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In reply to the discussion: I love it when white Dudes proclaim to know the cure for white privilege [View all]VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)39. Who were arguing against White privilege?
none other than the Whites that have benefitted from it the most....White men!
I was just told by one that expecting them to accept White privilege is "arrogant and condescending" even from me....a White woman!
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I love it when white Dudes proclaim to know the cure for white privilege [View all]
boston bean
May 2014
OP
This White woman...agrees with the premise that White privilege exists...
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#35
Did I say that....weren't you one of the ones that denied White male privilege last week?
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#226
White people are behind racism and privilege and only white people can resolve said issues
randys1
May 2014
#229
We are saying the same thing, I am saying that someone without privilege cannot solve
randys1
May 2014
#233
Oh for sure.....those with the privilege MUST be a big part of the solution....
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#235
Why does there have to be? Of course white women are a privileged group...
Violet_Crumble
May 2014
#183
pintobean's reply implied that the OP was negligent in not mentioning women...
cyberswede
May 2014
#217
There's at least one thread by a white male proposing a solution to white privilege...
cyberswede
May 2014
#51
I didn't say there shouldn't be...just that the OP is about a specific thread...
cyberswede
May 2014
#218
I'm sure anyone can find anecdotes that support their prejudicial biases.
lumberjack_jeff
May 2014
#41
Sorry, the horse isn't dead. it is the highest horse I have ever seen and Some White Dudes on here
Tuesday Afternoon
May 2014
#10
I would've thought that maybe listening to minority communities on the issue would be a solution.
NuclearDem
May 2014
#14
Are you kidding me? Listen to minority communities regarding issues that effect them
boston bean
May 2014
#15
"...not taxing them with the responsibility of not offending white men."
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#126
I guess your argument is that white males at DU should not comment on this issue? nt
el_bryanto
May 2014
#16
My argument is that they shouldn't be diminishing and denying a black persons
boston bean
May 2014
#17
Exactly. It's the arrogance and presumptuousness that are most of the problem. n/t
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#128
That's because the ones I am talking about do believe they are the only ones with the correct
boston bean
May 2014
#149
Did you write a post or ever speak about curing privilege whilst denying it exists?
boston bean
May 2014
#153
Enjoy spewing your one-liners while someone else tries to solve the problems you actively exacerbate
TroglodyteScholar
May 2014
#160
You keep driving those wedges by not understanding it's not about you personally.
boston bean
May 2014
#161
but but but you said mean things about "White dudes".....why why that's...that's...
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#181
Then why have I made dozens of posts on the subject and never been called out once?
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#127
It goes quite a bit beyond these limited examples, and that's the problem...
Demo_Chris
May 2014
#174
No. The things I describe are privilege. The others experienced racism. I experienced privilege.
Squinch
May 2014
#223
I do no presume to tell people who have not had a particular experience...
Major Nikon
May 2014
#230
You have no business telling pregnant women what its like and how they should handle it
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#231
Yes! "white Dudes" shouldn't offer any thoughts on how to address issues of privilege at all.
hughee99
May 2014
#20
Yep, I did. and now I return to you to your regularly scheduled programming of
boston bean
May 2014
#27
I didn't say anything about the validity of anyone's opinion, nor did I sugget dismissing ANYONE's
hughee99
May 2014
#30
Also, it is quite presumptuous for any white person to be proclaiming the CURE
boston bean
May 2014
#49
"White men ought not be telling minorities how and why they should feel" Okay, and perhaps..........
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#118
I am saying if you are White and male....you are very privileged indeed!
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#87
Do you deny the existence of institutionalized privilege based on skin color, gender or sexual
uppityperson
May 2014
#92
I can't blame you for being confused; a lot of this banter fails to make complete sense anyway.
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#59
and funny how it is just banter if one group expresses their life experience and reactions to same
stage left
May 2014
#99
Personally, I find this "white privilege" meme in the abstract to be viciously
The Second Stone
May 2014
#123
You are calling ME racist when all I am doing is pointing out the truth...
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#225
I just showed you why....but here it is again.....please pay attention
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#243
If you've spent your life fighting for equality, then you've already done more than most of us.
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#131
Nobody said they did. But we need to stop splitting hairs over what to label the problem
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#133
Okay lets call it White Male Advantage.....does that suit your sensibilities?
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#179
If only our presidential and congressional candidates adopted white privilege as a campaign theme.
Comrade Grumpy
May 2014
#64
Gay marriage is an actual policy position. What's the policy associated with white privilege?
Comrade Grumpy
May 2014
#88
My insult was a direct response to yours. I even used the same sentence structure.
Comrade Grumpy
May 2014
#110
Your post, to me, comes off as if you're saying that 'white dudes' have nothing to contribute
penultimate
May 2014
#66
well, sorry, it's not more clear to you. But it certainly is clear to many others.
boston bean
May 2014
#102
Bilge. An idea is an idea is an idea; the colour of the person putting it forward is irrelevant. N.T
Donald Ian Rankin
May 2014
#68
So what makes you think social class is so important, but race is irrelevant?
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#134
I don't doubt that plenty of people of all backgrounds sabotage whatever chances they may have
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#172
Claiming a "white dude" can't authentically contribute to a discussion about privilege is BS.
TeacherB87
May 2014
#83
I don't making sweeping generalizations about a group of people based on the actions of a few.
TeacherB87
May 2014
#115
I have already in several threads...here is an example. Let me know what you think.
TeacherB87
May 2014
#143
I think you're on the right track, absolutely. What trips some people up is that "privilege" doesn't
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#173
"But I'm sick of people lambasting me for my whiteness. I didn't choose to be white."
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#136
I'd be interested in hearing ANYONE'S cure, regardless of sex, gender, or color...
Shandris
May 2014
#116
"I'd be interested in hearing ANYONE'S cure, regardless of sex, gender, or color..." This, x1,000.
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#117
Sure if its not diminishing the experience of those who live the negative effects
boston bean
May 2014
#159