I am of white descent, and prior to reading the article, White Privilage, I never really had thought about how my skin might have been responsible for the life I have had. I am not a racist person at all, so I look at everyone as equals. After reading the article I realized how much freedom I have, and I am not saying that other people do have freedom, but the article put things into perspective for me. I want to believe that every single person has the same opportunities, but I guess there are those people who prevent that from happening and it is unfair. I walked into a clothing store before and walked around freely, and have seen at the same time a person of a different skin color being followed and frequently asked questions. It was a shame to see this discrimination right in front of my eyes, and I wish I would have said something.
I am Italian, not the Jersey Shore kind of Italian I would like to add. People have always asked me where I am from in Italy, and are shocked when I tell them I am American and my heritage is Italian. During the summer though, I am known to get extremely tan, and once I was called a rude name at the pool because someone thought I was Latino. It crushed me to think that is how people are judged before even speaking to me.
As for my sexual preference I am heterosexual, but I believe that in this day and time everything is being accepted and I think it is wonderful. One's sexual preference should never have an effect on whether someone gets a job or not. It is great to see the "norm" of culture changing and different things becoming accepted, makes places a lot better in my opinion.
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