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re: Define white privilege. And how is it a "privilege"?
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:20 pm to Hawkeye95
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:20 pm to Hawkeye95
quote:The term pretends that somehow this privilege trumps all other forms of privilege which of course, is retarded.
white privilege is getting benefits from being white.
Does my kid have more "privilege" from being white than Obama's kids?
quote:So, being the white son of trailer trash is still better than being the black child of a neurosurgeon?
Don't feel guilty about being white, be glad you have it, certainly better than the reverse.
Interesting.
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Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:20 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
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This is stupid and insulting to the actual "bad behavior" of suspecting the well dressed black guy.
To ascribe what SHOULD be as "privilege" is annoying. It is simply the way things ought to be.
It would be like giving a Good Citizenship medal for NOT raping children.
I don't disagree. I am not saying that is the way it should be, just the way it is. And there are a lot of races other than whites and blacks.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:20 pm to upgrayedd
White privilege is a made up concept created by white liberals to maintain their power as "protectors and providers" to minorities.
One day, ethnic minorities will wake up and realize these people have absolutely no faith in them and realize they can survive without their help.
One day, ethnic minorities will wake up and realize these people have absolutely no faith in them and realize they can survive without their help.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:21 pm to Hawkeye95
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But I was in india, and I went to take a shite and several indians were doing the same thing. The hotel let me in, and turned the indians away. They were actually dressed nicer than me, but not significantly so.
India has a very well-established class system that is completely, night and day, different from the US. That is a poor example of "white privilege" as it pertains to stateside politics and society.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:23 pm to upgrayedd
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India has a very well-established class system that is completely, night and day, different from the US.
sure, but its an easy example to show that being white gives you certain privileges other races lack.
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That is a poor example of "white privilege" as it pertains to stateside politics and society.
white privilege is not limited to stateside politics and society. Its everywhere. There is first world privilege too.
here is another example of white privilege. US Whites and blacks use cannabis at the same rate but blacks are arrested more frequently.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:26 pm to Hawkeye95
quote:So, you're ONLY variable in this equation is race huh. NO other differences between the two groups of users. Just race. LOL?
here is another example of white privilege. US Whites and blacks use cannabis at the same rate but blacks are arrested more frequently.
Not too good with statistics, are ya?
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:27 pm to Hawkeye95
Wow my white privilege had me working multiple job in college and I got a nice military uniform with ribbons and medals from multiple conflicts.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:30 pm to Kino74
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Kino74
Define white privilege. And how is it a "privilege"?
Wow my white privilege had me working multiple job in college and I got a nice military uniform with ribbons and medals from multiple conflicts.
yeah, but could you walk into a hotel anywhere in the world and take a dump? ... stay on topic ...
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:30 pm to deltaland
White privilege is an inherent quality of society. It's being able to go for a walk around your neighborhood at night and not be looked at suspiciously or questioned by police.
Does it exist? Sure. Is it a justifiable excuse to be a lazy frick and not be accountable for your actions? Hell no.
Does it exist? Sure. Is it a justifiable excuse to be a lazy frick and not be accountable for your actions? Hell no.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:30 pm to Hawkeye95
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sure, but its an easy example to show that being white gives you certain privileges other races lack.
If I walked into certain parts of Detroit, LA, NOLA, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Cairo, Tokyo, Mogadishu or Beijing, I'm sure my whiteness would hinder me greatly and possibly get me killed. So the idea that my color is a universal passport for "privilege" is absurd.
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US Whites and blacks use cannabis at the same rate but blacks are arrested more frequently.
That charge is usually tacked on to other charges or found during an investigation of another possible crime just like the charge of resisting.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:31 pm to ShortyRob
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So, you're ONLY variable in this equation is race huh. NO other differences between the two groups of users. Just race. LOL?
Not too good with statistics, are ya?
Feel free to debunk this
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I haven't seen any debunking of it, but if you have a link I would love to read it.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:33 pm to Roger Klarvin
quote:That's called the "not much crime in my neighborhood" privilege. If the crime rate in the ghetto was what it is in the burbs, a random black dude walking down a street in his neighborhood would garner no more interest than I do in mine.
White privilege is an inherent quality of society. It's being able to go for a walk around your neighborhood at night and not be looked at suspiciously or questioned by police.
If you're talking about a black guy walking around in my neighborhood at night, I would simply point out that if my lily white arse takes a stroll on ghetto streets at 2AM, I'm just liable to garner some police attention.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:33 pm to upgrayedd
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If I walked into certain parts of Detroit, LA, NOLA, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Cairo, Tokyo, Mogadishu or Beijing, I'm sure my whiteness would hinder me greatly and possibly get me killed. So the idea that my color is a universal passport for "privilege" is absurd.
White privilege is not a universal passport to everything, its just one area.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:35 pm to ShortyRob
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That's called the "not much crime in my neighborhood" privilege. If the crime rate in the ghetto was what it is in the burbs, a random black dude walking down a street in his neighborhood would garner no more interest than I do in mine.
If you're talking about a black guy walking around in my neighborhood at night, I would simply point out that if my lily white arse takes a stroll on ghetto streets at 2AM, I'm just liable to garner some police attention.
Totally! Whites aren't the only one who have privilege, and in some cases being white might be a hindrance.
Black privilege, mexican privilege, male privilege, etc exist. Pretty much any sub category is going to have some level of privilege.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:36 pm to Hawkeye95
quote:What's to debunk? It is simply making the silly argument that I already scoffed at. Namely the ONLY factor they're looking at is race and use of cannabis. Are you really so daft that you can't think of any other factors that might drive the disparity? Are you really in need of that much intellectual hand holding?
Feel free to debunk this
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:37 pm to Hawkeye95
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I am not saying that is the way it should be, just the way it is.
No. You are accepting bullshite labels.
The situation you described is not "White Privilege". It is simply....being.
Now, were I stopped at that same hotel (assuming I am properly dressed and comporting myself properly) it is an affront upon me. The white dude ahead of me had no 'privilege'. I was treated poorly.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:39 pm to Roger Klarvin
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White privilege is an inherent quality of society. It's being able to go for a walk around your neighborhood at night and not be looked at suspiciously or questioned by police.
My neighborhood isn't any neighborhood. White people can't just go walk into any neighborhood there is at night.
What a dumb thing to say.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:42 pm to ShortyRob
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That's called the "not much crime in my neighborhood" privilege. If the crime rate in the ghetto was what it is in the burbs, a random black dude walking down a street in his neighborhood would garner no more interest than I do in mine.
This is a pretty big rationalization. The fact is that a wealthy black man living in a wealthy neighborhood is going to tell his kids to stay close to the house after dark, and for good reason.
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If you're talking about a black guy walking around in my neighborhood at night, I would simply point out that if my lily white arse takes a stroll on ghetto streets at 2AM, I'm just liable to garner some police attention.
You'll garner some ghetto attention (for entirely different reasons) but not anymore police attention than anyone else.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:43 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
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The white dude ahead of me had no 'privilege'. I was treated poorly.
Ding ding. BHP is spot on as always.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:43 pm to Roger Klarvin
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You'll garner some ghetto attention (for entirely different reasons) but not anymore police attention than anyone else.
Yeah right. That's if the police themselves would even dare patrol those neighborhoods at night. You're talking out of your arse here.
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