Privileges

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.