The ThirdEye Project

Have you checked that privilege yet? 👀
Like many of you, I also follow (if you dont, please do!) And something that really stood up to me lately, was her question "What is Rich?" from a couple of weeks ago. The answers were so different, because they varied depending on each person's view of "rich".

How many times we wished to have xyz, a bigger abc, the lastest model of ___, to look a certain way, etc? Thinking that if we achieve that, it would make our lives better? (I know I have)

But when we put things in perspective, it changes everything. I found this privilege checklist (swipe) that I wanted to share with you because most of us are probably luckier than we think we are. I've been reflecting a lot on my position in society lately. I'm a lighter skin Latina, that has never experience racism, is straight, had access to higher education, is able to afford organic produce, etc. While many of these might not seem too especial for some, they are.
- Many lighter skin latinos attribute their achievements to their skin color.
- Latinos are the 2nd most discriminated against ethnic group after African-Americans. - Less than 4% earned advanced college degrees.
- And a study in 2016, Latino Americans had a median income (in 2016 dollars) of $46,882, about 20% less than the national median, which is $59,039.

As I always say, this is NOT something to feel guilty about. There are factors we didn't have control over when we came into this world 🤷🏽‍♀️. BUT we do have a responsibility to be better than the society we grew up in. Feel guilty (if you want to, or not hah) when you still choose to not do anything after learning about these topics.

Remember that change starts with ourselves. The more educated we are about these issues, the better decisions we can make moving forward. Social justice = environmental justice.

The link for the entire questionnaire is on the bio if you feel like doing some self reflection soon... or later.

Have you done and exercise like this before?