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:har: I'm not the one whining. If you don't understand what's been presented to you then that's your problem. Your response showed that you missed the point in the first place and had nothing to do with the original point of mookies post ir my clarification of it.
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I'm a white guy. I'm positive from my past experiences being a white guy I have in some cases "automagical" advantage over people of color. |
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I suppose we could call that global white Irish privilige:har: |
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That is the biggest load of crap ever, makes me so angry every time some fool spews this nonsense.I assure you that I, as a white male, have no special privileges.Perhaps 60 years ago, maybe even 50 but now? No.Really, if anyone has such privileges, it is everyone but white people, especially white males.SMH |
The funny thing about being in the privileged class is that one tends not to notice that one is in the privileged class.
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What is ironic is that even the link shows 3 important things, 2 of which demonstrate a significant slant.
1) The concept of "white privilege" is hotly debated. Thus its existence is a matter of opinion based on an individual's personal experience. 2) Every example provided by the linked page points to historical examples of racism, yet does not provide any contemporary examples. For example, it notes that the Federal Housing Act in 1934 formalized the ability to exercise racism in housing - but it entirely fails to note that Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 removed that ability and prohibited using race as a factor in determining housing availability. In essence, it makes the argument that "white privilege" existed significantly prior to WW2. Yet it is unable to make a compelling argument for its existence since the Civil Rights movement. 3) In examining the incarceration rates of blacks vs whites, it infers a system that favors whites because whites are those in power inside the system. However, it again fails to point out facts that demonstrate that incarceration rates do not tie to the "white controlled" justice system. A perfect example is South Africa, where during white control, the incarceration numbers (and deaths/abuses during incarceration) were significantly LOWER than when the ANC took control. Given that those numbers have not returned to pre-colonial levels even today, more than 20 years after the end of "white control" - there is no corollary as inferred. Its funny - the bias above happens all the time on Wiki - and it happens on both sides. Its one reason why most people will tell ya not to use wiki as a source LOL. Also funny that those who want to claim "white privilege" exists have yet to give one concrete example of it - instead pointing to a slanted page that itself admits the idea is a "debated" concept. |
Gee, how could 300 years of a system with economic, educational and social aspects rigged in favor of one group have any lingering effects? It doesn't! It all went away overnight. Everyone, black and white, reaped the benefits of their forefathers' abundant wealth and educational opportunities, because you see, the Civil Rights Act was magic! It magically went back in time and undid all the nasty things that happened in the past. That's why the past doesn't matter anymore, you see!
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