A great column on "Check your privilege." By a college freshman, no less.

http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/17230/

Working hard to succeed is not "privilege."

 

Enjoying the fruits of your ancestors' hard work without having to do hard work yourself is privilege.

 

You are privileged if you actually have parents who care enough and are equipped to even give you a chance to know how to work hard to succeed.

 

Was his grandfather this angry at the world?

 

Clearly he didn't check his privilege.

 

To hear the sages at SportsJournalists.com tell it, no has ever worked for their success.

 

Cite?

 

Also, no offense, but no one bitches and moans more than you about how you were treated by the newspaper business.

 

It's a lot easier to work for success when your ancestors put you on third base.

 

The butthurt ... it burns, it burns.

 

Correct.

Neither he nor you gets it.

 

I eagerly await your showing how this kid started out life on third base.