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In reply to the discussion: Aaargh. Wading into it: I'm grateful for my "white privilege". I wish everyone had it. [View all]VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)40. No it IS a useful turn of phrase....
do you deny that men have privilege in this world?
Then how on God's green earth can you deny being White is a privilege?
using a different "turn of phrase" is only done to protect the sensitivities of White males....that is all...actually changing the term....gives them yet another privilege...they don't have to face theirs...
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Aaargh. Wading into it: I'm grateful for my "white privilege". I wish everyone had it. [View all]
cali
May 2014
OP
It's a particularly tin-eared way of saying there is still a lot of institutional racism
Fumesucker
May 2014
#4
Is "Happy Holidays" rather than "Merry Christmas" needlessly confrontational too?
LanternWaste
May 2014
#140
I'm not an academic although I'm pretty good at parsing academic language if I care to
Fumesucker
May 2014
#15
Sure, I just thought you could have your own internet meme. Of course we
Guy Whitey Corngood
May 2014
#166
Because it's ripe for misunderstanding and there are better and less divisive means of saying it
Fumesucker
May 2014
#51
Try telling it to someone who has lost their job, their home and their family
Fumesucker
May 2014
#56
What does that have to do with what I said about speaking so people will listen?
Fumesucker
May 2014
#68
You mean "speaking in such a way that White men will not have their sensitive feelings hurt"
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#70
Exactly right. Is it privilege or injustice that we want to solve? n/t
lumberjack_jeff
May 2014
#137
The whole idea of identifying social privilege is not to bring those who have it down
Major Nikon
May 2014
#22
BECAUSE White people do not realize that they ARE reaping the rewards of that privilege
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#36
"....I don't have a problem with speaking the truth...." But do you really? Or do you just THINK it?
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#104
You may be an exception to the rule...BUT that doesn't change the rule
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#117
If you do not have to overcome the hurdles of racism or sexism.....then you ARE privileged.
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#148
You are White and YOU don't suffer for your skin color or your gender...
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#38
"Ever notice that it is mainly White men who do this denying?" You and I seem to have different.....
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#41
I am not pretending and believe me ....I am noting whom are disagreeing....
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#142
Exactly....I find it quite interesting just WHO feels "attacked" by this simple truth....
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#144
I understand White privilege because I am a White female.....being female
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#64
Notice it is mostly White Males that are having an issue with the term....
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#119
How does one convince those not subject to the mistreatment that there is such an inequality
Gormy Cuss
May 2014
#37
that's not why I don't think it's a useful turn of phrase. I explained that clearly in the OP.
cali
May 2014
#42
either you want to educate people or you want to put them in their place.
Californeeway
May 2014
#60
Take away the privilege of everyone in the 99% and you have solved the problem
Fumesucker
May 2014
#69
I think the expression is pretty useless and even tends to trivilaize racism and racial injustice.
Vattel
May 2014
#85
My only regret is that I didn't get my jury vote in on time to respond to the troll that got their
TexasTowelie
May 2014
#98
Karen Finney on Disrupt on Sunday had a good segment on Does ‘privilege-checking’ shut down debate?
Gothmog
May 2014
#136
At this point, I think the only ones offended by the phrase are those who wish to be offended by the
LanternWaste
May 2014
#139