Dressing myself / Privilege meme

I've discovered that I apparently don't know how to dress myself when going out, at least recently. Good thing I caught the mismatched shoes before I went to have dinner with Rachel and Lisa at the townhouse, only because they felt weird. I also noticed having my pants on backwards just before I left for Eric's to hang out with Korey the day before New Year's Eve. (I didn't have much time to think about what I wore!) So, what's a lesson to be learned here? Make sure I have time to process my clothing choices adequately before I go out, I suppose. :P (That stereotype of women always needing time to decide what they wear before they go out? So true sometimes, with me!)


From What Privileges Do You Have?, based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, and Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright.

I've bolded what applies to me.


1. Father went to college.
2. Father finished college.
3. Mother went to college.
4. Mother finished college.
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home.
9. Were read children's books by a parent.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18.
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18.
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively.
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18.
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs.
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs.
16. Went to a private high school.
17. Went to summer camp. Only if you count Camp Sasamat, though...
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18. School tutoring doesn't count!
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels.
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18. Probably because I was the oldest child.
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child.
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house.
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home.
25. You had your own room as a child. Until I had to share with my sister...
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18.
27. Participated in a SAT / ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school.
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college.
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16.
31. Went on a cruise with your family.
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family.
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up. Well, I do remember going to SOME museums on family vacations...
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family. Pretty much, but there's always the Chinese thing of saving money by keeping the house cold...