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AverageJoe90

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110. Agreed. And I haven't been helped much, either.

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Thu Jan 9, 2014, 07:08 PM

Jan 2014

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(At least not in a direct sense, as far as I can honestly tell.)

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How has use of the term "white privilege" harmed you? [View all] CreekDog Jan 2014 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #1

. CreekDog Jan 2014 #2

just like fight club, the first benefit of white privilege is being able to pretend geek tragedy Jan 2014 #3

Right. It's only if you're white that you can ignore white privilege. athena Jan 2014 #96

It has harmed me immensely by offending my fragile sensibilities! athena Jan 2014 #4

OH the burden VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #15

To say nothing of the volunteer victims, waiting to pounce and pile on. RC Jan 2014 #49

Especially when the people in question belong to the ruling group! athena Jan 2014 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #116

Bill Murray as Hunter S. Thompson... Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2014 #296

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #315

all I hear is Carl Spackler Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2014 #319

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #321

I'm pretty sure I read in an interview enigmatic Jan 2014 #323

I work at a minimum wage job. Everyone in my workplace is over 40. El_Johns Jan 2014 #174

sounds like your underpaid staff is overrepresented by minorities CreekDog Jan 2014 #202

You seem to think I require your "education". I don't. I'm perfectly aware that "minorities" are El_Johns Jan 2014 #255

I don't require anything of you except that you get things right CreekDog Jan 2014 #257

Good Lord! Who went and made you school marm? Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #298

No one is saying that white people's rights should be curtailed. athena Jan 2014 #225

This^^^^^ giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #300

I can't help but notice cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #5

It's not the term upaloopa Jan 2014 #6

you got me there. i really don't see how use of the term "white privilege" causes harm CreekDog Jan 2014 #8

Try to understand what I posted ok? upaloopa Jan 2014 #21

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #141

Bogus???? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #14

That is nowhere near what I said upaloopa Jan 2014 #25

Tell me then, PoliticalPothead Jan 2014 #254

Bush's Prvileged Life Is Massively Exacerbated By Factors Other Than His Race ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #53

I "know" that...I was making an analogy..... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #56

OK ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #67

Not at all...trying to make the poster understand that they know what privilege means... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #70

and a stupid black kid who did drugs and can't speak english well but has wealthy family JI7 Jan 2014 #61

If It Were A Really Rich Black Kid . . . ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #71

then you just described the privilege...thanks! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #80

Just To Be Clear ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #198

okay.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #208

Is George Bush the representative white male? El_Johns Jan 2014 #173

but that wasn't the point was it? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #214

CreekDog, CreekDog, CreekDog.... mike_c Jan 2014 #7

Oh, why not. Nothing better to do at the moment. Shandris Jan 2014 #9

So you are saying I should never take GWB's privileged status into discussion VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #17

No, I'm not saying that at all. Shandris Jan 2014 #22

Yes actually you are... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #26

'Denial is not a river in Egypt'. Shandris Jan 2014 #30

I talk whenever I want....and say what I want... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #60

Yes, I'm certain you do. Self-awareness doesn't seem high on your list of good traits. Shandris Jan 2014 #65

I am self aware enough to know that I am White and I am lucky because of it VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #81

How odd. Shandris Jan 2014 #87

What are these privileges you describe from being a woman? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #89

I'm not derailing the thread any further than necessary. Shandris Jan 2014 #90

this is not a derail... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #92

Usually welfare safety nets provide better for women... shaayecanaan Jan 2014 #124

No hahahahahah not in the United States my friend..... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #125

Devastating response... shaayecanaan Jan 2014 #140

please proceed then... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #212

What do you do for a living, and what did your parents do? El_Johns Jan 2014 #177

My parents were military...my father was a born a Sharecropper.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #215

This was probably not a very good response. Raine1967 Jan 2014 #122

who is this "our" you are speaking for? exactly VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #126

Women. Raine1967 Jan 2014 #151

I'm not one? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #161

You might have missed my point. Raine1967 Jan 2014 #164

why so mysterious? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #165

Sad, actually. El_Johns Jan 2014 #178

I have no idea what point you are trying to make... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #217

Ironic. El_Johns Jan 2014 #175

Is that you Alanis? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #218

harmful as a broadbrush stroke...just like most stereotypes = Indeed. El_Johns Jan 2014 #176

Oh nothing EVER comes of that... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #220

Only that the use of it reveals the douchebags among us who are deliberately obtuse about it. Starry Messenger Jan 2014 #10

So lets forget the White part.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #28

Of course they do. Shandris Jan 2014 #33

Okay then you should understand the concept..... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #35

Where are you seeing me saying I don't understand the -concept-? Shandris Jan 2014 #40

You seem to deny its existence.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #43

... Shandris Jan 2014 #48

"small packages" ???? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #52

PLEASE tell me you're trolling. Shandris Jan 2014 #63

Please tell me YOU are.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #66

I see. So it was too 'obtuse' for you. Shandris Jan 2014 #69

see its only numerically small to YOU! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #68

You don't know what 'numerically' means, do you? Shandris Jan 2014 #72

the meaning of numerically is not at issue is it? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #74

No. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #59

hahahahahahahahahahahaha VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #62

Your answer is no, and it's up to you to prove the positive. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #73

I don't have to answer...I can laugh like hell at the mere notion! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #77

This OP was supposed to be about white privilege. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #86

You think White males don't have privilege? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #130

I think whites have privilege. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #133

Not the same they don't... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #135

Odds are that you'll have the last word, having lived 5 years longer than me. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #137

that's not privilege.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #139

No, we pretty much know exactly what causes it. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #142

White Male privilege - if you want to call life expectancy a privilege.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #143

WTF? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #144

NO I am saying IF you want to believe (I don't ) that life expectancy... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #145

How long can a 65 year old person expect to live? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #149

this was YOUR definition of privilege my friend not mine.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #150

So what is your definition? Major Nikon Jan 2014 #197

Oh come on...I was only using the "constraint's" HE selected.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #209

It's "petard". lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #247

okay...sorry...petard....doesn't change the fact that I am right. VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #248

and to answer my own question... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #249

Their poor oppressed husbands. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #250

all 4.5% of them? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #251

Mitt Romney....the Mormon...is oppressed by his wife? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #252

You mean after you conflated race and gender privileges? Major Nikon Jan 2014 #266

"Why living longer is not a privilege" yewberry Jan 2014 #324

Fits your own definition Major Nikon Jan 2014 #325

at least you'll get to ask the great Goddess in the sky "why?" CreekDog Jan 2014 #200

This female says bullhockey to everything you've posted. El_Johns Jan 2014 #179

Good for you...If YOU think there is no White privilege VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #210

female privilege? WTF CreekDog Jan 2014 #166

Are you a racial minority? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #207

non-existent male privilege? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #221

"Or do only White people get to decide how disadvantaged Black people are in your world?" lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #230

Are White people in the position to decide IF Black people are disadvantaged? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #231

Does someone "decide" these things? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #234

Simple answer...yes... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #235

"Simple"; I think you made a typo. I think you meant "simpleton". n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #237

look at the pretty picture Jeff... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #238

is this your attempt to insult me? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #239

*click* Four minutes. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #240

Did you finish looking at the picture? Did you need more than 4 minutes to determine VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #242

Here's a picture for you Jeff...since you don't believe in "White Male Privilege" VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #232

that's what I say Creek! Agree.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #211

Unfortunately, there are a few like that.....not so much on here, but more of Tumblr..... AverageJoe90 Jan 2014 #157

About as much as being white has helped me. nt ProgressSaves Jan 2014 #12

I am a White female and I KNOW it has helped me... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #19

I live in an area that is over 98% white. ProgressSaves Jan 2014 #27

It certainly hasn't hurt you either has it? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #29

That 2% is mostly doctors in my county. ProgressSaves Jan 2014 #37

key word "mostly" VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #44

How about the fact the s/he lives in that neighborhood in the first place. No white privelege there. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2014 #82

I know right....I am sure GWB thinks there is no racism in his White neighborhood too! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #84

There used to be an area just outside Atlanta that was basically 100% white. I guarantee you Hoyt Jan 2014 #55

race is not an issue in 98% white neighborhoods *by design*. being surrounded by white folks is bettyellen Jan 2014 #117

You know it helped you that is what I am saying upaloopa Jan 2014 #31

because until it doesn't exist it needs to be lectured on....over and over... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #39

Privilege will always exist. upaloopa Jan 2014 #47

Then why are there people right here on this thread in DU that deny its existence... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #91

I think you misunderstand what they are saying upaloopa Jan 2014 #118

NO i didn't misunderstand...they denied it exists...to my face. VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #127

But "guilt" is a strawman to begin with. Not one person on here has said white people should feel nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #297

thank you for proving my point geek tragedy Jan 2014 #23

I don't think I proved your point at all. ProgressSaves Jan 2014 #34

for YOU......if you weren't White in your area...it would most certainly be an "issue" VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #41

I refuse to allow people to say I'm privileged when I'm poor as dirt because of my zip code. ProgressSaves Jan 2014 #50

You can refuse to believe it...doesn't mean it isn't true... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #64

The only reason you're able to "set aside" those things is because you're white. Just saying. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #299

i would wager that non-white people living in such areas might disagree with you nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #58

Did you grow up in a family with two parents? athena Jan 2014 #98

No. I didn't. El_Johns Jan 2014 #180

Agreed. And I haven't been helped much, either. AverageJoe90 Jan 2014 #110

says you... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #223

No, but I know that I, as a solitary individual, haven't really benefitted, not directly, anyway.... AverageJoe90 Jan 2014 #283

but we are not talking about YOU as a solitary individual.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #284

"Then you benefited because everyone else HAS!" I hate to say this, but..... AverageJoe90 Jan 2014 #290

NO there is not....you made it quite clear in the other thread... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #291

May I see some proof, please? AverageJoe90 Jan 2014 #292

I am a woman.....do you think I have NEVER experienced sexism in my life? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #293

Re: "I am a woman.....do you think I have NEVER experienced sexism in my life?" AverageJoe90 Jan 2014 #295

That wouldn't even make sense if it made sense. morningfog Jan 2014 #156

I didn't appreciate my Whiteness till I moved to NYC. sir pball Jan 2014 #222

Sometimes you have to see it with your own eyes before it sinks in. Nothing wrong with that nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #301

I'll freely admit it's wrong, but I'll still take advantage of it. sir pball Jan 2014 #317

You cursed, horrid person. sir pball Jan 2014 #322

Shit! I'm sorry that happened to you! nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #332

It's OK, it's about as not-big as a deal can be.. sir pball Jan 2014 #338

All whites are guilty of exploiting this privilege SaltyBro Jan 2014 #13

You can't be guilty of something you are not aware of. upaloopa Jan 2014 #36

Ignorance is no exception to the law is it? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #46

You can't be convicted of a crime without upaloopa Jan 2014 #51

OH yes you can....you better ask a lawyer friend about that... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #78

Oh really? Simple google search turned up... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #95

If Whites don't know they are privileged SaltyBro Jan 2014 #101

I don't think "guilt" is the right concept. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #79

the "easier go of it" you describe IS White Male privilege! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #85

Perhaps the question is what, specifically, can the individual white male do about it? Orrex Jan 2014 #114

You have to do more than that.....lots more... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #128

Not complaining. Orrex Jan 2014 #152

start loathing yourself.. or something... dionysus Jan 2014 #154

that would be a nice start yeah.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #160

serious question. anyone with half a brain knows white priviledge and male priviledge exist. so, dionysus Jan 2014 #245

We are doing it now....have you not noticed how big this thread is? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #246

Exactly. They never have any answer to that question. Because the whole point of the modern El_Johns Jan 2014 #182

So your workplace anecdotal evidence is all that anyone needs VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #224

No, my "workplace anecdotal evidence" is the reason your tactics are losers. El_Johns Jan 2014 #259

Uh no they aren't anecdotal evidence is not clear cut evidence/ VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #261

You have a gift for missing the point. El_Johns Jan 2014 #263

So what? Look at the row for JUST whites.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #264

I'm supposed to look at the row for just whites and ignore the row for Asians ("minorities")? El_Johns Jan 2014 #265

Some people just cannot seem to see past the nose on their own faces... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #262

You didn't answer my question. El_Johns Jan 2014 #272

answered...what part of those over 40 "other than While male" have less chance than you do... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #274

No, you didn't answer my question, which has to do with why the same evidence (income) is El_Johns Jan 2014 #275

because that is JUST salary...not EVERYTHING! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #276

Then why are you using it as evidence for white privilege? If it's not good evidence, better not El_Johns Jan 2014 #278

Jeebus...LOOK at it! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #279

and I didn't say it wasn't good evidence...I said it was ONE not the ONLY evidence. VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #281

Wow. Thank you. Seriously, thank you Number23 Jan 2014 #16

Not at all. HappyMe Jan 2014 #18

well being a woman does....but not not being White. VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #20

I would say being a white woman HappyMe Jan 2014 #342

Yes I agree...exactly... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #343

Good grief! HappyMe Jan 2014 #344

The existence of the term means I am subjected to this thread 1000words Jan 2014 #24

Nice. redqueen Jan 2014 #32

it hurts when I am stillcool Jan 2014 #38

It's better to serve our time pointing out the causes of white privilege Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #42

if you don't say or describe the term, then you'd be left to describing causes CreekDog Jan 2014 #54

We've all heard what the term means 84373705394 times. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #107

You've left out a very important example... countryjake Jan 2014 #45

It turned me into a newt. Iggo Jan 2014 #57

I got better. zappaman Jan 2014 #190

I doubt anybody has been hurt by it in that sense el_bryanto Jan 2014 #75

Changing one's beliefs is rarely painless. athena Jan 2014 #88

Being lectured to about privilege by privileged little snots raises my blood pressure. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #83

then why do we have folks right on this thread even here on DU that denies it exists? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #93

. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #105

Case in point. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #146

+1. Snots that can't even spell the word. El_Johns Jan 2014 #184

+1 El_Johns Jan 2014 #183

The term "white priviledge" has not harmed me at all tkmorris Jan 2014 #94

"It implies that one group is getting something extra" VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #99

*sigh* YES males make more than females tkmorris Jan 2014 #106

THAT's White male privilege.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #129

Brilliant post. Glassunion Jan 2014 #115

but to deny that it is STILL in existence DOESN'T change it....does it? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #131

Obviously, it has not etherealtruth Jan 2014 #97

I'm a tall handsome white fellow. I've never had much money... hunter Jan 2014 #100

About as much as somsone holding open a door for me or others The Straight Story Jan 2014 #102

... redqueen Jan 2014 #113

Still on the "opening doors" thing, eh? That joke was old hat a year ago... nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #302

The term is a minor annoyance CFLDem Jan 2014 #103

The "Race Game" Canard HangOnKids Jan 2014 #169

It is to the ruling class. CFLDem Jan 2014 #195

Of course HangOnKids Jan 2014 #312

No. I have benefitted from several other privileges as well. Throd Jan 2014 #104

I think the point is to recognize that some people don't enjoy the same privileges athena Jan 2014 #108

thank you! Brilliant response! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #132

I have girls to feed, bills to pay, car needs a front-end alignment... Throd Jan 2014 #155

So you're saying that before people will donate or volunteer to do anything for "minorities" El_Johns Jan 2014 #185

And you're saying that a white person who doesn't accept the idea that athena Jan 2014 #219

If only Patrick Stewart had that full-head-of-hair privilege, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #121

It hasn't "harmed" me, as an individual, no.....but liberals as a whole, I'm afraid, haven't been... AverageJoe90 Jan 2014 #109

So how do you feel about the term "male privilege"? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #134

Well, one night my white privilege came home a little drunk Vinnie From Indy Jan 2014 #111

That happened to me once. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #119

In an of itself, not harmful. However when it is accompanied with an implication Glassunion Jan 2014 #112

you know, of course, that it hasn't hfojvt Jan 2014 #120

Wrong, because describing the effects of racism against nonwhites is not insulting CreekDog Jan 2014 #123

describing the effects of racism against nonwhites hfojvt Jan 2014 #171

you're saying that you won't fight racism if the term is used CreekDog Jan 2014 #172

and you are saying as well hfojvt Jan 2014 #181

says you, the guy whose hero is Stonewall Jackson CreekDog Jan 2014 #233

So exactly how are you an "ally" if you deny the existence of systemic racism? nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #304

you may think the two are the same hfojvt Jan 2014 #330

Middle-class black people can still be followed around in stores, profiled by law enforcement, nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #337

tell you what hfojvt Jan 2014 #339

I didn't say that. Didn't I expressly say that a lot of white people's lives just plain suck? nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #340

but that's what I am getting at hfojvt Jan 2014 #341

I think he's more saying that people are more receptive if you don't start the conversation El_Johns Jan 2014 #186

Yeah, I suppose us white guys are used to having our personal feelings catered to. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #303

actually most people are NOT used to it hfojvt Jan 2014 #327

How does the fact that a lot of white people's lives suck, do anything to negate the existence nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #335

I think class comes into play here, though. delta17 Jan 2014 #329

Sorry, I'm not really into avoiding discussion of important issues just to spare people's feelings. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #336

DU discussions about it cost me a trip to the hardware store, two tylenol, and an ice pack. LeftyMom Jan 2014 #136

And the next upper-class white person who lectures me about white privilege can come & El_Johns Jan 2014 #187

Well that's a stupid assumption to make. LeftyMom Jan 2014 #191

What do you do for a living, what does your spouse or partner do, and what did your parents El_Johns Jan 2014 #192

Would you also like my social security number, blood type, mother's maiden name and home address? LeftyMom Jan 2014 #193

No. El_Johns Jan 2014 #194

What? Are you saying you have all those things?! CreekDog Jan 2014 #206

I can't believe Elton John spoke to you like that CreekDog Jan 2014 #205

anecdotal, but your numbers show white privilege: CreekDog Jan 2014 #204

So what do you think your chances are of improving your lot in life versus's the other 40% are? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #244

Fairly small, since I'm over 40, as are all my coworkers. El_Johns Jan 2014 #253

So what are your chances over 40 vs a Black man over 40? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #256

As a white woman, my expected lifespan is actually higher. Though possibly I won't achieve El_Johns Jan 2014 #268

Thank you for highlighting the hypocrisy of some here Chathamization Jan 2014 #311

nice fishwax Jan 2014 #138

We should discuss the types of harm? chervilant Jan 2014 #147

I hsve never been told by an asian, black, hispanic or native amarican Harmony Blue Jan 2014 #148

so it's elitist to say that racism negatively affects nonwhite lives CreekDog Jan 2014 #158

No, but overuse of straw men seems to be a common tactic of elitists. El_Johns Jan 2014 #188

define elitist CreekDog Jan 2014 #227

Define: Elitist Glassunion Jan 2014 #258

yeah, and Phil Robertson never heard black people complain either JI7 Jan 2014 #163

I imagine acknowledging a higher degree of privilege is shameful to many people.. LanternWaste Jan 2014 #199

When I applied for a beer driver job in Idaho in the mid 80's and got it, I can brewens Jan 2014 #153

Why is one group allowed to try and impose a list of banned words and not another? Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2014 #159

tell us about all this hurt you feel CreekDog Jan 2014 #168

I assure you it doesn't, I just want to get in on the poutrage Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2014 #170

Its harm to me is the inverse of the benefit you get from using it. Do you like apples? cherokeeprogressive Jan 2014 #162

Well here's an interesting topic I can comment on... TheOldDancingBear Jan 2014 #167

+1 El_Johns Jan 2014 #189

you didn't answer why you accused another poster of being wealthy or upper middle class? CreekDog Jan 2014 #226

DU disappointing me...again... McDiggy Jan 2014 #196

Well done! Vinnie From Indy Jan 2014 #201

Wow. redqueen Jan 2014 #213

Exactly. People understandably focus on their own struggles, but being ignorant of the bigger nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #305

.... McDiggy Jan 2014 #320

Except for this "little" factoid... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #243

I'm not disagreeing. McDiggy Jan 2014 #316

No WE ARE disagreeing...if you are White..YOU have privilege..it has nothing to do with money... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #318

Good post! Waiting For Everyman Jan 2014 #267

+1 El_Johns Jan 2014 #271

Great response. +100. What I see, in the OP and elswehere Skip Intro Jan 2014 #277

you criticize me on race and defend Ron Paul on race CreekDog Jan 2014 #280

awww, you mad, bro? Skip Intro Jan 2014 #282

Actually, I'm happy. Your posts remind me that most people on DU aren't like you. CreekDog Jan 2014 #285

Good for you! Skip Intro Jan 2014 #286

I didn't say, and I don't think "whites are evil". Drop the victim act. Grow up. CreekDog Jan 2014 #288

oh and this is for you, a response to the xenophobia you exhibit CreekDog Jan 2014 #289

3- being female, I already get paid less WhiteTara Jan 2014 #203

Succinct and 100% accurate. redqueen Jan 2014 #216

Don't worry. CFLDem Jan 2014 #228

Top 10 El_Johns Jan 2014 #273

Okay. I see WhiteTara Jan 2014 #287

A list of 10 individuals doesn't make a point about *anything*. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #306

It makes a point about "the top," which is what the poster referenced. El_Johns Jan 2014 #314

Yet the people at the very top of the income pyramid are overwhelmingly white. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #331

the use of the term on DU has caused me extreme irritation, which lead to stress/high BP La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2014 #229

I applaud your efforts with this thread, Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #236

It removed my "white man's burden" and pointed out that The Second Stone Jan 2014 #241

It's made me realize I was born on third base rather than hitting a triple. That's a bummer Recursion Jan 2014 #260

I wouldn't go that far. For most individual white people it's probably more like being born on first nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #307

Or even just born with a 3 and 0 count Recursion Jan 2014 #308

Very true. Though I guess I never had that "luxury," partly due to having so many nonwhite friends nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #310

I think it is possible that the term feeds misunderstanding of what it is trying to convey TheKentuckian Jan 2014 #269

Maybe not #4, but 1-3 are no doubt true. Waiting For Everyman Jan 2014 #270

The problem with downplaying collective racism is that the next step is to blame nonwhite people nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #309

The problem with flipping discrimination around into white privilege Waiting For Everyman Jan 2014 #326

Telling people what to think is mostly pointless, true. But I'll still express my opinion nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #334

Basically this.... YoungDemCA Jan 2014 #294

Made people stupider... Lost_Count Jan 2014 #313

No, No, No, & No Jamastiene Jan 2014 #328

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #333