1/2 Imagine you lived in house with 9 other people & only 6 beds

1 person has a bed GUARANTEED every night (not you)

2 people are permanently banned from the beds (not you)

The other 7 have monthly fights for the right to sleep in the 5 remaining beds…

Now answer this:
1. To the man with NO BED, the person with “privilege” is the one who:
2. Every night 4 people don’t have bed:

A. the 2 who are permanently banned from the beds, and..

B. The 2 who lost the monthly fight for a bed.

These 2 groups are:
3. There are 4 different “teams.”

A. the guaranteed bed
B. The 5 who fought & won beds
C. The 2 who fought & lost
D. The 2 who were banned from the beds.

Two groups decide to join forces & overthrow the system knowing the other side will oppose. Who has the most power?
4. After a year, a new bed is added to the house, but ONLY the 2 who were banned can sleep in it. This is:
5. What is privilege?
6. This system is:
7. How would you permanently fix this system?
8. Who do the rules benefit the most?
9. Who deserves a guaranteed bed?
You get to award ONE guaranteed bed. Who do you give it to?

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