Who Are You Calling Underprivileged By Natasha Rodriguez

Words have quite a powerful impact on an individuals’ emotions which therefore affects how that individual views themselves. Natasha Rodriguez explains this in her well-written article “Who Are You Calling Underprivileged?” The article explains how Rodriguez received a pamphlet from the college, she had applied for, providing her with information about “Help for Underprivileged Students.” She had received this information pamphlet for the simple reason of she checked off the Latino/Hispanic box on her application. The college did not know at the time what her financial situation was which is the main reason why Natasha Rodriguez wrote this article. People should select their words carefully because saying or writing something disrespectful, especially as a result of their ethnicity and class, may offend someone, anger them, and may even lower their self-esteem.

As Rodriguez states in her article “Who wants to be called underprivileged? I’m sure that even those who have had no opportunities would not want their social status rubbed in their faces so blatantly” (207). Clearly, Natasha Rodriguez is talking not only about herself but for everyone that has been degraded with terms like ‘underprivileged.’ No one appreciates having their social status shoved in their face like it is a public service announcement. An individual’s economic status should be privately kept with that individual and not shoved in their face and presented to the whole world. This would offend and, maybe, even anger anyone, especially those individuals who have struggled with their economic