Privilege In America Analysis

America is a mixing pot of varied races, religions, and cultures. These factors affect the way an average person lives his or her life, as each individual comes from a different culture and background. Another forgotten factor of America is the king of privilege a person will receive. On Thursday, the class did the privilege line test in order to see how there are unseen privileges that an individual tend to oversee. Some students had more obstacles in their life than others. In the beginning of the activity, I noticed how excited everyone was, despite the heat, however that quickly changed. During the activity, the atmosphere of the class quickly changed. As the questions kept coming, the mood became serious. When I saw a bunch of my classmates behind me, I felt a mixture of uneasy and
I was uneasy because of my position in the activity. I did not expect to somewhere near the higher middle tier. I turned around and did not expect that many people behind me as I felt like I would have more challenges/obstacles in my life. Also, I felt angry because a lot of the questions seemed negative and to see that many of my classmates experience those things left a pit in my stomach. I would not have wanted those people to experience all of those negative things. The gap between the first person and last person seemed very huge. During this activity, I realized I related to many of the questions, but I never recognized it as privilege. Most of the students were unaware of the privileges that had.
Growing up, my family members bought me Barbie dolls. As a child, I failed to realize that there were not any dolls that looked like me or had any Asian features. After a few years, I understood that there is a racial difference between myself and the dolls. I immediately thought that Asian features were not good enough to be sold on Barbies or on any dolls. In 1994, Ann Ducille wrote, “Dyes and dolls: multicultural Barbie and the