How A Recycling Bin and Scrap Paper Illustrated Privillege

This story illustrates how during a training class, a teacher tried to illustrate privilege to the students by merely using paper and a waste bin.

Essentially, the teacher is trying to show that people seated at the front row will normally not know that they are in a privileged position and the better their odds are in life. And, it’s normally the students who are in the back row who can see and will highlight their disadvantaged position.

Quite a controversial piece of article but nevertheless, an interesting read. To read more, go to here.