It's terrible to think that some of these (like being violently threatened or harmed for your identities) happen every day. :c

My score: 54, "quite privileged," which I totes agree with. I would have guessed I'd be a little higher, tbh.

Man, I saw and took this quiz the other day and it did not settle well with me and I think it just bothers me that it seems to be comparing levels of discrimination

Well I don't think the goal is to be like "I SCORED LOWER THAN YOU" or whatever. I think it's more meant to be a way to acknowledge your privilege. Like some of the questions I hadn't really thought about.

Or in the video of peeps taking it, the guy with trans experience mentioned having issues in airport security. It's something I'd never considered before.

No, I don't think that was the intention but I do feel it's an unavoidable side effect of putting a number on things

I can see that. For my part, I trust that the attitudes of the people I'm sharing this with are not the competitive type and that they'll take it in the vein in which it was intended.

Because putting a number on things does create a scale or number.

Yeah, I don't hate the concept and I do think it makes people consider things they've never had to consider (myself included) but putting it in quiz form just seems meh

scale or measure*

Yeah. I think a lot of people appreciate being able to quantify for their understanding though. Like if it said "quite privileged" without any sort of context, I wouldn't understand it as well.

Versus I understand 54/100.

yeah, makes sense!

I totes understand and agree with what you're saying though. It shouldn't be a competition. Maybe sharing my number at all was a bad idea! I don't want people to feel inferior or superior to me.

That wasn't my intent.

No no, I don't have a problem with people sharing their own number at all, don't worry about it

I'm not trying to make you feel bad

I've seen the quiz going around my fb all week and I just feel eh about the quiz itself

I like the information provided in the quiz and that answering the questions forces us to examine situations that we never face and others do

I just know that even though I know I am privileged in many ways, it doesn't feel right to me that as a non white female I'm told I'm privileged just because things could be worse.

Like yeah you have to deal with racism and sexism but since you don't have to deal with homophobia, classism, etc, you're privileged.

There is a certain sort of logic to the scoring, but it's just not the sort of thing that should be scored

and none of my annoyance is aimed at you! I appreciate having a venue to actually dialogue about it tbh

Ahh, yeah, I see what you mean. But I also think that like.. idk. I'm a woman and have faced a lot of issues because of it (especially with my history and my industry), but I am privileged in my sexual

orientation, financial situation to some extent, and so on.

I don't think it's meant to downplay or undermine your experiences or the adversity that you've faced, only to make you aware that others have to face what you do and more! or other challenges! or many fewer!

I.. can see what you mean about a scale making that problematic. It would be better as a way to think instead of a quantifiable assignment to your experiences.

I don't think that was their intent and I don't mind it, personally, but I can see how it would be problematic and upsetting.

Yeah, I definitely don't think it was their intent and I do get that I am privileged in some ways like sexuality and social class.

Ah well. Hopefully it provides a good platform for discussion and avoids the comparison trap. :c

I hope so!