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the privilege meme
Do you have:
( ) your own cell phone
( ) a television in your bedroom
(1) an iPod (it's the household iPod - technically it belongs to mr. flea)
( ) a photo printer
( ) your own phone line (we do have a household phone, and it's in my name, but I think this isn't what they mean))
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(2) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup) (we have DSL - which isn't a luxury in my book, as it allows mr. flea to work from home, saving us gas, time, and the environment)
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom
( ) DVD player in bedroom
( ) at least a hundred DVDs
( ) a childfree bathroom
( ) your own in-house office
( ) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
(3) a queen-size bed or larger (gift from my mother when she merged households)
( ) a stocked bar
( ) a working dishwasher
( ) an icemaker
(4) a working washer and dryer (also not a luxury, when you have children!)
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store
( ) expensive sunglasses
(5) framed original art (not lithographs or prints) (the artists are my and mr. flea's grandfathers)
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
( ) a multi-speed bike
( ) a gym membership
( ) large exercise equipment at home
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
(6) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea (not sure what this means - the entire region has public access to lakes with beaches and boating)
( ) your own pair of skis
(7) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area (heh, we used to camp...)
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
(8) wealthy family members (mostly, cheap, but wealthy!)
( ) two or more family cars
( ) a walk-in closet or pantry
(9) a yard
( ) a hammock
( ) a personal trainer
(10) good credit (this is hard work, not being spoiled, unless someone else is paying your bills!)
(11) expensive jewelry (inherited, gift, engagement ring)
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now (I can't recall the last time I had $100 in cash kicking around - I live on debit card)
( ) more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
(12) a stock portfolio (well, mutual funds)
(13) a passport
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund
( ) private medical insurance
(14) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans (I paid them off already)
Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
( ) go on weekend mini-vacations
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
(15) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon (who cuts their hair at home? not many people!)
( ) have a job but don't need the money OR
( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals
(16) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs (day care a luxury? I suppose if you don't need a job to live...)
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you in a taxi
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
( ) an only child
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise
(17) traveled out of the country
(18) met a celebrity (only prior to their becoming celebrities; high school and college friends are now performers)
( ) been to the Caribbean
(19) been to Europe (lived and worked there)
( ) been to Hawaii
(20) been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
( ) been to the Mall of America
(21) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
( ) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
(22) moved more than three times because you wanted to (I assume this includes chosen moves for school/career, right?)
( ) dined with local political figures
(23) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon
( ) hire a professional photographer for your wedding
(24) take riding or swimming lessons as a child (at the YMCA)
(25) attend private school (my mother taught at it, so it was free)
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
I feel I had a standard middle-class upbringing, maybe a little less focussed on acquiring things but more focussed on acquiring experiences than most people. My family skimped on cars and stereos and splurged on education and travel, and that's basically the way I choose to live, too. It's certainly a privileged life compared to most people's, but I don't think you count as spoiled unless you take it for granted. I have worked hard for the things I have and have done, and could live without almost all of them if I needed to.
( ) your own cell phone
( ) a television in your bedroom
(1) an iPod (it's the household iPod - technically it belongs to mr. flea)
( ) a photo printer
( ) your own phone line (we do have a household phone, and it's in my name, but I think this isn't what they mean))
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(2) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup) (we have DSL - which isn't a luxury in my book, as it allows mr. flea to work from home, saving us gas, time, and the environment)
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom
( ) DVD player in bedroom
( ) at least a hundred DVDs
( ) a childfree bathroom
( ) your own in-house office
( ) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
(3) a queen-size bed or larger (gift from my mother when she merged households)
( ) a stocked bar
( ) a working dishwasher
( ) an icemaker
(4) a working washer and dryer (also not a luxury, when you have children!)
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store
( ) expensive sunglasses
(5) framed original art (not lithographs or prints) (the artists are my and mr. flea's grandfathers)
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
( ) a multi-speed bike
( ) a gym membership
( ) large exercise equipment at home
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
(6) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea (not sure what this means - the entire region has public access to lakes with beaches and boating)
( ) your own pair of skis
(7) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area (heh, we used to camp...)
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
(8) wealthy family members (mostly, cheap, but wealthy!)
( ) two or more family cars
( ) a walk-in closet or pantry
(9) a yard
( ) a hammock
( ) a personal trainer
(10) good credit (this is hard work, not being spoiled, unless someone else is paying your bills!)
(11) expensive jewelry (inherited, gift, engagement ring)
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now (I can't recall the last time I had $100 in cash kicking around - I live on debit card)
( ) more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
(12) a stock portfolio (well, mutual funds)
(13) a passport
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund
( ) private medical insurance
(14) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans (I paid them off already)
Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
( ) go on weekend mini-vacations
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
(15) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon (who cuts their hair at home? not many people!)
( ) have a job but don't need the money OR
( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals
(16) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs (day care a luxury? I suppose if you don't need a job to live...)
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you in a taxi
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
( ) an only child
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise
(17) traveled out of the country
(18) met a celebrity (only prior to their becoming celebrities; high school and college friends are now performers)
( ) been to the Caribbean
(19) been to Europe (lived and worked there)
( ) been to Hawaii
(20) been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
( ) been to the Mall of America
(21) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
( ) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
(22) moved more than three times because you wanted to (I assume this includes chosen moves for school/career, right?)
( ) dined with local political figures
(23) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon
( ) hire a professional photographer for your wedding
(24) take riding or swimming lessons as a child (at the YMCA)
(25) attend private school (my mother taught at it, so it was free)
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
I feel I had a standard middle-class upbringing, maybe a little less focussed on acquiring things but more focussed on acquiring experiences than most people. My family skimped on cars and stereos and splurged on education and travel, and that's basically the way I choose to live, too. It's certainly a privileged life compared to most people's, but I don't think you count as spoiled unless you take it for granted. I have worked hard for the things I have and have done, and could live without almost all of them if I needed to.
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The thing with the lakes, same diff. Of course I have access to a body of water! Revere Beach is one of the first public beaches on public transit (its own T station!). I think access to a body of water is only a luxury if you live in, like, the desert.