It is not so much a as it is a disadvantaged. “blame game” that whatever group you have been “name game.” Meaning named or identifi as, will determine some of your status in the power and privilege pecking order we call life. Th thing about privilege is that those who have it did nothing to earn it. Privilege is given as a result of your group membership, and having this membership gives them an advantage over others. In order to fully grasp the roots of oppression and privilege and why there is so much adversity when talking of diversity, this concept must be understood. People in the groups are institutionally advantaged and culturally in power. People in the groups disadvantaged do not have that same power and privilege, institutionally and culturally. This is not to suggest people disadvantaged are not powerful people. In fact, the saying, “What doesn’t break us makes us is often an accurate saying for stronger” people in these groups. In order to demonstrate the concept of groups, Advantaged/ Disadvantaged I’ve compiled an abbreviated list of categories. There are many more groups beyond the ones I mention here. Race: White people are Advantaged People of Color are Disadvantaged
disadvantaged. It is not so much a “blame game” as it is a “name game.” Meaning that whatever group you have been named or identifi as, will determine some of your status in the power and privilege pecking order we call life. Th thing about privilege is that those who have it did nothing to earn it. Privilege is given as a result of your group membership, and having this membership gives them an advantage over others. In order to fully grasp the roots of oppression and privilege and why there is so much adversity when talking of diversity, this concept must be understood. People in the advantaged groups are institutionally and culturally in power. People in the disadvantaged groups do not have that same power and privilege, institutionally and culturally. This is not to suggest disadvantaged people are not powerful people. In fact, the saying, “What doesn’t break us makes us stronger” is often an accurate saying for people in these groups. In order to demonstrate the concept of Advantaged/ Disadvantaged groups, I’ve compiled an abbreviated list of categories. There are many more groups beyond the ones I mention here. Race: White people are Advantaged People of Color are Disadvantaged
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