Pictured above is my personal wheel of my main eight identities: Female, Asian, Vietnamese American, Able Bodied, Working Class, Buddhist, Student, and Heterosexual. (The similar colors may make you think certain identities signify something but unfortunately it's just my scanner's poor ability to differentiate different shades of pink and purple.)
Right off the bat you can see that my biggest identity is my gender (Female) which I view as both a Targeted and Advantaged identity due to the fact that I am aware that women are still discriminated against in this society (T) but I also acknowledge that my gender identity matches the gender I was assigned at birth (A).
Following my gender, my race, ethnicity, occupation, and sexual orientation are my next biggest identities. A majority of them I labeled as Advantaged and the reason for that is probably due to the fact that people would usually rather recognize their privileges than their disadvantages. Many would not choose to only look at the qualities of themselves that others discriminate against and in that way, they can withstand prejudice more so than the people who only view themselves as constantly targeted victims of society.
Speaking of lesser qualities, out of the eight, I am notably less aware of my ability, class, and religious identities. As for whether they're more Targeted or Advantaged identities, I find that they're equally categorized. I don't think of my religion as often since there are never opportunities to unless I am at home. I take for granted the fact that I was born with a healthy body and have yet to experience what difficulties handicapped people must endure on a daily basis. My class does not come to mind as often because I am still a student and have yet to step into the competitive financial world.
My ultimate takeaway from this exercise would be that I should appreciate my identities of being able bodied and working class more. Just being able to walk, run, and breathe normally every day is something to be grateful for. Though my family and I aren't wealthy, we still get to live our lives comfortably without worrying about how to get food on the table or if the electricity bill can get paid each month or not. There are many people out there who do not get to experience the same privileges (no matter how big or small) that I do and just by being aware of that, I know to be thankful each and every day and give back in any way that I can.
Right off the bat you can see that my biggest identity is my gender (Female) which I view as both a Targeted and Advantaged identity due to the fact that I am aware that women are still discriminated against in this society (T) but I also acknowledge that my gender identity matches the gender I was assigned at birth (A).
Following my gender, my race, ethnicity, occupation, and sexual orientation are my next biggest identities. A majority of them I labeled as Advantaged and the reason for that is probably due to the fact that people would usually rather recognize their privileges than their disadvantages. Many would not choose to only look at the qualities of themselves that others discriminate against and in that way, they can withstand prejudice more so than the people who only view themselves as constantly targeted victims of society.
Speaking of lesser qualities, out of the eight, I am notably less aware of my ability, class, and religious identities. As for whether they're more Targeted or Advantaged identities, I find that they're equally categorized. I don't think of my religion as often since there are never opportunities to unless I am at home. I take for granted the fact that I was born with a healthy body and have yet to experience what difficulties handicapped people must endure on a daily basis. My class does not come to mind as often because I am still a student and have yet to step into the competitive financial world.
My ultimate takeaway from this exercise would be that I should appreciate my identities of being able bodied and working class more. Just being able to walk, run, and breathe normally every day is something to be grateful for. Though my family and I aren't wealthy, we still get to live our lives comfortably without worrying about how to get food on the table or if the electricity bill can get paid each month or not. There are many people out there who do not get to experience the same privileges (no matter how big or small) that I do and just by being aware of that, I know to be thankful each and every day and give back in any way that I can.