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In reply to the discussion: Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is [View all]VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)55. well generally White males are born into White families...
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wrong....if you were a member of another group....you would understand why...
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#15
You are not Malia Obama...and she is just an exception to the rule...she doesn't prove the rule
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#25
NO it doesn't! If you are born White Male and Heterosexual....YOU are born with
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#33
The post said "straight while males" have advantages born into our society . . .
brush
Feb 2014
#315
I know- what idiot thinks Sasha and Malia are average people that prove any point? LoL
bettyellen
Feb 2014
#148
yeah, that they are- statiscally- complete outliers should be kind of obvious. I bet there's an
bettyellen
Feb 2014
#156
As long as we're speaking in generalities, there are options available
Baitball Blogger
Feb 2014
#248
Except within equal wealth strata, the straight white male has more privilege and ease than his peer
Scootaloo
Feb 2014
#23
Sound like contrarianism for the sake of it. The OP is spot on to most on this site.
brush
Feb 2014
#320
My apologies, I didn't realize this discussion was about who had felt racism.
hughee99
Feb 2014
#272
I used to think that way and then realized that what is behind wealth and status is racism, and sexi
uppityperson
Feb 2014
#198
The analogy works very well--difficulty setting is not the only initial setting
eridani
Feb 2014
#259
what you're saying is that being black is such a disadvantage that the only way it's an advantage...
CreekDog
Feb 2014
#112
Most certainly. And the white male child will have an easier time than the black male child
LanternWaste
Feb 2014
#95
Until said Straight White Male gets old. Then even nature changes the difficulty level. n/t
wandy
Feb 2014
#5
right about the time they have to collect Social Security and Medicare...
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#17
He seems to think by merely pointing out that he has advantages...its some kind of punishment!
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#129
yet someone could put you in a suit and a bus ticket and you'd fare better than
bettyellen
Feb 2014
#10
No I am not...and NO that was your point....as others in this thread have also pointed out to you...
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#141
No you asked for an example and I gave you one...AND it is SOOO pervasive that the FIRST
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#254
In this case I definitely am....you mean math like women make 77 cents on the dollar to men?
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#268
You're the arbiter of truth? That's some impressive hubris. And you should rethink that list.
Orrex
Feb 2014
#286
There is no arbiter of truth....there just IS .....most experts of the NON Conservative bent...
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#297
YES....if you would read an article you would KNOW the answer...that is what I have been telling you
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#300
Last post because you have been proven WRONG ...I provided LOTS of facts...
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#312
No I am not...I even underlined the relevant sentence....EVEN after factoring for type of work
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#306
Yes...I have the advantages of being a White Woman...but I am still not a man..
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#298
Pls don't belabor the obvious point. She's got you on this, and most people on this site know it. nt
brush
Feb 2014
#321
Understood, but your "estimation" is from the POV of someone unaffected by race and sexism. So, it
bettyellen
Feb 2014
#66
I'd personally argue the point that it's not so much that white ex-cons are "advantaged"............
AverageJoe90
Feb 2014
#160
How about getting the guilty parties to stop their administering of privilege?
seveneyes
Feb 2014
#292
A better way to describe privilege is "generally getting the benefit of the doubt."
Brickbat
Feb 2014
#29
You can't tell because you cannot walk a mile in the shoes of someone who isn't one of those...
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#42
Yes but I AM walking in the shoes of a Female.....so I DO know that females make 20% less than
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#61
To be honest, there's some good stuff here, but yes, "privilege" IS incorrect when applied.....
AverageJoe90
Feb 2014
#38
Tho' I'm a straight, white, male and wouldn't call my life easy...homeless and hungry poor as a kid,
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#45
True, but this doesn't mean we don't get to complain about stupid shit just like everybody else.
cbdo2007
Feb 2014
#68
I was already capable of thinking about people that don't have the same advantages I do.
Comrade Grumpy
Feb 2014
#137
If you are a White Male then you have the lowest difficulty setting....
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#154
First....notice how many are denying it exists at all? Well first we need more like some of the men
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#311
It did make me think--the first time I heard the idea about 30 years ago.
Comrade Grumpy
Feb 2014
#294
Of course born rich beat everything hands down it is the ultimate cheat code.
Exultant Democracy
Feb 2014
#94
NO one is saying ALL White males have it easy....EASIER than other groups....
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#136
I'm sure that's not the intent.....but unfortunately, that's how it often comes across. nt
AverageJoe90
Feb 2014
#168
NO it isn't....it IS a fact....White males are more ADVANTAGED....than any other group...
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#241
"Women are disadvantaged to men TOO... " Okay, and? Doesn't disprove my point. nt
AverageJoe90
Feb 2014
#256
It seems to me that the game setting is already on hard for poor and working class families.
Vashta Nerada
Feb 2014
#103
Let's pretend you were black, with all the same otherwise. Would you have an easier or more difficul
uppityperson
Feb 2014
#157
No, I am not telling you to shut up. I am asking you to use your imagination and try to understand
uppityperson
Feb 2014
#178
One could also say rich is the easiest, all else being equal, or being a US citizen is the easiest
Chathamization
Feb 2014
#213
One major drawback to being a straight white male is that I can't make excuses for why ...
spin
Feb 2014
#155
I usually describe it to others as being simply "the absence of discrimination"
WatermelonRat
Feb 2014
#167
OK, let's say all straight white men acknowledge what the OP is setting out.
Seeking Serenity
Feb 2014
#175
"Society" exemplified by moronic slogans like "straight male is the lowest difficulty setting" n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Feb 2014
#197
Apparently even being dead doesn't mitigate men's position of privilege.
lumberjack_jeff
Feb 2014
#236
This is what is known as "outreach" and "coalition building" in today's Democratic Party
kenny blankenship
Feb 2014
#301
Here is the .gif I always attach to this essay for those that need a visual.
TalkingDog
Feb 2014
#204
What is the point of discussing it if you're not going to discuss how you plan to correct the wrongs
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2014
#229
this is one of the most hilariously provocative straw man OPs I've seen on this site.
Adam051188
Feb 2014
#231