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Rex

(65,616 posts)
115. It is actually white, heterosexual males that have the advantage.
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 04:33 PM
Apr 2013

You added a crutch when you added another discriminator - religious belief. I've seen it all my life, WMP - but then again I am very careful NOT to talk religion to co-workers or future employers.

Well of course not. we can do it Mar 2013 #1
In the end, we are all victims of the 1%. We are all in this together. (nt) NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #2
Absolutely, but while it's more comfortable to cling to the fiction Warpy Mar 2013 #5
+1 but my biggest hope is for us all to be allies and kind to each other LiberalLoner Apr 2013 #84
for some reason, a number of white people, often male think that it's all equal now CreekDog Mar 2013 #8
It's not equal, never has been, never will be. NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #11
does anybody say it is equal? hfojvt Apr 2013 #56
they say there's no privilege so that's saying things are equal, is this herculian logic for you? CreekDog Apr 2013 #64
Does Mr. Ware have a privilege? hfojvt Apr 2013 #86
you keep posting as if there's an even playing field regardless of race or gender and that's wrong CreekDog Apr 2013 #102
I didn't say anthing about the playing field hfojvt Apr 2013 #131
if everyone of a certain race had one less broken leg, it would be a privilege to be the other CreekDog Apr 2013 #147
"if everyone" hfojvt Apr 2013 #149
No, that each has privilege of lacks it based on race CreekDog Apr 2013 #150
You actually say that? ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #91
Well said! nt Purplehazed Apr 2013 #132
What white males need to do, to understand their privileged status is close their eyes.... Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #140
The difference between you and your friends who are not white and even you and the girls in your Iris Mar 2013 #3
Actually no, because Harmony Blue Mar 2013 #9
I dont think the poster was talking about moving FreeState Mar 2013 #28
I lived in various parts of Los Angeles County (four areas) Harmony Blue Apr 2013 #74
Did you ever get pulled over for driving while black? kwassa Apr 2013 #108
you totally missed the point Kali Mar 2013 #31
I'm a white woman and I see my privelege all the time, because I open my eyes. Happyhippychick Mar 2013 #4
Every time I tell a sales clerk a person of color was there first Warpy Mar 2013 #6
Does this happen to you often? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #12
More often than you might think Warpy Mar 2013 #14
I don't think that's the case here in the multicultural San Francisco Bay area. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #15
Here's a story from ten years ago in that same multicultural Bay area. Gormy Cuss Apr 2013 #43
WASPY eh? MattBaggins Apr 2013 #69
WASPy isn't racist. Gormy Cuss Apr 2013 #73
What does the W stand for MattBaggins Apr 2013 #77
The most privileged race in our culture Gormy Cuss Apr 2013 #79
just curious dsc Mar 2013 #7
Indeed Harmony Blue Mar 2013 #13
I would be amazed if there weren't a pretty large racial difference as well dsc Mar 2013 #18
And yet those women will still be paid less for the same job than the men. Squinch Mar 2013 #29
I am extremely familiar with Palm Harbor University High School. NCTraveler Apr 2013 #70
It has changed since I graduated a decade ago Harmony Blue Apr 2013 #75
As I said, I am very familiar with that school. NCTraveler Apr 2013 #80
Just because you don't know yours or your country's history doesn't make it any less true CreekDog Mar 2013 #10
My age group is well aware of history Harmony Blue Mar 2013 #16
if you think that being white in a non-white neighborhood erases your privilege CreekDog Mar 2013 #19
ignoring history is how the women's movement lost so much ground in the last 30 years. no thank you. bettyellen Mar 2013 #20
Have you ever heard the phrase "past is prologue"? intheflow Mar 2013 #24
YOU may be well aware of history, but that doesn't signify that your age group cali Apr 2013 #60
The concept of white privilege is easy to defend. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #17
Agree with 99% of your post brush Mar 2013 #37
Asserting that "male privilege is bullshit" is bullshit. n/t antigone382 Apr 2013 #109
You're welcome to your opinion. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #112
Well, statistically in 20-30 years Harmony Blue Apr 2013 #121
White privilege doesn't always depend on numbers kwassa Apr 2013 #123
You aren't the "white Christian male" being referenced magellan Mar 2013 #21
Yes, he is frazzled Apr 2013 #42
You're right magellan Apr 2013 #47
When I don't shave and I wear my USF cap (thanks Bill Oreily haha) Harmony Blue Apr 2013 #78
I'm not defining the concept of privilege this way: that's what it IS frazzled Apr 2013 #81
Yes, but Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #83
I understand 100% what you are describing/saying 4 t 4 Apr 2013 #116
Whoosh. Robb Mar 2013 #22
i'm privileged as an american female of south asian descent compared to non american females of JI7 Mar 2013 #23
I'm 23 and the spectre of privilege is a reality, not opinion (and it does not turn me off). Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #25
I never felt "privileged", BUT jazzimov Mar 2013 #26
Privilege is the default setting for many people. noamnety Mar 2013 #27
Privilege is real FightForMichigan Mar 2013 #30
How often are you harased by cops? Exultant Democracy Mar 2013 #32
I don't see you as privelidged but there probably things you won't have to worry about that others liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #33
Oh, but it is of our doing. Heidi Apr 2013 #72
I never said he should stand by and not do anything. I said he should fight for justice. liberal_at_heart Apr 2013 #133
Every time I hear some white male say that there's no such SheilaT Mar 2013 #34
good post dionysus Mar 2013 #38
That old white lady privilege sure comes in handy with traffic stops eridani Apr 2013 #51
I know what you mean about being pulled over and given a warning. Sheldon Cooper Apr 2013 #58
I'm just slightly concerned that some day SheilaT Apr 2013 #87
"White male privilege" does not exist Major Nikon Apr 2013 #118
I know folks in your age group who feel quite differently. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #35
clearly you don't understand.. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #36
yes, very well stated. +1 n/t KarenS Apr 2013 #40
But do you get stopped just for "driving while white"? frazzled Apr 2013 #39
Yeah, I know. Iggo Apr 2013 #41
I don't "feel" privileged, either... Scootaloo Apr 2013 #44
so it's not enough to alienate the feminists on this board, now we have to move on to liberal_at_heart Apr 2013 #45
I walk down the street and people literally hand me $100 bills for being white. Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #55
If you were black that would not happen treestar Apr 2013 #66
It is argued that if I forfeit some perceived privilege that inequality can be addressed. Harmony Blue Apr 2013 #120
This is a false analysis, privilege vs. equality. kwassa Apr 2013 #127
So true caraher Apr 2013 #145
I agree with you Harmony Blue. liberal_at_heart Apr 2013 #134
I'm not sure I agree. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #135
I'm a white Christian male, and I have privilege. GaYellowDawg Apr 2013 #46
Great post. nt raccoon Apr 2013 #63
Great post treestar Apr 2013 #67
Thank you. This is so much harder to explain than it should be. You did it well. Matariki Apr 2013 #94
You are a white male. You are automatically presumed to be worth kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #48
Someone needs to be beaten with a clue stick. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #117
Whether you feel privleged or not is irrelevant. blackspade Apr 2013 #49
Being white is awesome FuzzyRabbit Apr 2013 #50
If you work in a corporation, take a look at senior management... taught_me_patience Apr 2013 #52
Your subject line perfectly diagnoses the problem. (nt) Heidi Apr 2013 #53
So try this... Kalidurga Apr 2013 #54
You're not. The entire concept is a fucking chimera. sibelian Apr 2013 #57
+ a million quinnox Apr 2013 #61
Maybe the word is wrong, but the thing it's describing is very very real. Matariki Apr 2013 #95
"Most people when I talk to don't even know I was born and raised as a Christian." Where were you... Humanist_Activist Apr 2013 #59
Dude, please have someone with a clue read this post and explain it to you. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #62
This post is all about you, and not about society and its previous class distinctions. treestar Apr 2013 #65
Well said! Matariki Apr 2013 #96
Everybody's experience is valid to a certain extent el_bryanto Apr 2013 #68
You went to Palm Harbor University High School.... NCTraveler Apr 2013 #71
I would have been privileged to attend that school. Heidi Apr 2013 #88
I don't get it either. NCTraveler Apr 2013 #89
I don't know any school in this region that is this un-diverse. 89% white is diverse? kwassa Apr 2013 #105
There are actually a few in the area that are less diverse. NCTraveler Apr 2013 #107
Excuse me for not understanding something .... kwassa Apr 2013 #110
They went to Palm Harbor University. NCTraveler Apr 2013 #114
My honors classes were indeed diverse Harmony Blue Apr 2013 #119
What were the percentages of minorities in your honors classes? kwassa Apr 2013 #125
You are not being honest. That is the most polite way I can put it. NCTraveler Apr 2013 #126
Everything in my life has demonstrated that honors courses are less diverse. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #136
Some people are incapable of thinking in the abstract, or looking Sheldon Cooper Apr 2013 #90
Most fish don't feel the water in which they are surrounded. LanternWaste Apr 2013 #76
The best black beer driver/salesman in the country could have applied for brewens Apr 2013 #82
I'm a white very liberal Christian male and yes I'm privileged steve2470 Apr 2013 #85
I don't think you understand what people mean when they talk about privilege Matariki Apr 2013 #92
Ever been hungry? ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #93
it's when you feel it that it stops being privilege (nt) Recursion Apr 2013 #97
Here's my take on it, I'm sure many will disagree and perhaps be angry by words, but whatevs... octothorpe Apr 2013 #98
Which many minorities have had it better/easier than us white folks? Heidi Apr 2013 #100
I meant specific individuals who are a minority octothorpe Apr 2013 #101
The Beyonce argument gollygee Apr 2013 #103
Yeah. Okay. Apophis Apr 2013 #99
Fish have no concept of what water is, either, as was pointed out upthread. Demit Apr 2013 #104
put on a hoodie and go out for a stroll. . . Algebra Palin Apr 2013 #106
Some white male privilege has evaporated, yes... Orsino Apr 2013 #111
Ugh, this shit again LittleBlue Apr 2013 #113
I agree and so does Harmony Blue Apr 2013 #122
Whether you feel privileged has absolutely nothing to do with whether you are privileged. kwassa Apr 2013 #124
It is actually white, heterosexual males that have the advantage. Rex Apr 2013 #115
Me either. nt Skip Intro Apr 2013 #128
I wish I could find a way to take advantage of this privilege I allegedly have. MrSlayer Apr 2013 #129
You take advantage of your privilege every day you are alive. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #137
It should come with instructions. MrSlayer Apr 2013 #139
You don't have to do anything to redeem it. It is everywhere. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #141
It's too abstract then. MrSlayer Apr 2013 #142
They do exist. You choose not to see them. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #143
I don't know what I'm looking for. MrSlayer Apr 2013 #144
The internet didn't make people more "enlightened"... YoungDemCA Apr 2013 #130
It's not invisible. It's so normative that we are blind unless we choose to see. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #138
I think perhaps you need to expand your definition of "privilege' n/t markpkessinger Apr 2013 #146
keeping the working class divided along racial lines is essential to the ruling class' arely staircase Apr 2013 #148
I'm as privileged as all hell, and I know it. dawg Apr 2013 #151
Interesting. Grand dukes, kings and queens felt the same. ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2013 #152
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