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In reply to the discussion: An interesting exchange about white privilege in the comments of the DWB story I posted earlier [View all]7962
(11,841 posts)58. I believe its more about class now than race. Remember the story about the minister..
..who dressed up like he was homeless one day to see how his "flock" would treat him. And a post above talking about being followed because he was dressed a little shabby
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An interesting exchange about white privilege in the comments of the DWB story I posted earlier [View all]
MrScorpio
Feb 2014
OP
Yes. Thank you. The person quoted in that part of the OP made a huge fan of me
Number23
Feb 2014
#97
"If I'm in a long checkout line, more often than not, another line will open to accommodate me."
Romulox
Feb 2014
#9
The question is, are supermarket employees managing the checkouts specifically instructed
Nye Bevan
Feb 2014
#33
my first job -in NYC- I was told I shld call out the code word "cappuchino" when any black customer
bettyellen
Feb 2014
#99
Really. I need to go to different stores. Most of the other stuff, yes, I've seen.
7962
Feb 2014
#57
You're looking at this as individual people rather than a societal/systemic issue.
cui bono
Feb 2014
#92
I live across the river from a former "Sundown" town. The whole town was white.
Dustlawyer
Feb 2014
#34
What's your answer about those of us who used to believe in "White Privilege" theory.......
AverageJoe90
Feb 2014
#49
I believe its more about class now than race. Remember the story about the minister..
7962
Feb 2014
#58
White privilege is air for white America. Surrounded by it, it becomes invisible.
tea and oranges
Feb 2014
#103
There's also a class angle: When I was driving a more beat-up car, I got stopped by the LAPD much
villager
Feb 2014
#52
It's like two overlapping targeted demographics. When I vibed "poor," I was stopped more often.
villager
Feb 2014
#61
Did you ever smash bottles on their cruiser & curse at them while doing donuts & firing handguns ?
Bonx
Feb 2014
#67
"If I'm in a long checkout line, more often than not, another line will open to accommodate me." lol
El_Johns
Feb 2014
#72
Rudyard Kipling would be proud. White Man's Burden and White Privilege are alive and well
Nanjing to Seoul
Feb 2014
#86
Why does Japanese cabbies refusing to pick up white people show us what white privilege is? If
El_Johns
Feb 2014
#91
I live in China. . .and it's the same in Korea when I lived there too
Nanjing to Seoul
Feb 2014
#104