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re: WTF is White Privilege?
Posted on 11/10/15 at 7:13 am to Jiggy Moondust
Posted on 11/10/15 at 7:13 am to Jiggy Moondust
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Until whites band together and say were tired of this bullshite, it'll only get worse. I worry daily of the world my two white kids are going to have to grow up in.
David, is that you?
Posted on 11/10/15 at 7:36 am to LSUTANGERINE
I have always thought of myself as not a racist. I don't care what color your skin is as long as you value what I value. What I've learned from the left is that the valuing of what I value (hard work, no drugs, no kids before marriage, education, ethics, religion, self-reliance) is itself racist in that it's a white's POV/privilege.
I always thought the goal should be to ensure all people, regardless of color, had access to success and the ability to live the American dream and that those things I value above are the most likely path to that end. Therefore those things that reinforce those values should be encouraged and those that undermine them should be minimized, scrutinized and pointed out as barriers to success.
But having that attitude is my showing my white privilege; I'm encouraging all races to pursue what I see as having objectively been proven the best path to success but that's really the white path and therefore racist.
I had never considered my thinking folks should pursue the path proven over time to be the most likely to lead to success as racist and not in the best interest of any/all but in itself racist, and because it’s labeled racist it can’t be followed, even though it has been proven to be the most likely path to success.
That's my understanding of white privilege...
I always thought the goal should be to ensure all people, regardless of color, had access to success and the ability to live the American dream and that those things I value above are the most likely path to that end. Therefore those things that reinforce those values should be encouraged and those that undermine them should be minimized, scrutinized and pointed out as barriers to success.
But having that attitude is my showing my white privilege; I'm encouraging all races to pursue what I see as having objectively been proven the best path to success but that's really the white path and therefore racist.
I had never considered my thinking folks should pursue the path proven over time to be the most likely to lead to success as racist and not in the best interest of any/all but in itself racist, and because it’s labeled racist it can’t be followed, even though it has been proven to be the most likely path to success.
That's my understanding of white privilege...
Posted on 11/10/15 at 7:57 am to Pavoloco83
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WTF is White Privilege?
The privilege of paying taxes to house, clothe, and feed the 'rich heritage and culture' we keep hearing about.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:46 am to Pavoloco83
Here are a few:
Minorities are more likely to get arrested for and ultimately do more time for committing the same crime as a white person.
If you have a name that sounds non-white you are less likely to get a call back on a job application.
I'm not saying they are debilitating, but they do exist.
Minorities are more likely to get arrested for and ultimately do more time for committing the same crime as a white person.
If you have a name that sounds non-white you are less likely to get a call back on a job application.
I'm not saying they are debilitating, but they do exist.
This post was edited on 11/10/15 at 9:48 am
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:58 am to Janky
quote:Didn't say it was. Nevertheless, that statistic represents a privilege you had at birth.
Why is that a white a white person's fault?
frick people who use this as an excuse for their individual failures or as a tool to denigrate the successes of others, but the privilege exists nonetheless.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:00 am to Hammertime
quote:Another stupid sermon nobody's aksing for.
You're more likely to be murdered depending on what environment you put yourself in
You're more likely to be murdered as a black child than as a white child. Stop preaching. Nobody cares.
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