Privilege doesn’t see what it has, it holds the microphone and doesn’t even know it exists or holds the spotlight.
One of the biggest abuses of privilege is to deny it exists.
Admission is the doorway to dismantling privilege.
This piece was constructed from the textiles of many different cultures represented in the United States that are considered minorities - but they are being overshadowed by a story of whiteness that doesn't respond to or take into account the other perspectives. The whiteness is oblivious to the beauty of diversity. It doesn't matter if it's intentional or if it's accidental. Great wealth, strength and beauty are lost when one voice dominates the narrative.
Looking around, however, those with privilege can begin to pull the threads and see that there is great beauty, wholeness and healing to be discovered when humility and honoring others take the stage, when we see the infinite worth and value of each voice.