·             So I spent  the last couple weeks in diversity  training for various parts of my classes. One thing I love about it is that  it really tries to get people involved in something that they don't often think about. I love the work that I do, and have started to do in the past year. I will say by no means am I a perfect human being, and  I learn more about how to be more inclusive every day. Making this list of my own  privileges in various categories is something I should have done a long time ago.  Please feel free to discuss and add any  that I might have missed. Discussion with others is really what it should be all about.
White
White
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Straight
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Cisgender
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Have roof over my head
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Have enough food to eat
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Getting higher education
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Have nice clothes/technology
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Native English speaker
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U.S. Citizen
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Hearing
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Spent time raised in a middle class family
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Can communicate without relying on others
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Never had someone question my sexual orientation
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Can see a Doctor when necessary
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Can yell for help in another room and get a
response
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Can use phone independently
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Can listen to music whenever I want
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Have never had someone outside my culture think
they know my language better than I do.
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Can work with accommodation
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Can tolerate chemicals and scents without
getting sick
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Sometimes given charity because of my ability
status
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Have use of all five senses
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Never had my sanity questioned legitimately
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Can write
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Can type
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Can make my own health care decisions
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Can travel
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Have access to clean water
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Can have conversation with almost whom ever I
want
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Within the acceptable standards of size, weight
and beauty
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A traditional age college student
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Can read
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Have never been brutalized by police
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Can spell correctly
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Have never been racially profiled
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Chronic pain is not so much that it affects my
daily existence
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Neurotypical
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Can vote
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