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Tue Dec-14-10 12:12 AM
Response to Reply #75 |
| 89. 20+ years ago whe this came out |
| -Hey kids, it's a white privilege checklist! |
kpete |
Dec-13-10 11:25 AM |
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and don't forget the biggest one of all |
hfojvt |
Dec-13-10 11:27 AM |
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That isn't any advantage |
tavalon |
Dec-13-10 11:32 AM |
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Hell yeah it is...time n-half or double time? |
snooper2 |
Dec-14-10 10:14 AM |
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if you mean finding the doll your child wants in his/her race |
Motown_Johnny |
Dec-13-10 11:37 AM |
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of course you will |
hfojvt |
Dec-13-10 11:45 AM |
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sure, I see asian and middle eastern barbie dolls in the stores all the time |
Motown_Johnny |
Dec-13-10 09:51 PM |
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Mattel's current Black Label Basic line of |
Norrin Radd |
Dec-14-10 02:18 AM |
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But Santa was born in Turkey. They insist he was a Greek, but it doesn't add up. |
Raschel |
Dec-13-10 12:09 PM |
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what color are Turks? eom |
yawnmaster |
Dec-13-10 12:27 PM |
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Anatolia was a Greek space for a very long time |
RZM |
Dec-13-10 12:49 PM |
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Remember the bit... |
badgerpup |
Dec-13-10 01:17 PM |
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Never saw it, actually |
RZM |
Dec-13-10 01:22 PM |
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Yeah-just got 20 inches of it. |
Scruffy1 |
Dec-13-10 12:46 PM |
#25 |
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Don't forget White Jesus. Who is somehow blonde haired and blue eyed despite being born Jewish. |
Erose999 |
Dec-16-10 03:01 PM |
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I only get some of those |
tavalon |
Dec-13-10 11:31 AM |
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I'm white, too, & yes, #2 is definitely more true for white men than white women, |
CrispyQ |
Dec-13-10 04:03 PM |
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It's the White Knapsack. This is a great reminder. So many well intentioned folks are oblivious to |
jtown1123 |
Dec-13-10 11:33 AM |
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heck, I didn't read it until DU |
hfojvt |
Dec-13-10 11:47 AM |
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Actually I have found that the number 20 isn't necessarily true |
Drale |
Dec-13-10 11:45 AM |
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All of the generals that I took had White teachers except for one. |
Raschel |
Dec-13-10 12:19 PM |
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I've had several who where not white |
Drale |
Dec-13-10 12:30 PM |
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Well I didn't so your statement that #20 is not necessarily true fails. That's just YOUR experience. |
Raschel |
Dec-13-10 03:48 PM |
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Wish we could put more than one on the "arguably not true" list |
jtrockville |
Dec-13-10 12:31 PM |
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I've seen this list before |
RZM |
Dec-13-10 11:46 AM |
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Which ones do you find strange? |
jtown1123 |
Dec-13-10 12:35 PM |
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My issue is this |
RZM |
Dec-13-10 01:01 PM |
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Look up the data from the bureau of statistics. You will find |
Fire1 |
Dec-13-10 01:47 PM |
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Yes I know |
RZM |
Dec-13-10 01:51 PM |
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please, consider this... |
bliss_eternal |
Dec-15-10 01:50 AM |
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KnR |
Duncan Grant |
Dec-13-10 11:51 AM |
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I love these threads. |
Bunny |
Dec-13-10 11:59 AM |
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One problem with this list . . . |
RZM |
Dec-13-10 12:24 PM |
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Your sig pic is the cutest thing I've seen today. Does it mean something in particular? |
Number23 |
Dec-13-10 11:50 PM |
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If you're a teen male you can run down the block w/o people thinking you just did |
Raschel |
Dec-13-10 12:15 PM |
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You can take your little boy to see santa and he'll give him a hug and treat him like an |
Raschel |
Dec-13-10 12:24 PM |
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If it makes you feel better, I am white and Santa high-fived my son, too. |
Nye Bevan |
Dec-13-10 09:22 PM |
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How about... |
butterfly77 |
Dec-13-10 12:32 PM |
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That goes far deeper than race in America |
RZM |
Dec-13-10 01:08 PM |
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If your origin was a place near the Arctic Circle with long winter nights |
Gaedel |
Dec-13-10 07:27 PM |
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How about |
laugle |
Dec-13-10 10:31 PM |
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Although races don't exist, most of those apply to me if the word "race" is replaced with |
ZombieHorde |
Dec-13-10 12:35 PM |
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Why is "arranging to be in the company of my race most of the time" a "privilege"? |
Nye Bevan |
Dec-13-10 12:44 PM |
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Glad I'm not the only one who saw that |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Dec-13-10 01:13 PM |
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People often prefer to be with their own |
RZM |
Dec-13-10 01:24 PM |
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Well, the implication is..... |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Dec-13-10 01:30 PM |
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People arrange to be with their own every damn day |
RZM |
Dec-13-10 01:38 PM |
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niether have I *puts finger to nose and winks* |
HEyHEY |
Dec-13-10 10:19 PM |
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Seriously people? The expectation of being around people who understand |
jtown1123 |
Dec-14-10 03:05 PM |
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why would they recognize it...? |
bliss_eternal |
Dec-15-10 01:36 AM |
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21. I can watch the President on TV and he is the same race as me. |
Nye Bevan |
Dec-13-10 12:45 PM |
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Well, actually, that's true.... |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Dec-13-10 01:15 PM |
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I have a serious issue with #17! I purchased some band aids at Walgreens, and could not |
jillan |
Dec-13-10 12:55 PM |
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Name removed |
Dec-13-10 01:00 PM |
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It's not an either/or thing. Really, "whine list"? Shame on you. |
Matariki |
Dec-13-10 07:07 PM |
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What would you call item #1, |
darkstar3 |
Dec-13-10 07:19 PM |
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They don't sell music of "other" races in stores anymore? |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Dec-13-10 01:18 PM |
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. |
cleanhippie |
Dec-13-10 01:18 PM |
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. |
cleanhippie |
Dec-13-10 01:20 PM |
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This could easily be a CHRISTIAN privilege checklist too! |
cleanhippie |
Dec-13-10 01:21 PM |
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How so? |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Dec-13-10 01:32 PM |
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You dont think that for most of those items, one could easily replace "white" privilege with |
cleanhippie |
Dec-13-10 03:10 PM |
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There is a correlation between ALL forms of privilege. |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-13-10 03:53 PM |
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So you agree with my point then? |
cleanhippie |
Dec-13-10 04:04 PM |
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Peggy McIntosh was one of the first to write a list like this, that's why. |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-13-10 04:07 PM |
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Thanks. And on your last point, we totally agree. |
cleanhippie |
Dec-13-10 04:23 PM |
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No, not really |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Dec-13-10 06:54 PM |
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Ever been in a large group setting... |
cleanhippie |
Dec-13-10 11:48 PM |
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No |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Dec-14-10 10:09 AM |
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Then you need to get out more, I guess. |
cleanhippie |
Dec-14-10 10:28 AM |
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I just see people who use terms like "I was saved"..... |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Dec-14-10 11:04 AM |
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No, I would not. |
cleanhippie |
Dec-14-10 02:00 PM |
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Oh, even if they were Hindu or Muslim? |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Dec-14-10 02:36 PM |
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Of course. |
cleanhippie |
Dec-14-10 02:52 PM |
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. |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-13-10 03:53 PM |
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Cops can tell if they're pulling over a christian? |
Union Scribe |
Dec-13-10 06:39 PM |
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Did I say that? |
cleanhippie |
Dec-13-10 11:50 PM |
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Yes, you pretty much did. |
Union Scribe |
Dec-14-10 12:17 AM |
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No, I explicitly did not. |
cleanhippie |
Dec-14-10 09:30 AM |
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You say to-mat-o, but whatever. |
Union Scribe |
Dec-14-10 05:36 PM |
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Change "Race" to "Class" and even if white, you can still forget many of those things... especially |
bobbolink |
Dec-13-10 01:34 PM |
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Completely untrue. |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-13-10 01:45 PM |
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Yes, thank you. A voice of reason on this insane thread. |
jtown1123 |
Dec-14-10 03:11 PM |
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I found that quite a few of them could be changed |
pipi_k |
Dec-13-10 04:15 PM |
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A lot of these are because America is 80% white. It's simple demographics. nt |
Liquorice |
Dec-13-10 04:41 PM |
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Ssssh.... |
Cid_B |
Dec-13-10 10:14 PM |
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sooooo.... |
bliss_eternal |
Dec-15-10 01:54 AM |
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When you are the minority in a given country, any country, you can expect |
Liquorice |
Dec-15-10 02:18 AM |
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perhaps... |
bliss_eternal |
Dec-15-10 10:27 AM |
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K&R.. |
walldude |
Dec-13-10 04:43 PM |
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A more accurate way to describe this list would be to add the word "unearned" before privilege. |
JackBeck |
Dec-13-10 04:57 PM |
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lol... |
bliss_eternal |
Dec-15-10 01:38 AM |
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Hmm, disagree. |
Pavulon |
Dec-13-10 04:59 PM |
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It's unfortunate to see someone say that they "IGNORE race". |
JackBeck |
Dec-14-10 01:25 AM |
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one of the reasons I joined du... |
bliss_eternal |
Dec-15-10 01:11 AM |
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dupe |
Pavulon |
Dec-13-10 05:00 PM |
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I click on these threads just to see who turns magenta. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Dec-13-10 06:58 PM |
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lol. |
bliss_eternal |
Dec-15-10 01:15 AM |
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I understand and accept |
darkstar3 |
Dec-13-10 07:17 PM |
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I think white people have made amazing strides to overcome their own prejiduces |
HEyHEY |
Dec-13-10 09:48 PM |
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I didn't find a great selection of black dolls at the stores |
Skittles |
Dec-13-10 09:52 PM |
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I'm white and I have a political problem with white people where I live. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Dec-13-10 09:58 PM |
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The first half of #6 doesn't make sense |
toddaa |
Dec-13-10 10:08 PM |
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Not only that, if I walk into any clothing store or something, they're all playing hip hop |
HEyHEY |
Dec-13-10 10:17 PM |
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20+ years ago whe this came out |
dana_b |
Dec-14-10 12:12 AM |
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AA artists were HUGE in 1988. Anita Baker, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston... |
Romulox |
Dec-14-10 11:31 AM |
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Dec-15-10 01:16 AM |
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The local everything store here... |
Cid_B |
Dec-13-10 10:26 PM |
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I don't live "here" and I'd kill for blood pudding |
toddaa |
Dec-13-10 10:37 PM |
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As a white guy, I've noticed that one from when it's not true |
Recursion |
Dec-14-10 02:55 PM |
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The real issue is class, not race. Racism is just a specific expression of classism. |
begin_within |
Dec-13-10 10:26 PM |
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Half agree |
Capitalocracy |
Dec-13-10 10:29 PM |
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Just to clarify... |
JackBeck |
Dec-14-10 12:56 AM |
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It's certainly closer to the experience of a poor person of color than it is to an affluent person |
slackmaster |
Dec-14-10 09:11 AM |
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Poor people of color have even more barriers in place that have been institutionalized, |
JackBeck |
Dec-14-10 05:50 PM |
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Generally people who propagate lists such as these are openly HOSTILE to discussions of class |
Romulox |
Dec-14-10 11:06 AM |
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In my day-to-day life... |
Chan790 |
Dec-13-10 10:27 PM |
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that list is more than 20 years old, but remains relevant |
fishwax |
Dec-13-10 10:42 PM |
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"generally inspire a ton of defensive responses." |
Number23 |
Dec-13-10 11:54 PM |
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like clockwork |
fishwax |
Dec-14-10 03:18 AM |
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Thanks for pointing that out. I am seriously appalled at the defensive responses. |
jtown1123 |
Dec-14-10 03:10 PM |
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None of those items look like "privileges" to me. |
slackmaster |
Dec-13-10 10:51 PM |
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I'm sorry, but this sounds like bullshit, for the most part. |
Spider Jerusalem |
Dec-14-10 04:04 AM |
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I am seriously disappointed in DU. The responses to this post clearly solidify white privilege is |
jtown1123 |
Dec-14-10 03:08 PM |
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I have read all the remarks on this thread, up to this point. |
Behind the Aegis |
Dec-15-10 01:52 AM |
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Shame almost nothing on that list is susceptible to legislative change. |
burning rain |
Dec-15-10 02:59 AM |
#123 |
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