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Why White People Freak Out When They're Called Out About Race [View all] gollygee Mar 2015 OP

If someone has not personally done something racist... Rod Beauvex Mar 2015 #1

You should read the article. el_bryanto Mar 2015 #3

You aren't aware that the systems in place jen63 Mar 2015 #4

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Nice try! jen63 Mar 2015 #21

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And of course your relative position in life has nothing to do with being a white male. nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #27

Wow. Enjoy your stay n/t Scootaloo Mar 2015 #29

A quick internet search will give you millions of results in seconds etherealtruth Mar 2015 #22

So you think the reason some groups are more successful than others, is due to simple superiority? nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #25

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Persistence pays off BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #36

I'm just sorry I missed his response to me. nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #49

It was ranting about "affirmative action" BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #63

I really think you need to read the article, and others about racism in society. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #5

Very interesting inteview; well worth considering. Thanks for posting. nt el_bryanto Mar 2015 #2

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Maybe you should try reading the article gollygee Mar 2015 #7

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Thanks for the kick! gollygee Mar 2015 #13

You're still not welcome here Ptah Mar 2015 #14

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It's a knee-jerk reaction to a perception of being broad-brushed BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #8

"like many (obviously not all) of them do to others without hesitation." nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #26

Highly recommend...thank you. Hope more read it. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #9

Unfortunately the one's that need to read it the most won't. giftedgirl77 Mar 2015 #33

"It's a well played game here." Number23 Mar 2015 #38

Just wait for the counter threads 23.... giftedgirl77 Mar 2015 #45

Yep. Between the hidden posts and the "SOME white people" counter "argument" Number23 Mar 2015 #46

I believe I counted 11 name removed and more than a couple of complaints on the premise Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #48

Yes well the POC on here have seen it on here giftedgirl77 Mar 2015 #54

Interesting interview, thanks Maeve Mar 2015 #11

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Recommended Maeve. LeftOfWest Mar 2015 #62

Baffling that folks would "freak out" when broad brushed about their race (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #17

Broadbrushing romanic Mar 2015 #23

Then how come you guys never confront right-wingers over their broadbrushing of minorities? nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #28

Best post and response of the week, you win this NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #30

Awesome! nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #34

This bit of the article should be pinned to this forum: Number23 Mar 2015 #37

That experience gollygee Mar 2015 #69

Baffling that you would post a reply without reading the OP article Scootaloo Mar 2015 #31

Excellent read... Spazito Mar 2015 #19

Wonderful interview. A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #32

Love the "new" posters that are always drawn like flies to honey to these kinds of posts Number23 Mar 2015 #35

Bad title. LWolf Mar 2015 #40

Much more edgy and controversial to avoid using the word "some". (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #42

In before... romanic Mar 2015 #43

The problem with adding that disclaimer is it makes it too easy for people to think that the subject nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #50

For some. LWolf Mar 2015 #67

Not everyone. alphafemale Mar 2015 #41

Oh goodie, "white fragility" will now enter DU's lexicon. SMC22307 Mar 2015 #44

Wish someone would write about why upper-class people freak out when they're called ND-Dem Mar 2015 #47

I think it's largely a matter of being born on second and thinking they hit a double. nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #51

I mean *monied* people. And the answer is, they want to keep everyone busy ND-Dem Mar 2015 #55

So you don't believe that being white confers *any* advantages? Or being male? Or being hetero? n/t nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #57

I think you understood my meaning perfectly well. If you want to talk to your own ND-Dem Mar 2015 #58

Okay, but you were seemingly dismissing race, gender, and sexuality, as if class were all that nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #59

except that all those other attributes are used to pit people of more or less the same ND-Dem Mar 2015 #61

So why was billionaire Oprah Winfrey BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #65

This is the gollygee Mar 2015 #68

Wow, 'name removed' seems to be freaking out! Looks like you are on to something. Rex Mar 2015 #52

Since I learned about White Privaledge, Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #53

That was a beautiful article MrScorpio Mar 2015 #56

The problem is that we don't realize right now that we're just arguing with ourselves..... DeSwiss Mar 2015 #60

If some people get it, it's not like the quantum mechanics. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2015 #64

k & r Euphoria Mar 2015 #66