I also benefit from U.S citizen privilege. There were many points that made this clear to me starting with number 1 which says “most, if not all the time, I am able to surround myself with people who share a common collective history, who understand the norms of U.S society, who speak the same language that I do, and who understand my culture.” This is true because I can walk up to most people that surround me a daily basis and share moments about U.S history and can relate personally. I also can approach most people for help because I can count on them to speak English about 99 percent of the time. Number 3 in the article says “I don’t have to worry about worrying that one small misstep could lead to my deportation, even if I currently have legal authority in the U.S.” This is also something that I do not have to worry about because I am a natural born citizen of the U.S. For many Naturalized citizens they are here in the U.S legally however they still have requirements they must meet. For example, if you an adult who has obtained a green card you may have to maintain a constant Employment status usually with a specific unemployment window. I also do not have to worry about not being able to call for help or emergency services because I might get deported. Many people who are here illegally cannot get these services because you will need identification which you do not have if you are here illegally. I do not have to worry about not being able to vote locally and federally. If you are not a U.S citizen and only posses a green card you cannot vote at the federal level, this means that you have no say in who your president is.

            The privilege that I do not benefit from is light skin privilege. The obvious reason that I do not benefit from this is that I am not light skinned, I am a dark skinned male. Outside of my obvious reason that I don’t benefit from this privilege there are many others. For example, most people do not look at me and automatically assume that I am mixed with another race as stated in number 7 of the text. I also am looked at as angrier or more aggressive than my light skinned counterparts. While being called a redbone pertains to a light skinned woman and not myself I can relate to this. Growing up and still to this day men like myself see a light skinned woman and still say “man look at that redbone right there” and it’s said as a compliment. A dark skinned woman would not get that same terminology because of the color of her skin.