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In reply to the discussion: Privilege = shit you don't have to put up with [View all]AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)52. And frankly, I have picked up that very same vibe myself from a number of these same few people.
And ascribing malice to people who may simply be (understandably) fed-up and frustrated with the ways of the world, doesn't help either.
And the same has been done to me. If you'd like, I can DU Mail you a particularly egregious comment left by a certain person who took perhaps the nastiest bad faith leap in logic I've experienced in a long time on this site, for an example.
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Actually, that showed up much later. But thanks for being the first... So to speak. ;)
freshwest
May 2014
#189
Wow! Who knew the Cybermen could dance? A vast improvement in the genre, thanks! n/t
freshwest
May 2014
#190
"Black men are by nature criminals." Sadly, I think much of the downplaying of police profiling etc.
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#24
I actually didn't read that particular post because it got deleted before I could see it.
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#35
+1, they're not aware... They are trained to think less of blacks and Hispanics
uponit7771
May 2014
#29
I really wish you'd find the time to actually learn what's going on around here, TBH.
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#36
"I've never in my life encountered anyone so unable to see outside of himself." And with that......
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#85
I could introduce you to someone just as unable to see outside himself if you haven't eaten recently
IrishAyes
May 2014
#260
Sometimes I wonder if the Irish who are historically aware should have an easier time understanding
IrishAyes
May 2014
#273
I haven't participated in those discussion because it seems obvious. Your excellent post
Hoyt
May 2014
#14
I found that one somewhat gratifying. And the feeling of deja vu is always a kick.
Squinch
May 2014
#221
As you refuse to listen to unprivileged people when they describe their reality,
KitSileya
May 2014
#49
No, I listen quite well to experiences, actually. I just don't always agree with certain opinions.
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#54
Again, it's a matter of having the attitude that you understand racism better than people of color
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#50
And frankly, I have picked up that very same vibe myself from a number of these same few people.
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#52
I see you ignored my advice to stop trolling these threads. Unsurprising, but a shame nonetheless.
Number23
May 2014
#75
I suppose different individuals may be affected to different degrees. But suggesting that *any*
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#283
It rather reminds me of Paul Ryan refusing to have any poor people on his committee to
IrishAyes
May 2014
#276
And, TBH, it really can be just as easily....and more *plausibly* argued, even.....
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#30
I think I noticed it already......that is, if you're referring to the Biden thing. nt
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#77
"Don't use the word if you don't like it, but stop telling other people what language they are
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#92
Like everything else. I swear that kind of obliviousness must be *practiced*. n/t
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#97
Could be a little of both, really. I just wish certain folks would give it a rest. n/t
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#102
Unfortunately, you and I do not possess "suburban privilege". As such I have ONLY been affected
Dragonfli
May 2014
#191
Class privilege is just as significant. I don't like how some people downplay it either.
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#235
I don't see it as a contest, what I see and have seen since birth, is that those that are
Dragonfli
May 2014
#249
I absolutely agree that people need to stop placing others beneath them. Period.
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#251
Certainly no intent to "dehumanize." I think we were all just irritated with the guy.
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#234
For the umpteenth time, white privilege is not something one merely "believes" in!
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#51
With all due respect, "White privilege" isn't the same thing as starvation in India.
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#53
Precisely. Splitting hairs over semantics while people are suffering and dying from the effects of
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#58
While saying, "This is how all these people describe their experience, but they are wrong" about an
Squinch
May 2014
#201
"That is how I interpret your argument." Well, I'm sorry to say that you're wrong. Dead wrong.
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#62
You admit that racism is a serious problem - which anyone with any sense can clearly see -
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#60
I don't get it either, honestly. But obviously there's something that really irks certain posters
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#86
I tend to assume most people on DU are more or less sincere, but I'm really starting to wonder.
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#91
I have no idea, but I guess it's possible. I'm pretty sure I have a touch of that (or something
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#282
I think you are right about this. This is a game, and I am suspictious of the motives.
Squinch
May 2014
#206
Yep. And always taking the same position, and always sucking all the energy out of the thread.
Squinch
May 2014
#211
"You don't pay attention much, do you?" I pay plenty of attention, thanks.
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#63
"...making an honest attempt to consider everyone's personal experiences and such."
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#64
"but it doesn't translate to the screen," I'll admit I do sometimes fall short in that regard.
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#79
Because "white privilege" sadly HAS confused a lot of people. That's the problem.
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#103
#1. "White privilege" is admittedly not the most literal use of the word "privilege." But give
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#106
I think it's a kind of respect for my space, a reluctance to infringe upon my space,
CrispyQ
May 2014
#167
I got suspended from FSU for exercising the same curfew rights as campus men. I also lost a job
ancianita
May 2014
#128
As a fellow middle-class white chick -- well said, BainsBane! Really amazes me how anyone could
DesertDiamond
May 2014
#131
oops, you are right. I already got scolded about not caring about equality because I'm not working
bettyellen
May 2014
#159
we are supposed to have equal opportunity, but not make better use of it! FUCK THAT, LOL.
bettyellen
May 2014
#168
It reminds me of the convulted logic employed to try to convince me to do my brothers laundry....
bettyellen
May 2014
#181
I am more privileged that (sic) some in terms of class but less privileged than others.
Tuesday Afternoon
May 2014
#140
Sojourner Truth spoke about white male privilege, even if she didn't use the word.
BainsBane
May 2014
#176
What a tremendously powerful speech. And sadly, in some ways we're fighting same battles
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#250
Karen Finney on Disrupt on Sunday had a good segment on Does ‘privilege-checking’ shut down debate?
Gothmog
May 2014
#157
Here are but a few examples of White Male privilege from my own experience.....
Burma Jones
May 2014
#183
They think American women are too "uppity" or something? Like the mail-order-bride dudes? n/t
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#295