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Tag: privilege

A taste of freedom

I grew up in the suburbs of New York City where five of us lived in a three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath single family home with our dog Bobo and an occasional cat. Behind our backyard was a wooded patch, a ramble of oak, maple, beech, and various shrubs; in the spring, skunk cabbage would pop up in its water-logged… Read the rest

Larry Barnett Culture, Recollections 3 Comments January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 2 Minutes

The blemish of history

Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy

The word “privileged” is used to connote something akin to an honor bestowed upon a person due to their status or accomplishments, but today “privileged” is deployed as an insult. Ethnicity, gender, economic success, even age are now suspect, relegating… Read the rest

Larry Barnett Culture 1 Comment July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 2 Minutes
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