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How Privileged Are You? [View all] AngryAmish Feb 2013 OP
85. privileged. but then i knew that. though, i dont think tall for women necessarily qualifies, seabeyond Feb 2013 #1
i am so far in the red on this. thanks god im tall and hot or i would be in real trouble loli phabay Feb 2013 #2
literally..... bah hahahahaha. lol. you made me laugh. the best. seabeyond Feb 2013 #4
thankfully i wont let it make me sad lol i think im in the mid minus 200's loli phabay Feb 2013 #5
I am not sure "overweight" qualifies as a handicap for men hfojvt Feb 2013 #7
i think it means more than a few pounds overweight. being obese is definetly a minus score on this loli phabay Feb 2013 #9
Oh yeah, as a hefty guy I have to beat the ladies off with a stick Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #89
Overweight is not as much of a negative for men as it is for women ... dawg Feb 2013 #93
it depends on how much weight is over and how a person carries it. loli phabay Feb 2013 #103
Still, I think men have the advantage here. dawg Feb 2013 #107
i think for a lot of women, money outweighs weight. otoh, for a lot of men, it takes more money HiPointDem Feb 2013 #124
Get yourself made up as a woman in a fat suit Warpy Feb 2013 #134
that's why I said "for a male" hfojvt Feb 2013 #144
It's not measuring economic status, although that is part of it. Warpy Feb 2013 #145
you know how many times I have been stopped hfojvt Feb 2013 #146
Moderately tall is a net plus for a woman. dawg Feb 2013 #91
i think for women its not the height but proportions that tend to matter more in society loli phabay Feb 2013 #94
I agree with that. dawg Feb 2013 #99
I think tall for women does qualify. I've always been short, and as a child and raccoon Feb 2013 #157
I love how "able bodied" is called a "privilege" hfojvt Feb 2013 #3
You may be misunderstanding. Being able-bodied MineralMan Feb 2013 #17
good post MM CreekDog Feb 2013 #68
+1000 Taverner Feb 2013 #77
Well, Not everyone understands concepts the same way. MineralMan Feb 2013 #87
+1. I became much more aware of barriers when I had a stroller to push and, later on, winter is coming Feb 2013 #98
it's only a "privilege" if you accept "disabled" as the "norm" hfojvt Feb 2013 #141
Additionally, as an able bodied person you are perceived in a more favorable light Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #38
Actually 2naSalit Feb 2013 #51
It's a parody Confusious Feb 2013 #114
Guess I missed that part. 2naSalit Feb 2013 #133
The low-to-mid non-privileged for me theKed Feb 2013 #6
My biggest 'hits' are being female and non-religious. Still above average. sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #8
non-religions is 0 BainsBane Feb 2013 #56
minus 25 in the US Kali Feb 2013 #86
What would you call the baseline? badtoworse Feb 2013 #10
Could you link to the source. DURHAM D Feb 2013 #11
no idea about the source AngryAmish Feb 2013 #13
What does kentauros Feb 2013 #12
check your privilege, make sure you are not oppressing folks AngryAmish Feb 2013 #14
Okay, thanks. kentauros Feb 2013 #15
i did it yesterday. it was brought to my attention. i acknowledged, confirmed seabeyond Feb 2013 #16
Okay, thanks for the further explanation kentauros Feb 2013 #25
I guess I should move to Europe and convert to Judaism slackmaster Feb 2013 #18
Below 50 but I don't consider some of those categories a privilege. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #19
155. I try to always remember that. MineralMan Feb 2013 #20
Woot, my score too. So why I am always broke? FSogol Feb 2013 #69
The secret password is "Ziggy Zoggy, Ziggy Zoggy, I love cash" dairydog91 Feb 2013 #74
If you find out, please let me know. MineralMan Feb 2013 #88
I'm not entirely sure this scale is scientific el_bryanto Feb 2013 #21
My religion isn't listed Marrah_G Feb 2013 #22
Extremely priviledged...... Uben Feb 2013 #23
+1. I felt the same way as you reading the categories and the weighting on these riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #41
And notice how many of the things you listed: basic education, clean water, health care, roads, senseandsensibility Feb 2013 #47
Less than negative 100 but I am extremely privileged as well. antiquie Feb 2013 #42
I agree 100 percent on the clean water kairos12 Feb 2013 #113
60 The2ndWheel Feb 2013 #24
I got -65 kimbutgar Feb 2013 #26
Good for you. ChazII Feb 2013 #31
Who quantified these, and on what basis? Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #27
Like most Internet quizzes .... they just made this shit up. kwassa Feb 2013 #65
My guess? A short guy. dairydog91 Feb 2013 #71
Short is only -10. dawg Feb 2013 #95
"Manly Tears" and "Dodger" are below "Short" dairydog91 Feb 2013 #96
I didn't take those choices seriously. dawg Feb 2013 #100
Internet opinion is that 'manly tears' and 'dodger' are 4chan posters who are teased for being short muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #155
Shorter people earn less. antiquie Feb 2013 #109
Why is Jewish +20 while Christian is +5 ? gollygee Feb 2013 #28
I'm guessing that it assumes access to an affluent, exclusionary and insulated community. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #35
that is strange BainsBane Feb 2013 #66
just a fact. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #125
It's a stereotype BainsBane Feb 2013 #137
About 6.5 million Jewish people live in the US. That's about half the world population. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #140
Now Israelis are privileged? BainsBane Feb 2013 #142
same way americans are privileged in relation to say, africans. you said it was an international HiPointDem Feb 2013 #143
Israel is 47th in the world BainsBane Feb 2013 #147
median household income in israel is 25th in the world. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #148
LOL BainsBane Feb 2013 #163
Because the use of Christian blood in their matzoh gives them superpowers. dairydog91 Feb 2013 #72
Because the use of Christian blood..... midwest irish Feb 2013 #151
Because the author apparently knows Jewish Bankers control everything jberryhill Feb 2013 #79
I can explain it with a story from the Soviet Union slackmaster Feb 2013 #83
maybe this: HiPointDem Feb 2013 #123
What do these numbers represent? How were they obtained? That is what I would like to know. redgreenandblue Feb 2013 #152
+40 ChazII Feb 2013 #29
+40 here, too. Petrushka Feb 2013 #158
135. Sorry, but I've known that for as long time. bhikkhu Feb 2013 #30
A lovely post. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #92
Nasty little morsel of anti-Semitism in there (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #32
chart is stupid. -1 Mosby Feb 2013 #33
I've been thinking about becoming a fake Christian siligut Feb 2013 #34
On the border of Disprivileged/Non-Priv supernova Feb 2013 #36
For a "big tent", Liberal, kinda Left Leaning web site, there sure a lot of people here interested RC Feb 2013 #37
I don't think that's the tone of vast majority of the responses at all. senseandsensibility Feb 2013 #48
It's a quiz BainsBane Feb 2013 #58
Aren't most people making fun of it? FSogol Feb 2013 #70
-5 JaneyVee Feb 2013 #39
Where did you find this chart? Rex Feb 2013 #40
I found it here: antiquie Feb 2013 #43
That one is slightly different gollygee Feb 2013 #44
That explains it, thanks. Rex Feb 2013 #45
I'm calling BS on the Religion section of the chart. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #46
Jewish is +25? Being Jewish makes you more privileged in America than being Christian? WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #49
that stood out for me too Skittles Feb 2013 #52
me too steve2470 Feb 2013 #53
I suspect it was written by a gollygee Feb 2013 #54
Yeah, there's a little hint it might be right wing parody treestar Feb 2013 #63
that jumped out at me as well fizzgig Feb 2013 #67
Yup. name not needed Feb 2013 #110
+50. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #50
-25 BainsBane Feb 2013 #55
I am very very privileged irisblue Feb 2013 #57
This is apparently meant as a joke. BlueCheese Feb 2013 #59
It's meant as a paraody Confusious Feb 2013 #112
+25 treestar Feb 2013 #60
CIS gollygee Feb 2013 #61
So I am now at +45 treestar Feb 2013 #64
'cis-' is the opposite of 'trans-' in Latin muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #154
Plus 70 or thereabouts ananda Feb 2013 #62
- 105 loyalsister Feb 2013 #73
I don't believe it's accurate either BainsBane Feb 2013 #102
I think the scale is a US measure loyalsister Feb 2013 #111
I disagree with this paradigm Capt. Obvious Feb 2013 #75
Privliged. As I suspected. Taverner Feb 2013 #76
Ah yes, the familiar "Jewish banker privilege" jberryhill Feb 2013 #78
0 - right in the middle:) n/t FreeState Feb 2013 #80
LOL, almost had me Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #81
I got a -55 n/t LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #82
This is pretty stupid...being religious is a privilege ROFL snooper2 Feb 2013 #84
180 Burma Jones Feb 2013 #85
I am one of the most privileged human beings among all humans that have ever lived. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #90
I don't believe you really can know a city BainsBane Feb 2013 #104
People in cars feel isolated & in their own world. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #162
150.....n/t bamacrat Feb 2013 #97
I've tried to do something similar in the past. There are a couple of problems with this. stevenleser Feb 2013 #101
I agree with some of what you've said gollygee Feb 2013 #105
Status..... Historic NY Feb 2013 #106
'Privileged,' even tho 'lawyer' not included, but no option for 'retired!' elleng Feb 2013 #108
Umm. 45. MyshkinCommaPrince Feb 2013 #115
Minus 25 MrScorpio Feb 2013 #116
"Retarded"? Heard that word choice loud and clear, so I disregard any other message in this. DeschutesRiver Feb 2013 #117
I suspect gollygee Feb 2013 #118
Well, wish they hadn't, as I agree completely that an exercise of this nature is invaluable DeschutesRiver Feb 2013 #120
Bingo. Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #122
Then you'd better stop going to doctors when you get sick Warpy Feb 2013 #135
Actually, not at all but maybe in your world? DeschutesRiver Feb 2013 #164
I checked to see if I'd wasted any snark in my post Warpy Feb 2013 #165
My score ranks me as priveleged, but I got a major ding for being female. smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #119
Wow! I got a -5! DearHeart Feb 2013 #121
I'm negative no matter what Samjm Feb 2013 #126
This is so dumb it's funny, sort of. Yea, I'm not in the green. :) nt babylonsister Feb 2013 #127
I wonder why AGE isn't included as a discriminator grasswire Feb 2013 #128
125 Generic Brad Feb 2013 #129
Pretty privileged the big hit was being female but even that has it's privileges. Anyway I've Raine Feb 2013 #130
Status Gaps FreeJoe Feb 2013 #131
Me: -10 Husband: 130! REP Feb 2013 #132
This is a bunch of BS, however Nevernose Feb 2013 #136
70 Apophis Feb 2013 #138
Idiocy from the word go, and apropos of nothing. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #139
Wait. Why was "Latino" included in the race section? CheapShotArtist Feb 2013 #149
The current suggestion is that there are no races, only ethnicities. stevenleser Feb 2013 #161
90, but this is soooooo full of shit. sakabatou Feb 2013 #150
Sorry, I'm going to need extra points for attractiveness. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #153
Non-privileged. nt LWolf Feb 2013 #156
If you get to the end and have 50+, add another 100... Silent3 Feb 2013 #159
Being a scientist is woth -15 points? Peter cotton Feb 2013 #160
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