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cyberswede

(26,117 posts)
91. What an utter pant load.
Thu May 8, 2014, 01:38 PM
May 2014

But thanks for displaying your true colors.
If you're a democrat, I'll eat my white-privileged hat.

I almost wish your post would stay after you're banned, because it's such a perfect demonstration of your complete misunderstanding of racism/privilege.

They're all going down and nothing can stop it. randome May 2014 #1
+1 Enrique May 2014 #2
+1 lunasun May 2014 #51
I wouldn't call it whining. badtoworse May 2014 #3
it's an exaggerated preoccupation with one's self-worth Enrique May 2014 #5
Framing the issue as privilege creates a conflict that cannot be resolved. badtoworse May 2014 #14
Let me ask you ... ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #23
The wealthy person's situation is a little more complicated badtoworse May 2014 #28
What if you JustAnotherGen May 2014 #50
"Does that shift the prism? " badtoworse May 2014 #85
one trouble is with the "sense of accomplishment" hfojvt May 2014 #261
I can't disagree with anything you posted badtoworse May 2014 #262
I don't know JustAnotherGen May 2014 #270
so you're saying ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #52
I said the bar should be set higher if you are wealthy badtoworse May 2014 #83
"...can't justify a sense of self worth and accomplishment." nomorenomore08 May 2014 #133
The big lie Cartoonist May 2014 #29
I would not say ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #54
As if a white lily could grow out of thin air Supersedeas May 2014 #267
If your white parents are in a department store and steal something and walk out the door next to jtuck004 May 2014 #36
"Because it could be resolved tomorrow if white people would quit giving other white people a pass nomorenomore08 May 2014 #135
There's some truth to that. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #200
Since this is all about you ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #214
that's the point...these things actually happen Supersedeas May 2014 #269
first of all "creates a conflict" Enrique May 2014 #55
It's about winning people over to your side. badtoworse May 2014 #90
What you call "pushing the 'white privilege' meme" others call redqueen May 2014 #110
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #121
The framing should be that all of us should enjoy the same basic level of respect and opportunity. badtoworse May 2014 #156
Institutional racism is the BIGGEST factor we face. bravenak May 2014 #160
You have your opinion and I have mine. badtoworse May 2014 #175
Ha! bravenak May 2014 #181
Hmmm ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #186
Thats what i got from it. bravenak May 2014 #188
Uncomfortable has nothing to do with it. badtoworse May 2014 #211
Sure. bravenak May 2014 #212
"Besides that, I'm concerned it could get ugly..." nomorenomore08 May 2014 #250
Actually, I was thinking of something completely different badtoworse May 2014 #257
Okay, I was being excessively snarky. But what you present as a cause is really more of a symptom. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #258
How can we ever fight institutional racism if we do not discuss Jamastiene Jul 2014 #273
Additionally ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #107
And some here work very hard to push the idea that wealth/class is all that matters. redqueen May 2014 #111
that narrow-mindedness about what restricts us as a nation is confining Supersedeas May 2014 #249
Your reason is cramping an agenda -nt Bonx May 2014 #116
So? badtoworse May 2014 #119
So don't give in :) Bonx May 2014 #152
They were probably still better off than black kids at the same economic level, I have to say. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #132
And having been born in years when capital had much less power and inequality-- eridani May 2014 #236
It's the mark of a narcissist to take everything personally. Now, most young people are probably nomorenomore08 May 2014 #140
Isn't it really ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #9
I believe there are better ways to frame the issue. badtoworse May 2014 #18
People have been talking nicely and politely about oppression for decades. redqueen May 2014 #20
We'll just have to disagree about whether "white privilege" is going to accomplish anything. badtoworse May 2014 #21
Mirror time! ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #118
THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS redqueen May 2014 #124
It's always telling, which "side" a person seems to sympathize with, isn't it? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #138
What do you think I'm defending? badtoworse May 2014 #144
True ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #145
*facepalm*. nt AverageJoe90 May 2014 #204
Cosign. bravenak May 2014 #210
all this talk about framing. I'd like to take a picture of these DUers using that tactic and Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #22
the animosity is already there. derp. that you don't recognize it will be your downfall. Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #24
that's an important point Supersedeas May 2014 #266
I see what you're saying. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #11
You still just do not get it. nt redqueen May 2014 #15
many are missing the boat entirely Supersedeas May 2014 #268
As a ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #17
Did you have a problem with it? redqueen May 2014 #19
My reply to that OP: AverageJoe90 May 2014 #26
Yep. And yeah there's frustration, and it's real, but it is meaningless. redqueen May 2014 #32
And? And? AverageJoe90 May 2014 #39
You're seriously comparing the phrase "white privilege" with violence and hate. redqueen May 2014 #42
I didn't even say anything about "white privilege" in that post. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #44
Just what is it that you think Tap Fortgang was whining about? redqueen May 2014 #48
"Your disingenuousness is so tiring." I could say the same for you, after what you just pulled. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #78
Not to mention ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #151
Yeah, disgusting but hardly surprising. redqueen May 2014 #153
Correction ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #150
"Stop white washing Malcolm!!!" You might wanna tone it down a notch.....no offense. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #155
It does TBH. bravenak May 2014 #157
Unity is all well and good, but not at the expense of other things (like being truthful). n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #170
Those hostile to full civil ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #173
"Those hostile to full civil ...and human rights of Black people;" Well, I'm not, for one. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #174
Yes, you are and yes there are ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #182
"Yes, you are". Please tell me you're not serious about this shit. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #185
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"so yes, you oppose Civil Rights for all people" Then I'm afraid you don't know jack about me. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #191
I know you by what you write ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #194
"I know you by what you write ..." Given what you've said, no, you clearly don't. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #196
My bad, I mistyped ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #215
..... AverageJoe90 May 2014 #219
Can you deny that a system of white supremacy would include ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #225
"Can you argue that racism is not about white supremacy?" I never have. EOM AverageJoe90 May 2014 #229
Now respond to the rest of the post. eom. 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #232
Maybe you should stop 'suggesting' things in that patronizing way. bravenak May 2014 #183
"It may help you in the discussion to have a little humility." AverageJoe90 May 2014 #187
You are the one. bravenak May 2014 #190
If I thought that begging and pleading would get you to PLEASE stop participating in threads on race Number23 May 2014 #218
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So YOU are having to explain to US, the poor miseducated Negroes here, how racism works? Number23 May 2014 #237
Do you not understand how hard it is for him to have to tell you over and over how wrong you Squinch May 2014 #259
I know. Apparently what everyone needs is a white man to explain their life experiences to them Number23 May 2014 #264
The stubbornness of that one, in his insistence that he knows all about the experiences of Squinch May 2014 #265
The only utterly confused person in this thread ... kwassa May 2014 #246
You literally just told him to "watch his tone." Jamastiene Jul 2014 #274
now there's a rhetorical device...whitewashing Malcolm Supersedeas May 2014 #247
Intentionally Applied. eom 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #248
K&R nt redqueen May 2014 #4
I see Salon has stooped to the racist name-calling propaganda Corruption Inc May 2014 #6
That "racist bullsh!t" IS an "actual problem" ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #10
+1,000... DonViejo May 2014 #13
wonder how much these whiny white dudes will like the solution? Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #25
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That may be BIGOTRY; but it's NOT racism ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #46
It is pathetic how many people refuse to understand this. redqueen May 2014 #49
I responded the other day ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #59
I guess even though it seems pointless sometimes, it is worth explaining it over and over. redqueen May 2014 #80
Only problem is, that's not quite true. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #114
There is literally nothing better than white men who explain racism and sexism redqueen May 2014 #120
Oh, boo hoo. A fellow feminist disagreed with you on the Internet. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #122
Why not explain racism some more? redqueen May 2014 #123
" Why not explain racism some more?" I was thinking the same thing of you, TBH. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #125
I'm not your "amiga". redqueen May 2014 #128
"You may think you're convincing, but TBH, you're the opposite." I'm sorry you feel that way. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #130
I noticed that too, LOL. Must be the Varshta effect... bettyellen May 2014 #146
I dunno, maybe. redqueen May 2014 #154
Noticed it as well. There is one that is basically a parody of a feminist, and I am sure bettyellen May 2014 #159
I didn't see any fellow feminists disagreeing with her. Where did you see that? Squinch May 2014 #260
Especially when they tell you they have saved a place on the back of their bus for us..... bettyellen May 2014 #147
Honestly, this is pure baloney. PURE baloney. EOM AverageJoe90 May 2014 #199
I have had enough of your unfounded personal attacks Joe- stop stalking me and calling me a liar. bettyellen May 2014 #201
I didn't say or imply you were necessarily lying, TBH. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #202
this is the third time you but yourself into another conversation to call me a liar.... bettyellen May 2014 #205
"Your attention is hostile and unwelcomed. Got it?" I could've said the same to you. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #207
Just FYI pipoman May 2014 #206
Gotta love jurors who confuse calling out sexism WITH sexism. LOL. Bravo, juror #7. bettyellen May 2014 #209
See 114. There is a difference between personal & institutional racism. nt AverageJoe90 May 2014 #115
We have had that argument before ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #131
Don't you just hate it when a white woman... DonViejo May 2014 #12
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Soviet Bear says Capt. Obvious May 2014 #16
It's a white privilege beatdown Supersedeas May 2014 #184
Neither of these guys are really that culturally significant or smart pscot May 2014 #7
Let 'em sit in their own soiled diapers Blue Owl May 2014 #8
You will probably be the first person I put on ignore Harmony Blue May 2014 #27
Why? HangOnKids May 2014 #31
K & R ! Coventina May 2014 #30
"The weakening grip of entitlement"- oh really? LittleBlue May 2014 #33
+1 deutsey May 2014 #34
I see your point. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #41
Why is it so difficult for you to see the wedge already exists 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #73
"Why is it so difficult for you to see the wedge already exists" Never said it didn't. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #82
And yet ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #112
I'm afraid if if either of the two of us holding up the status quo, unknowingly or not...... AverageJoe90 May 2014 #113
Okay. eom. 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #126
Yes it is. bravenak May 2014 #129
I prefer country bread rolls myself.....with a side of sawmill gravy. nt AverageJoe90 May 2014 #134
Dangit Joe!! bravenak May 2014 #136
Nope ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #139
We have one of those too. bravenak May 2014 #141
I'm pretty sure every family has at least one ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #142
Just stop it. You're pontificating on subjects you obviously know very little about. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #169
I'm sorry you feel that way. I really am. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #171
Would it be maybe worth asking *why* your views conflict with theirs? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #172
It has to do with practicality, to be honest. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #176
Okay, I understand. I think it's more the (possibly unintentional) know-it-all-tone that rubs people nomorenomore08 May 2014 #179
I think I see where you're coming from. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #203
See, as a white guy, I pretty much take for granted that people of color know what they're talking nomorenomore08 May 2014 #234
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This here shows you know nothing of the Black experience ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #217
"And please stop with that Black exhibiting "personal racism" crap." AverageJoe90 May 2014 #233
Please explain how a PoC will/could possibly NOT be affected by structural racism. eom 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #235
Still waiting ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #238
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I guess about now you are realizing just how vacuous ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #244
Funny you should mention Tim Wise ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #216
You claimed your views were "fact-based" in contrast to BainsBane May 2014 #223
I'm sorry, but you REALLY need to get with the program. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #228
No ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #195
Excellent point. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #198
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Seriously. The Democratic party needs to pander to the tea bagging white dudes! I'm SErIES!!!!!!1111 uppityperson May 2014 #37
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Ah, so don't call teabagging white dudez whiny? What "middle ground" should the Dems go for? uppityperson May 2014 #47
I'm digging in JustAnotherGen May 2014 #53
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LOL...suuuure cyberswede May 2014 #61
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"There is no such thing as white male privilege"? Uh. Huh. Why spend this amount of time and energy uppityperson May 2014 #69
Probably because they see other DUers saying the same thing, and not getting PPRd. redqueen May 2014 #74
Boom! Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #84
"White privilege pushers" is the new term BainsBane May 2014 #197
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Uh. Huh. Poor white dude, being picked on so much for having privilege pointed out. uppityperson May 2014 #79
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Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. WhiteStraitDudezRule! uppityperson May 2014 #87
There's no white privilege, we just own the society and you should thank us for it arcane1 May 2014 #89
Oh thank you massa for the society you done created so us black disabled lesbians can get welfare!!! uppityperson May 2014 #93
Indeed, it's one small step away from "they were better off as slaves" arcane1 May 2014 #97
quit being so mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!! uppityperson May 2014 #99
I can't help it, I'm a white Uncle Tom. Or Cousin Tom or whateverthehellitis. arcane1 May 2014 #109
This message was self-deleted by its author redqueen May 2014 #102
Your impotence is showing arcane1 May 2014 #88
What an utter pant load. cyberswede May 2014 #91
would a hidden post help? uppityperson May 2014 #96
LOL... cyberswede May 2014 #105
That is good, I hate risking my alerting status unnecessarily. uppityperson May 2014 #108
This message was self-deleted by its author cyberswede May 2014 #101
Should I kiss your feet or something? greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #94
LOL, yet another one Skittles May 2014 #98
Are you a MO moderate? cyberswede May 2014 #72
Silly you, thinking this was about "the best interest of white males" when it's actually about bettyellen May 2014 #75
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oh noes!Are you going to stomp off now?"You've already insulted me enough and worn out my good will" uppityperson May 2014 #95
LOL, I needed a microscope to find your "good will" and it was indeed stunted and teensy. Reminded bettyellen May 2014 #100
And all it took was five posts! greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #106
Here, have a mojito! greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #62
! cyberswede May 2014 #64
Good day for one! greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #76
! uppityperson May 2014 #65
I'll drink to that! arcane1 May 2014 #81
are you saying you are a "White Male IndieTeaPublicans"? uppityperson May 2014 #63
On the way! cyberswede May 2014 #66
Congratulations JustAnotherGen May 2014 #67
Doubtful you were a useful ally at all. bettyellen May 2014 #71
Mmm hmm cyberswede May 2014 #38
Dang, someone alerted on him. uppityperson May 2014 #58
Not me either JustAnotherGen May 2014 #70
"our culture doesn’t generally encourage boys to feel compassion or curiosity beyond.... bettyellen May 2014 #56
it's necessary to read Fortgang's article to appreciate this Enrique May 2014 #57
So true, I can't imagine defending this BS after reading his original piece. Both the college rag bettyellen May 2014 #103
+1 uponit7771 May 2014 #104
Tal Fartgag Blue Owl May 2014 #117
I didn't like his piece so much either. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #127
They read it and they agree with it. Starry Messenger May 2014 #149
That little dipshit is jewish MattBaggins May 2014 #180
Patriarchal bullshittery. undeterred May 2014 #137
You'll have to forgive me. I don't think telling any group or race 'bye' and gleefully... Shandris May 2014 #143
you are forgiven for misunderstanding this was about whiny RW bullshiters who happen to deny that bettyellen May 2014 #158
I absolutely agree. Shandris May 2014 #161
Oh, the sensationalistic "Bye Bye!"? Yeah, I never thought it was about any violent overthrow, just bettyellen May 2014 #162
Yah, you hit. Sensationalism in headlines is one of those things that really hits my... Shandris May 2014 #163
Well, Tucker is probably going to go all in with the idiocy if Hillary runs. They are really paving bettyellen May 2014 #165
While it does leave me a little behind in some DU conversations... Shandris May 2014 #167
That's exactly what it meant and that is intuitively obvious to the most casual observer. redqueen May 2014 #164
Yes, ad nauseum indeed. Shandris May 2014 #168
Speaking of entitlement.....look in the mirror. nt AverageJoe90 May 2014 #208
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Nobody was ever asking him to apologize for being white bluestateguy May 2014 #148
We can't say goodbye soon enough. nt. Jasana May 2014 #166
White Dude entitlement won't go away even if the Tuckers are silenced Supersedeas May 2014 #177
White privilege is real, common, and never more practiced randys1 May 2014 #178
But on the white right .. let's not try to make some equivalency here! YOHABLO May 2014 #192
Huh? All white people in America are privileged, right or left randys1 May 2014 #193
But we ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #221
Here let me finish your thought ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #220
lol HOW true randys1 May 2014 #243
Oops, used the wrong words ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #245
What is so sad about this DonCoquixote May 2014 #213
Excuse me, is this today's bash White people / bash men thread? Skip Intro May 2014 #222
No it's point out privilege day ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #226
I see. It isn't all White men we hate, just some. Guess we just use the broad labels Skip Intro May 2014 #227
Is "whiny white men" a broad label? cyberswede May 2014 #230
+1 ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #231
The "whiny white dudes" are stepping and fetching for Big Money. Orsino May 2014 #242
So are we supposed to hate white males? SaltyBro May 2014 #251
Why on earth would you leap to that conclusion? cyberswede May 2014 #252
So all white males are privileged? SaltyBro May 2014 #253
What are you talking about? cyberswede May 2014 #254
Maybe white males should have their voting privilege revoked SaltyBro May 2014 #255
Oh. I see you're not interested in a sincere conversation. cyberswede May 2014 #256
No. Only those who consider themselves superior by virtue of their skin color. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #263
The whiney white dudes are alive and well BainsBane May 2014 #271
There is nothing that shows a weakening grip at all. Katashi_itto May 2014 #272
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