When
you are privileged you are granted a special right or advantage over others
that are not as privileged. There are many different ways to view a privileged
individual. I personally feel as though anyone that was born into wealth is
privileged. Not to undermine any hard work their parents contributed to their
wealth, but they will never have to work hard for anything in life. In fact, I
would consider them over-privileged because they will never understand the
responsibilities of maintaining a job or working hard to achieve a major
accomplishment. Anything they desire is right at the tip of their fingers;
whatever they want is handed right to them. Their wealth entitles them to
better education, better homes & cars and finer material items.
Privilege
does manifest itself in today’s society. Think of those socialites who are
famous based solely on their family or connections and not because of any
particular talent. Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie are prime examples. They are
both wealthy because of their parents and are well known because of their
partying and outlandish activities, not because they have talent. Their
celebrity has opened the doors of opportunities for them, together they had a
show on television and Paris Hilton has been offered movie roles, has recorded
music and has a fragrance line. But what about the aspiring actress who can’t
afford to travel to those auditions or the aspiring singer who spends their
time performing at events without receiving any pay and hopes to be discovered
by a record executive. Kim Kardashian is another, although she did do a little
styling before she was well known her celebrity propelled from a sex tape. This
tape has made her famous and opened the doors for her and her family; they now
have their hands in everything. The family owns clothing stores, clothing lines
has had a long running reality show and are continuously featured in magazines.
They are examples of the privileged; they have greater opportunities than many
other people and have not had to work hard to get to the point in life they are
at.
