood."​

5."Having your own room/space. A lot of people — and especially families — around the world have to share living spaces."​

6."Hot showers. I was homeless for a year and a half, and there was a time I blew $50 on a motel room specifically to take a hot shower. I remember pulling off my cold wet socks and just collapsing in the hot water, sobbing. Felt like all my problems went away immediately."​

7."Having the freedom to focus on things like hobbies or finding your passion instead of just basic human needs, like keeping a roof over your head and food in your stomach."​

8."Getting as much sleep as you need."​

9."Having a pet. No matter your socioeconomic status or location, having a pet means you have that much extra space, time, and financial freedom."​

10."Being able to quit a job without fear of losing financial stability."​

11."Having your parents to fall back on for help or advice during adulthood. I've been estranged since I've been 16. Life ain't easy navigating the world alone."​

12."The other night, I decided to change my bedding randomly and realized how lucky I am to be able to swap to another clean set on a whim. Clean laundry, multiple blankets... Those things make me feel rich. A lot of people don't have a clean, safe bed to sleep in."​

13."Going to school."​

14."I noticed that I was privileged with eating to my taste. My dad told me how in Mexico, they ate what they had. It was rural farm life. He continued to eat that way even living here in America. He would buy me and my sister whatever we wanted and make eggs and beans for himself."​

15."Driving a vehicle."​

16."Weekends off. I think about this every Saturday when the gardener comes to mow. He brings his son to help him. My kids are sitting in their PJs working on coding projects, while his son is out helping mow lawns. That is his kid's Saturday off school vs. my kids'."​

17."Air conditioning."​

Can you think of something that many people don't realize is a privilege? Share your thoughts in the comments below.​

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2."Clean water."​

8."Getting as much sleep as you need."​

1."Sewers. A literal city of tunnels you never see, draining and moving water in and out of your town/city, completely hidden from view. It's a fucking luxury, and you'd be surprised how much of the world doesn't have that while the rest of the world never even thinks about it."​

16."Weekends off. I think about this every Saturday when the gardener comes to mow. He brings his son to help him. My kids are sitting in their PJs working on coding projects, while his son is out helping mow lawns. That is his kid's Saturday off school vs. my kids'."​

17."Air conditioning."​

12."The other night, I decided to change my bedding randomly and realized how lucky I am to be able to swap to another clean set on a whim. Clean laundry, multiple blankets... Those things make me feel rich. A lot of people don't have a clean, safe bed to sleep in."​

6."Hot showers. I was homeless for a year and a half, and there was a time I blew $50 on a motel room specifically to take a hot shower. I remember pulling off my cold wet socks and just collapsing in the hot water, sobbing. Felt like all my problems went away immediately."​

15."Driving a vehicle."​

9."Having a pet. No matter your socioeconomic status or location, having a pet means you have that much extra space, time, and financial freedom."​

10."Being able to quit a job without fear of losing financial stability."​

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People Are Pointing Out Privileges That Lots Of People Don't Even Recognize, And This Is So Important

Recently, Reddit user u/vianneyal posed the question, "What is something people don't realize is a privilege?" The thread quickly went viral as users shared the things that so many of us take for granted as we go about our day.

Here are some of the most thought-provoking responses:

1."Sewers. A literal city of tunnels you never see, draining and moving water in and out of your town/city, completely hidden from view. It's a fucking luxury, and you'd be surprised how much of the world doesn't have that while the rest of the world never even thinks about it."

2."Clean water."

3."Buying groceries without having to carefully consider prices."

4."Having access to dentists in childhood."

5."Having your own room/space. A lot of people — and especially families — around the world have to share living spaces."

6."Hot showers. I was homeless for a year and a half, and there was a time I blew $50 on a motel room specifically to take a hot shower. I remember pulling off my cold wet socks and just collapsing in the hot water, sobbing. Felt like all my problems went away immediately."

7."Having the freedom to focus on things like hobbies or finding your passion instead of just basic human needs, like keeping a roof over your head and food in your stomach."

8."Getting as much sleep as you need."

9."Having a pet. No matter your socioeconomic status or location, having a pet means you have that much extra space, time, and financial freedom."

10."Being able to quit a job without fear of losing financial stability."

11."Having your parents to fall back on for help or advice during adulthood. I've been estranged since I've been 16. Life ain't easy navigating the world alone."

12."The other night, I decided to change my bedding randomly and realized how lucky I am to be able to swap to another clean set on a whim. Clean laundry, multiple blankets... Those things make me feel rich. A lot of people don't have a clean, safe bed to sleep in."

13."Going to school."

14."I noticed that I was privileged with eating to my taste. My dad told me how in Mexico, they ate what they had. It was rural farm life. He continued to eat that way even living here in America. He would buy me and my sister whatever we wanted and make eggs and beans for himself."

15."Driving a vehicle."

16."Weekends off. I think about this every Saturday when the gardener comes to mow. He brings his son to help him. My kids are sitting in their PJs working on coding projects, while his son is out helping mow lawns. That is his kid's Saturday off school vs. my kids'."

17."Air conditioning."

Can you think of something that many people don't realize is a privilege? Share your thoughts in the comments below.