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. Sheldon Cooper May 2014 #1
I mean, this is easily the most brilliant fucking thing I've read all week around here Number23 May 2014 #58
I read the OP and all I wanted to say was... Hekate May 2014 #137
!! Number23 May 2014 #173
A link to Freeperville will do. NuclearDem May 2014 #2
Yeah. that. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #5
Luv this Dan. boston bean May 2014 #3
Thread trashed and OP ignored. For baiting the forum. TeamPooka May 2014 #4
it's about half of GD right now... ProdigalJunkMail May 2014 #8
I found one! It's one of these! Nye Bevan May 2014 #6
Don't forget about the oppressed geek tragedy May 2014 #7
So funny. nt ZombieHorde May 2014 #9
'The White Male Freedom Coalition'... alittlelark May 2014 #10
Just call it the "Root of all evil" forum AgingAmerican May 2014 #11
White man's burden forum? bravenak May 2014 #12
#WhiteMansBurden Capt. Obvious May 2014 #15
Thats my favorite. bravenak May 2014 #22
Exactly. Why do they care? Why not just use another damn word??? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #40
Have to be a part of everything. bravenak May 2014 #47
"ME! ME! ME! ME!" nomorenomore08 May 2014 #53
You shoulda seen his friends faces. bravenak May 2014 #65
Like some unholy hybrid of Jimmy the Greek and Joe Arpaio... n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #69
#WhiteMansBurden "Don't you know that TALKING about oppression is oppressing ME??!!!" Number23 May 2014 #59
just don't call any posts in the group racist, right? CreekDog May 2014 #20
Especially if they are racist. bravenak May 2014 #21
Hey! I have a black friend. He's one of the good ones, not a "N." And when I say "N" I'm not Ed Suspicious May 2014 #39
I salute you, sir! That was perfect! nomorenomore08 May 2014 #41
Are you spying on me?? bravenak May 2014 #43
Good lord! I guess the redneck comedy guys were right. You just can't fix stupid. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #44
He expected mad props. bravenak May 2014 #46
As a white guy I feel compelled to say, I'm sorry. Cringe-worthy. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #49
Don't be sorry. It was my fault entirely. bravenak May 2014 #52
His cocksure nature on the issue is pretty hilarious. He sounds every bit enlightened as my earlier Ed Suspicious May 2014 #54
For sure. bravenak May 2014 #57
And this was a face to face conversation, in front of his American Indian wife??? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #56
Yes!!!!! bravenak May 2014 #62
Of course not. "Racism" is such an antiquated, obsolete concept! DanTex May 2014 #26
it means you are "arrogant and condescending" or so I HAVE heard! VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #153
how about the "white guilt group" snooper2 May 2014 #180
DU is already mostly a white person's group, like most of the country. jtuck004 May 2014 #13
I *really* didn't think the sarcasm tag was necessary on this OP. DanTex May 2014 #27
I'm probably not swift enough for you. Then again, it's ironic how even the jtuck004 May 2014 #117
It wasn't Dorian Gray May 2014 #119
Great idea! BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #14
"Hawt Underprivileged-Minority Babes"? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #45
that's a possibility...... BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #55
I mean, nothing wrong with admiring women of all races. But "admiring" and "fetishizing" are nomorenomore08 May 2014 #60
Help me off the floor will you? bravenak May 2014 #83
I don't believe my idea BainsBane May 2014 #139
"Separate but equal" hawt, ethnic babes. BainsBane May 2014 #114
Ooooh! bravenak May 2014 #140
But now that I've heard that "It's mighty white of you" is the name for the group BainsBane May 2014 #144
Oh, why not. It's the name of a residential college at Yale (without the "Caucasion") CTyankee May 2014 #174
Are you serious? BainsBane May 2014 #176
Yes, and all but two of the 12 residential colleges are named after men who CTyankee May 2014 #177
Hey, guess what BainsBane May 2014 #178
Hey, you're the second person I "know" with that kind of yale connection... CTyankee May 2014 #179
Brown University has a big connection to slavery. kwassa May 2014 #181
They've got their hawt babes BainsBane May 2014 #97
Who are those women? Number23 May 2014 #101
Yeah, those are Fox News anchors BainsBane May 2014 #110
FOX newsbabes. They're practically clones, aren't they? nt Hekate May 2014 #138
The "Whitey Writey"... Godot51 May 2014 #16
Gil Scott-Heron himself couldn't have put it better... nomorenomore08 May 2014 #50
Oh DanTex etherealtruth May 2014 #17
So how can you tell which people are white on a messageboard? undeterred May 2014 #18
"By their fruits ye shall know them." nomorenomore08 May 2014 #51
By how they look. kwassa May 2014 #66
+1 Jamaal510 May 2014 #107
Cali_Democrat can read your race, gender and sexual identity too. Skip Intro May 2014 #95
Cue Stephen Colbert caraher May 2014 #128
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #156
Here's the truth: you really can't, mostly. Not unless they identify themselves...... AverageJoe90 May 2014 #130
Oh dear ismnotwasm May 2014 #19
Ha! Iggo May 2014 #23
And "white men can't dance" BS. We'll, that may be partially true. AAO May 2014 #24
To quote a funny line from a stupid movie... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #61
Well, Phil Collins certainly can't... nomorenomore08 May 2014 #70
A Bash-White (hetero, male) forum might be more effective. Skip Intro May 2014 #25
I don't get bashed here by most here. CreekDog May 2014 #42
Indeed. nt cyberswede May 2014 #72
Maybe... Orrex May 2014 #175
People can't *always* turn the other cheek to those who mistreat them... nomorenomore08 May 2014 #71
I haven't mistreated anyone. Skip Intro May 2014 #81
Who around here "hates you for your skin color"? Like I keep saying, that's a strawman. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #84
The thread about "White people" isn't racist. Skip Intro May 2014 #96
I missed the part where black people built a whole country on the backs of white suffering. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #98
!!!! Number23 May 2014 #102
So we're back to it being ok to bash people because of skin color? Skip Intro May 2014 #103
The point is no one is being bashed "because of skin color." nomorenomore08 May 2014 #111
Like a bullshit merry-go-round. n/t Skip Intro May 2014 #112
How about the plight of women....Can I throw that one in there? VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #158
And here is what YOU are soaking in... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #160
Little story for you - Skip Intro May 2014 #168
Thank you! bravenak May 2014 #104
Btw, what is the difference between straight and "(very) straight" - ? Skip Intro May 2014 #82
I was being somewhat tongue-in-cheek. No particular meaning, I guess, other than nomorenomore08 May 2014 #85
Oh. I thought it was to distance yourself from gayness. Skip Intro May 2014 #86
Not at all. And I've never suggested such a thing in any of my other 8900 or so posts. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #88
. Skip Intro May 2014 #89
And? You're the one who constantly downplays bigotry of nearly every kind. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #90
Links? Skip Intro May 2014 #94
Your downplaying of the bigotry (and all-around assholeness) of a certain Mr. Zimmerman? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #100
Try again, Mr. "(Very) straight" nomorenomore08. Skip Intro May 2014 #106
I enjoy the cross you've constructed for yourself. LanternWaste May 2014 #123
? Skip Intro May 2014 #135
! bravenak May 2014 #142
The Caucasian Corner AAO May 2014 #28
Perfect Roy Rolling May 2014 #48
Dixiecratic Underground? deurbano May 2014 #29
DUZY. or, maybe not… Raine1967 May 2014 #33
I got kicked out of the white straight male group a long time ago. hunter May 2014 #30
I'm all for white sulphurdunn May 2014 #31
Forum name for the oppressed white men: "No one will make my sammiches any more. I'll STARVE!" Squinch May 2014 #32
Somebody hook that guy up with a panini-maker! nomorenomore08 May 2014 #74
Ok, that made me laugh so hard I nearly peed my pants TDale313 May 2014 #87
THAT makes me happy! Squinch May 2014 #133
Hows about,,,, Cryptoad May 2014 #34
Well, white male Obama voters are a minority fbc May 2014 #35
A little introspection is never a bad thing... nomorenomore08 May 2014 #75
LOL. Brilliant. nt SunSeeker May 2014 #36
How about "White Like Me"?! Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2014 #37
The White Flight Forum. demmiblue May 2014 #38
epic. dionysus May 2014 #63
White and Right? White Takes Flight? I'm Dreaming of a White Forum? Number23 May 2014 #64
Or the 'That's damn white of you, thank you, sir!' freshwest May 2014 #93
Yeah! The name should be: That's Mighty White of You Number23 May 2014 #99
Yeah, perfect! Let's start the group right away. Oops, I'm not eligible per the OP. Oh, well... freshwest May 2014 #115
"I'm sure non-white people care about all these issues" Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #67
Well since I'm the product...... DeSwiss May 2014 #68
Yeah, Cuz the negroes have ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #73
White history? We have 11 months of that shit. White TV? Just look at every *other* channel. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #77
#whitemansburden But we don't celebrate WHITE history month and have a Ms. WHITE America!one1 Number23 May 2014 #105
Like there isn't even a men's history week BainsBane May 2014 #113
Don't forget Martin Luther Kind Day! VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #161
Here ya go! MrMickeysMom May 2014 #76
did you forget this? Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2014 #78
don't hate yourself oneofthe99 May 2014 #79
Putting things in their proper perspective is not "hating yourself." n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #91
ONLY if it's broken into economic subgroups. After all, wealthy whites suffer more discrimination valerief May 2014 #80
LOL. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #146
Damn straight. I feel totally oppressed BainsBane May 2014 #92
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #108
*Grabs popcorn, blueberry slushee, and skittles.* nt Jamaal510 May 2014 #109
Per the Popeye movie... defacto7 May 2014 #116
or maybe we need to discuss the very real problem of racism TorchTheWitch May 2014 #118
Very thoughtful post. Thank you for sharing! =) AverageJoe90 May 2014 #122
Everyone on this board can simply deny they're racist, consider that all the work to be done redqueen May 2014 #131
Once you can see injustice and bias, you are then able to see the other side of the coin; privilege lumberjack_jeff May 2014 #136
Great post. Very well thought-out. nt Flatulo May 2014 #183
Nah, not really. (I have an idea of my own, btw.) AverageJoe90 May 2014 #120
Interesting gollygee May 2014 #121
"Interesting since most people at DU believe in it," That I have reason to doubt. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #124
That's not "reason to doubt". It's denial. DanTex May 2014 #125
Whatever you say, DanTex. Whatever you say. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #126
Look at the numbers of recs on threads BainsBane May 2014 #127
"Look at the numbers of recs on threads" Doesn't affect my point one bit. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #129
Wow that's a big assumption gollygee May 2014 #134
Because the only views that matter are his BainsBane May 2014 #152
LOL BainsBane May 2014 #141
"If anyone disagrees with you, they must not really exist." Not what I said. =) AverageJoe90 May 2014 #147
Where did I claim you said it? BainsBane May 2014 #148
You certainly let it slip that I implied such. Don't be dishonest. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #149
Tell me how it is you can assume BainsBane May 2014 #151
"there is a majority of people too intimidated to as a much as recommend a thread?"................. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #155
LOL BainsBane May 2014 #157
This is what you said BainsBane May 2014 #164
What you said is that recs mean nothing BainsBane May 2014 #150
"All that matters is you." And honestly, you yourself have given me that exact same impression. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #154
Numbers of recs Joe BainsBane May 2014 #163
I love this post. kwassa May 2014 #171
..... AverageJoe90 May 2014 #145
I think you're the one who is blinded gollygee May 2014 #165
But you're forgetting about AverageJoe's imaginary silent friends! DanTex May 2014 #166
Who for some unknown reason BainsBane May 2014 #172
How about a forum for those who deny it exists, and place it in the Creative Speculation area? LanternWaste May 2014 #143
Or we could ALL just accept the facts as they stand...and call it Democratic Underground and move on VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #162
Here's another advantage gollygee May 2014 #169
Oh that doesn't count either because....."our friend here" is a poor White dude! VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #170
We'll call it "White Noise" n/t Scootaloo May 2014 #132
Bwahahahaha, love it! MoonRiver May 2014 #159
LOL!!! Cali_Democrat May 2014 #167
Of course white privilege exists, in the aggregate. And of course male privilege exists, in the Flatulo May 2014 #182
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