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NCTraveler

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126. You are not being honest. That is the most polite way I can put it.
Mon Apr 1, 2013, 10:08 PM
Apr 2013

Madfloridian is one of my favorite posters. It is weak that you brought her into this. I have backed up my thoughts with statistics. You tried to use something inaccurate to back up your op and posts. It was highly inaccurate. Once again, that was backed up by facts.

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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