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How privileged are you?

 
 
Reply Sat 20 Oct, 2012 11:52 am
http://i46.tinypic.com/27zx17p.jpg

If you don't mind, look through the chart and add up your personal score? Discuss the results (or not ... depending on your mood post-calculation...)

A little help on the Gender category: I believe that CIS means that one is a male who holds the traditional male behaviors and vice-versa. Someone who scores +20 are men's men while +20 for women are lady's women. Trans score of +10 is where males mostly hold to the traditional male roles but still have a bit of femininity to them. The closest thing I can think of is metrosexuality but that just be a oversimplication. And vice versa for women being a girlish tomboy might earn a person a +10.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender
Am I close on that understanding?


I scored 75 points.
 
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sat 20 Oct, 2012 11:59 am
@tsarstepan,
I missed the fine print about taking 20 points if nonreligious in the US.

My adjusted score is 55. Good gravy. Rolling Eyes
jcboy
 
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Reply Sat 20 Oct, 2012 12:09 pm
@tsarstepan,
I scored 200 but since I’m gay I have to take off 150 points. So my score would be 50. Cool
Mame
 
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Reply Sat 20 Oct, 2012 12:15 pm
I scored 65 because Canada is not on there so I went under the USA mantle. If that doesn't count, then I'd be 45. My husband is 110 without picking a country. And that's with deductions for not being handsome and being a scientist.

Who in the world made this up?
ossobuco
 
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Reply Sat 20 Oct, 2012 12:18 pm
@jcboy,
I came out -10, which sounds about right, sort of a balance right now, but with the factor of being non religious in the US, am knocked down to -30. Anyway, not privileged.
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tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sat 20 Oct, 2012 12:30 pm
@Mame,
Mame wrote:



Who in the world made this up?

Good question. It was some Tumblr thing I ... borrowed.
dlowan
 
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Reply Sat 20 Oct, 2012 05:04 pm
@tsarstepan,
60

Makes sense roughly.

I think Canada is likely up there with Europe, or at least as good as Australia.
Thomas
 
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Reply Sat 20 Oct, 2012 09:27 pm
80, because I'm an engineer. (Who gives people deductions for being scientists?)
Rockhead
 
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Reply Sat 20 Oct, 2012 10:12 pm
@Thomas,
tea partiers...

I am lost way over on the left somewhere.

like I needed extra points lost for saturday night...
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Eva
 
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Reply Sat 20 Oct, 2012 10:16 pm
I only got 45. Hubby's 150.
(Doesn't seem right.)
Lash
 
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Reply Sat 20 Oct, 2012 11:11 pm
Jews get the super high ranking? This is bogus.
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Roberta
 
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Reply Sun 21 Oct, 2012 12:24 am
Minus 85. I knew I wasn't privileged, but I get the feeling that there are homeless people who are more privileged than I am.

What exactly does privileged mean, btw?
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roger
 
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Reply Sun 21 Oct, 2012 12:36 am
@Eva,
He's a injuneer; you're a teacher, if I've got that right.
Ceili
 
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Reply Sun 21 Oct, 2012 01:09 am
I got a plus 30 cause I did it on a saturday night.. I'm not sure what that means..
saab
 
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Reply Sun 21 Oct, 2012 01:50 am
@Ceili,
I think it is minus 15 for doing it on a Saturday or Friday night. Probably means we have nothing better to do than this test. No social life.
I did it now this Sunday morning. Last night I watched TV - no social life last night. So I kept my 15 points.
See how unfair life is.
timur
 
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Reply Sun 21 Oct, 2012 02:09 am
@saab,
Quote:
If you are doing this on a Friday or Saterday night, add -15


For the spelling, probably.

If you are a blind trans from the Middle East, you cannot be seen on the scale..
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Mame
 
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Reply Sun 21 Oct, 2012 02:54 am
@dlowan,
dlowan wrote:


I think Canada is likely up there with Europe, or at least as good as Australia.


That had me spewing coffee all over! Laughing

Thanks!
Ceili
 
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Reply Sun 21 Oct, 2012 10:23 am
@saab,
I would have been @45, minus the 15 for a saturday night and I'm at +30..
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George
 
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Reply Sun 21 Oct, 2012 03:31 pm
Whoever did the "Status" section needs remedial math.
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Eva
 
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Reply Sun 21 Oct, 2012 05:57 pm
@roger,
Actually, he's in technical sales, so I put down "Technology," but that only accounts for 5 points. Being a straight, white, able-bodied male in the US gave him most of those points. But...privileged? That's a bit of a stretch.
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