Alludes to the idea that as people we need to look deeper into our lives and see where we may have received undeserved privilege, whether it be race, gender or sexuality. “I repeatedly forgot each of the accomplishments on this list until I wrote it. For me, white privilege has proven to be an elusive and elusive topic. The pressure to avoid it is great, because to face it I have to give up the myth of meritocracy. If these things are true, this is not such a free country; one's life is not what one does; many doors open for certain people without any virtue of their own." In conversations many people become defensive when someone says, "You have this because of your privilege" they feel like the person they are talking to doesn't understand that they have worked hard for what they have, however that is not the point anyone is trying to make What someone in that position is saying is that although you have worked hard to get to where you are, your journey has been full of privilege because. It's said that you think you've achieved something in life because of the color of your skin, but it's even sadder to think that someone has been turned down for a job, stereotyped, or overlooked because of their race. race or his race.