To This Day Project - Shane Koyczan

          The entire idea behind this video was about, bullying. How this relates to our subject that, in order to bully, one needs to have privilege. The idea that people say that rhyme "sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you" is pure privilege. The people who say this have never felt the effects of bullying. So they are obliged to feel that words hurt less than a broken bone. But what do they know, they've never been through it. You can always get over a broken arm or a broken leg, but how long does it take to get over mental trauma or even a harsh break up. People fail to understand that the physical injury will heal, but the mental injury will keep coming back even in the far future. In recent studies, they showed that mental pain can hurt more than physical pain. They asked participants to relive their past traumas, and the studies show that the mental pains hurt far more than the physical ones. Those with privilege will fail to see this, and tell them to "get over it."  But how can you get over things like the death of a loved one or the mental trauma of having to deal with a bully day in and day out, getting abused and not being able to do anything about it. You just can't, you aren't privileged enough to stand up for yourself because the majority sees you the same way, no one is willing to help you, you're all alone in this losing battle. A person with depression can be looked down upon, you believe you can just get over a depression if you can just stop thinking about it. But how can that be if you keep living through it every single day of your lives. The privileged will not understand the idea of "depression" as if science has the ability to cure this. A single pill can stop you from believing the harsh views of societies are no longer there. People just don't understand that these things will last a lifetime, even follow you into death. This video leads a powerful message about these types of people and their constant struggle against society's views. How privilege allows oneself to stand trample on the lesser privileged.  Not having to listen to their story and why they turned out this way. As he said in the video, "There must be a reason why you're still here." Despite the fact that people kept on bringing you down, wanting you be the bottom of the social ladder. But yet, here you are, persevering beyond their expectations, pushing forward towards your own future. You yourself is an inspiration, you have that privilege.