Something that I have noticed on my Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram feed lately is people complaining about seeing politics. Issues like climate change, racism, and feminism are constantly in newsfeeds around the world, and I can understand how people are growing tired of them. I grew up in an area where people said they "ignored politics because they hated them." Sure, politics is annoying to some, but the ability to ultimately ignore them is a privilege.

Privilege—a word that is hated in today's society. Often times, the privilege that is being discussed is that of white straight men. However, if you're comfortable with ignoring politics, you have a privilege. The reason you are privileged for ignoring politics is that politics obviously does not affect you. There are some people who truly believe that politics is not a system of maintaining a society, that legislation does not directly affect their lives.

If you think about communities around the nation like the African American community, LBTQ, and other marginalized groups, then you can imagine how legislation quite literally affects their lives. In this sense, politics is extremely important to those groups and the individuals within them. For example, the Trump administration recently made discrimination against transgender people based on their gender legal. These people have to care about politics because it directly affects their livelihood.

So, when you think about not voting or ignoring politics, especially during the most heartbreaking news such as school shootings or minority groups losing their rights, remember that you have the privilege to ignore politics. And what a lucky one it is.