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re: Define white privilege. And how is it a "privilege"?
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:44 pm to constant cough
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:44 pm to constant cough
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Yeah right. That's if the police themselves would even dare patrol those neighborhoods at night. You're talking out of your arse here.
Im not defending the use of it as a crutch, but to deny that there arent inherent, largely unseen advantages to being born white in this country is just, well...an ignorance of reality.
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Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:47 pm to Roger Klarvin
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Im not defending the use of it as a crutch, but to deny that there arent inherent, largely unseen advantages to being born white in this country is just, well...an ignorance of reality.
No, it's not buying into your bullshite delusion of reality. I've never gotten any privilege or advantage from being white.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:48 pm to Roger Klarvin
quote:There are inherent largely unseen advantages to having smart parents.
Im not defending the use of it as a crutch, but to deny that there arent inherent, largely unseen advantages to being born white in this country is just, well...an ignorance of reality.
There are inherent, largely unseen, advantages to living in upscale(not rich) neighborhoods.
Regardless of race, having the above will place you above people who do not, regardless of race.
Anyone who doesn't get that is retarded.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:52 pm to Roger Klarvin
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Im not defending the use of it as a crutch, but to deny that there arent inherent, largely unseen advantages to being born white in this country is just, well...an ignorance of reality.
Well, to those born with birth defects rendering their legs inoperable, being able to stand and walk is "an advantage in this country". But, we don't need to term all you 'walkers' as "Bipedal Mobile Privileged"
It is GOOFY to point at what ought to be and claim it needs or deserves some special term.
I say we call that 'privilege' as STANDARD. Any person or group treated worse than THAT are be treated in a SUB-STANDARD way.
White guy treated well: Standard White Guy
Black guy treated well: Standard Black Guy
Black guy treated poorly: Sub-Standard Black Guy
etc.
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Posted on 5/1/14 at 4:34 pm to Roger Klarvin
There are absolutely advantages to being white in this country. Not because of race itself but rather being in the majority... Your culture and ways of life are widely accepted.
But that's not a privilege. A privilege is granted to you by someone in power. It can be taken away. Therefore there is no white privilege because we were always in the majority and always in power, so no privilege was granted.
The idea of "check your privilege" makes no sense because it implies that if you don't then it'll be taken away, but it was never given to anyone in the first place. Therefore it is a mute concept with no meaning
But that's not a privilege. A privilege is granted to you by someone in power. It can be taken away. Therefore there is no white privilege because we were always in the majority and always in power, so no privilege was granted.
The idea of "check your privilege" makes no sense because it implies that if you don't then it'll be taken away, but it was never given to anyone in the first place. Therefore it is a mute concept with no meaning
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