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In reply to the discussion: If old white men feel maligned, they should take their own advice to minorities. [View all]Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)32. Ouch. That about sums it up. nt
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If old white men feel maligned, they should take their own advice to minorities. [View all]
bravenak
Jun 2014
OP
He can read? without reading through the prism of his own experience?
Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 2014
#18
You know Manny, I appreciate this response. Because in four words, you've not only
msanthrope
Jun 2014
#33
Easy mistake to make when the sound of "whoosh" prevents us from a rational interpretation.
LanternWaste
Jun 2014
#304
Everyone knew that wasn't about all white men. If the shoe doesn't fit, why insist on wearing it?
freshwest
Jun 2014
#141
When these arguments come up, from now on can we just say: "If the shoe doesn't fit
Squinch
Jun 2014
#180
Yes, indeed! And quote the 'one of these things is not like the other' or post this:
freshwest
Jun 2014
#260
As a White woman....I may not be a POC but I can extrapolate from the position of being a woman
VanillaRhapsody
Jun 2014
#11
i have a friend who says the problem is older/white/str8t/protestant males are afraid to compete
randys1
Jun 2014
#28
Really? You talk about your fellow progressives like that? I think you're the problem.
Comrade Grumpy
Jun 2014
#196
And this was the same guy whining about being negatively stereotyped as a white male!
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#233
I think the people yelling at me should apologize for not noticing when these things are said .
bravenak
Jun 2014
#241
"...the entire demographic she belongs to... makes her part of the problem."
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#195
British people aren't a monolith. Those that were nationalist and reflexively got defensive when
redqueen
Jun 2014
#31
Who told anyone that they, *personally*, were inherently bad? Where's the quote? nt
redqueen
Jun 2014
#56
Then the men you know are most likely not the problem. Nor you yourself.
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#198
"...unless they totally reject their entire lives instantly." What does this even mean?
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#197
I face a lot of things. If you actually had any nuace in your argument, I might agree with you
Armstead
Jun 2014
#82
well, that seems like part of the problem. the entitled feeling that you should remain catered to
bettyellen
Jun 2014
#117
That was not respectful, nor was there any reason for you to take it personally.
bettyellen
Jun 2014
#123
"should remain catered to after generations of this group asking everyone else to play second fiddle
bettyellen
Jun 2014
#203
And you are broadstroking an entire group of people yourself in the same damn way
Armstead
Jun 2014
#79
"...the whiners screaming of being a victim when they victimize others everyday..."
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#200
There are people who trend more to the a'hole side of the equation...regardless of ideology
Armstead
Jun 2014
#235
"...it is important to first recognize that demographic groups are not monolithic."
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#192
That post was bullcrap and generalizing black women as lacking birth control ed.
bravenak
Jun 2014
#67
Do you see how easy it is to say something like that about people who look like me
bravenak
Jun 2014
#98
That person is still here posting and the jury did nit see the racism in the post.
bravenak
Jun 2014
#129
The point is that another poster made an offensive generalization about an entire race
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#201
I can't tell if you are being deliberately condescending or just simply have no idea how you are
Number23
Jun 2014
#258
Well, your presence in the more than THREE YEARS that the forum has existed has been missed
Number23
Jun 2014
#266
Because it's very Meta, and I stayed clear of that group/forum/whatever as well.
WorseBeforeBetter
Jun 2014
#290
Your continued minimization and ignoring of what is discussed in the forum has been noted
Number23
Jun 2014
#318
That is, indeed, their right and their privilege to make liberal use of that feature so kindly
Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 2014
#118
Oh I'm dreadfully sorry I keep forcing you to respond to every single comment I make.
Kurska
Jun 2014
#161
"Therefore they are feeling feelings that they would not feel if they read it."
WorseBeforeBetter
Jun 2014
#147
I thought I was clear "addressing millions of people as homogeneous blobs is stupid."
Kurska
Jun 2014
#137
I received some horrific violence both from people I don't know and most troubling
Kurska
Jun 2014
#186
Glad to see you mention an actual issue. The war on drugs is the new Jim Crow...
Comrade Grumpy
Jun 2014
#211
If people who try to talk to groups of millions of people as if they are identical feel maligned
Kurska
Jun 2014
#127
This seems obviously to be specifically about "old white men who feel maligned"
gollygee
Jun 2014
#149
like the taxi driver said: " Are you talking to me?" answer here is no, just looks like it
Leme
Jun 2014
#163
yup, it's like the right wing always claiming christians are being oppressed and discirminated
JI7
Jun 2014
#208
Going through the article and links, I love this. It has something for everyone to feel good about.
freshwest
Jun 2014
#207
"I think we need to hold the party's feet to the fire and help them progress on race issues."
sheshe2
Jun 2014
#246
Oh My God. But that I could rec this a HUNDRED times. Bravenak, girl WELL PLAYED
Number23
Jun 2014
#249
Lewis is right. Dems and DUers have made the "White man" the root of all evil.
Skip Intro
Jun 2014
#256
Lewis is right? Just like how you defended Duck Dynasty and Chik-fil-A after homophobic remarks:
Cali_Democrat
Jun 2014
#263