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I was born in Iran. On my Spanish passport it reflects my place of birth, along with the name Mohammad, which I don't use. This fact alone has impacted how I've been treated. 1/8
I was born in Iran. On my Spanish passport it reflects my place of birth, along with the name Mohammad, which I don't use. This fact alone has impacted how I've been treated. 1/8
In school I was bullied for many years both psychologically and physically (they broke my leg in 3 places among other things), and I was constantly facing derogatory comments. Having been overweight for much of my childhood and teenage years, only made things worse. 2/8
During my adult life I've been subject to racism and discrimination, whether it's traveling to certain countries or being given looks or treated differently when using public and private services in Spain and them saying that I'm not "really" Spanish. 3/8
And yet I feel extremely privileged. I feel I've been very lucky in life and have had good opportunities. And I'm very thankful for what I have and most definitely I'm not looking for sympathy. There are many people that have and continue to really suffer. 4/8
But going through this experience has made me aware that there is such a thing as privilege and we often forget that. I do too at times, and I'm not proud of it. 5/8
When you have not been subjected to discrimination because of the way you look, where you were born, your skin color, or many of the other things that aren't necessarily of our own doing, it's very hard for you to understand what "privilege" means when folks tell you 6/8
you have privilege. And if you don't understand that, it's even more difficult for you to make claims that we all are equal and none of these aspects impact our work. Our work is always impacted by the interactions 7/8
we have as individuals with this world. And in this world, unfortunately, not everyone is treated equally. 8/8.