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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:23 AM Original message |
White Privilege. |
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gabeana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. thanks for sharing N/T |
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Ordr (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. I guess you just won some new black friends. |
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buff2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's shit like this that keep the racism alive and well |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Explain? |
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buff2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:29 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Read your post |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Discussion of racism creates racism? |
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buff2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:31 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. We are already hated enough |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Who's "we"? |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #9 |
35. Oh cripes, drop the act. You're just begging for people to tell you |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #35 |
40. How rude. |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:00 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Oh crap. I'm sick of all this fake angst. Let's go this person one |
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Ordr (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Amen. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #45 |
53. We could all end up apologizing to ourselves |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Exactly! Does your Irish side hold a grudge? |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #45 |
65. It's not about apologies. |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #65 |
75. Well, a black garbageman is seen as being of more worth than |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #75 |
83. There's male/white-male privilege as well. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #75 |
157. I'm not sure what you are comparing. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #65 |
77. I accept that, now what is to be done about it? |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #77 |
84. That's an excellent question. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #65 |
85. Deleted message |
Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. Okay. |
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ArtieBoy (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #87 |
105. Rebuttal |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #105 |
106. Keep digging. |
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sergeiAK (438 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #106 |
107. You didn't ask |
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ArtieBoy (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:52 PM Response to Reply #107 |
126. "Not indicative overall." |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #126 |
132. I think you meant to reply to me. |
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ArtieBoy (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #132 |
137. I'm not making these examples up |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:46 PM Response to Reply #137 |
139. No, you're using your personal anecdotes as indicative of an entire group. |
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ArtieBoy (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #139 |
166. My sheets are new |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #166 |
171. Thanks for the pizza! |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #171 |
172. ... *snort* *chortle* |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #171 |
191. oh! |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #171 |
192. Whoooooa. That was...maaaannn. CrayTzy with a capital t. |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #166 |
197. Artie, your arguments are classic 21st Century racism |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:11 AM Response to Reply #132 |
152. When I see people resorting to racist stereotypes |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #152 |
155. Exactly. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #126 |
146. This is quite the statement. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #126 |
165. why is it a "conversation about race" always means black vs. white? |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #165 |
183. Nana!!! BWHAHAHAHA!!! |
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wellst0nev0ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #85 |
120. Jheri-Curls? |
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ArtieBoy (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #120 |
127. I kid you not |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #127 |
138. Deleted message |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #45 |
70. I really don't understand your level of anger about this. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #45 |
82. ... |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
24. so the truth should be hidden because its inconvenient? |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:04 AM Response to Reply #24 |
34. What 'truth' would that be? |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:37 PM Response to Reply #34 |
124. This truth about the advantages whites have |
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ArtieBoy (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #124 |
129. If there's a privilege to be had, I'll take it |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #124 |
161. Not all whites by any means share that 'advantage'. Not by a longshot. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #161 |
184. You seem to have skimmed over his central point somehow... |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #124 |
162. Not all whites by any means share that 'advantage'. Not by a longshot. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
185. There is a group of folks that can't tell the difference between the two.nt |
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AirmensMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Why is that? |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Actually, it's RACISM that keeps racism alive and well |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #20 |
49. Pretty much. That's the way most whites see it, isn't it? |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
27. you are SO wrong! |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:34 AM Response to Reply #3 |
39. Defensive much? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
41. Nah - it's white folks who pretend it doesn't exist (the vast majority) that keeps it alive. |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #41 |
95. depends what kind of racism |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
204. Sure, blame the messanger. |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
6. we do take a lot for granted |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
10. I can honestly say that I feel nothing is owed to me. |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. hmm. |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:47 AM Response to Reply #11 |
25. That's assuming that it's always the system that is at fault. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
54. Many of those problems outlined there won't change until the country's basic |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
12. Add Male Privilige To This List |
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Ordr (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Do you know this from experience? |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. I Am A Victim Of White Male Privilege |
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Ordr (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:47 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. So this reflects the entirety of society? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
50. Well, come in, it's still there |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
79. Anecdotally, maybe, maybe not. |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Totally. |
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Ordr (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Any more -isms that you're missing? |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Probably a lot. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
78. Then in the end the majority of the people in this country are victims |
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selador (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
72. i once wrote a paper on female privilege |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
97. I'll remember that next time I have to hock a guitar to eat. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
14. This makes me so angry I don't know how to respond |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Why does it make you angry? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I'm angry because my stupid job rousted me out of REM sleep |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:44 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Nobody said it was *your* fault. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:49 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. No personal attack perceived |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:51 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. ... |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. your post was not offensive |
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Ordr (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:59 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. According to...you? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #31 |
93. According to conventional and progressive wisdom... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
176. So he should admit that if the playing field were even, he'd have |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #21 |
42. Black people have to work their asses off all day and all week too, plus endure racism. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #42 |
59. What is being endured today? |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #59 |
67. African Americans have worse health care, shorter life spans, greater risk for dying young. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #67 |
76. I guess I knew that |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #76 |
88. The healthcare disparity exists even when poverty is accounted for in the statistics. |
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live love laugh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:29 AM Response to Reply #76 |
147. "...you can say that is due to relative poverty, and can be true for any race..." |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #42 |
60. My bio dad was a troubled person who never had to pay any support.... |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Did you read my post? |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #62 |
123. Is there some hidden meaning in it? |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Never said your life was a cakewalk. |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
32. I don't know where you get all this guilt, but you really need to |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:02 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Again, it's not specifically your fault. |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:10 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. There's a fine line... |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #36 |
80. And AspieGirl seems to be staying on the benign side of the your line.... |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. WTF is it about? |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #32 |
44. Defensive much? Who said that this was all about you? |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:07 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I don't care if you're sky-blue pink and asexual. If you don't |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #46 |
61. Did you read my post? I agreed with you that poverty is the biggest problem. |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #61 |
73. Then what is your problem? You thought I was rude? So (as Dick |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
38. This is an eye-opener. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
43. Add these two |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #43 |
52. But then does it matter? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
48. This list should be whittled down |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #48 |
58. Also, poor whites can no more easily break into elite social circles than anyone else. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #58 |
74. So true! How any average middle class white person who |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #48 |
66. I agree, to some extent. |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
51. Sorry but I completely disagree! |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #51 |
57. I agree. I know what the author was trying to say, but many of the points are incorrect. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #51 |
86. I want to address #3 here. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #86 |
113. Class has much more to do with #3 than race. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #113 |
122. I'm talking about working class neighborhoods here. |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #86 |
159. The underlying assumption of your post is faulty |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #159 |
163. "White trash" has racist undertones |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #163 |
164. White trash is not racist |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #164 |
167. Why do you think it needs the qualifier "white"? |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #167 |
168. I think sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.... |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #168 |
170. Uh ... what does it mean now? |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 09:31 AM Response to Reply #159 |
195. You are missing the boat here |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #195 |
196. Generational poverty caused by things 70 years ago |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 11:41 AM Response to Reply #196 |
198. You are incorrect about the impact of generational poverty. |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #198 |
199. I went to one of the best HS's in my city |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 12:53 PM Response to Reply #199 |
200. That's nice. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
55. those are not privileges. |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
64. I don't believe you're white because whites aren't that racist. nt |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #64 |
68. WTF? |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #68 |
160. I'm calling your post a fake. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #160 |
187. Wow. Are you for real? |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #64 |
102. (possibly the most amusing post of the day). . . .n/t |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #102 |
158. It certainly is the truest anyway. Those screaming loudest |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #64 |
174. ... this one gets a big WTF from me. |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #64 |
189. I can't believe you're that stupid |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
69. yes there is a white privilige. i acknowledge it, undstand it, and accept it |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
71. Most of the stuff on this list in inevitable... |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #71 |
116. most strongly disagree |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
81. racism still extists...it was far worse before the Civil Rights Movement |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
89. Probably true in some places. But don't overgeneralize-- |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
90. You ain't seen nothin' yet |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
91. I have to say, normally I don't like it when people post a straight up list like that. |
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Popol Vuh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
92. Thanks for that post AspieGrrl |
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GihrenZabi (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #92 |
94. Reactions speak loudly |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #94 |
100. as the tongue cannot taste itself, or the eye cannot see itself, it seems many white |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:53 PM Response to Reply #100 |
111. The thing is that the same applies to any ethnic majority in any country. |
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Popol Vuh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #94 |
101. Very well said GihrenZabi |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #94 |
103. Great post! |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
96. Mostly silly statements. |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
98. as a white man, i know i benefit from 'white privilege', esp white male privilege |
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superkia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
99. Good post but there are some pretty scary people responding... |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #99 |
104. That's always the case |
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superkia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #104 |
108. You would think that the white people that have been shit on by... |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #108 |
112. There are people of racial minorities that have had it easier than some members of the majority. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #112 |
130. You're wrong |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #130 |
145. You're absolutely right - privilege extends to mental health care. |
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BadgerLaw2010 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 07:47 AM Response to Reply #145 |
150. Mental health care for children (and in general) is about money. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 07:57 AM Response to Reply #150 |
151. How does that explain the higher dosages given to blacks? (nt) |
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BadgerLaw2010 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:12 AM Response to Reply #151 |
153. Dunno. I don't see any cite in the article explaining what they are referring to. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:22 AM Response to Reply #153 |
154. In other words |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #130 |
193. I read the whole thing and I don't shut up just because something has been |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #99 |
109. Ignore the facts by taking it personally... |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #99 |
110. There are legitimate things to criticize in this post. |
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superkia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:08 PM Response to Reply #110 |
114. Should I have put alarming, would that be better for YOU? |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:12 PM Response to Reply #114 |
115. You seem awfully content to label people and see what you want. |
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superkia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #115 |
117. Your opinion of my opinion has been heard. I will be appearing at... |
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sergeiAK (438 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
118. A serious rebuttal to a few points. |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #118 |
119. I didn't write it. |
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sergeiAK (438 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #119 |
121. Oops, thought you did. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:52 PM Response to Reply #121 |
186. Had you READ her OP, rather than go |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:37 PM Response to Reply #118 |
125. LMAO |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #125 |
128. lwfern, isn't the greatest privilege of privilege being |
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sergeiAK (438 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #125 |
133. The tone was unnecessarily patronizing |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:05 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. I'm hoping others see the humor here. |
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sergeiAK (438 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #134 |
136. I apologize if my tone was less than pleasant |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #136 |
142. Regarding your "facts" |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #118 |
143. #7 suggests that you don't know your history |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
131. Racism exists and there are responses here that prove it. |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
135. I'm white and haven't gotten my fair share. Where can I sign up? |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #135 |
140. No, you're not rich enough. |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:10 PM Response to Reply #140 |
141. That's quite the supposition |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #135 |
144. I just did a quick search. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:44 AM Response to Reply #135 |
148. You would only need a secret handshake if it wasn't obvious you were white just by looking at you |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
149. This is not White Privelege. |
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laruemtt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
156. i know i'll live to regret posting here, but.... |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
173. So does sexism n/t |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
175. Individuals can acknowledge it all they want |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #175 |
194. You said it exactly how I feel about it. |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
177. yes everything is handed to me on a sliver platter. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 05:54 PM Response to Reply #177 |
178. Yes, because that's exactly what the poster said. |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #178 |
179. The article is written by an intellectual |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #179 |
181. A serious conversation about "race" could not exclude generalizations |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #177 |
180. That's not it at all. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
182. I used to try this on DU and it rarely worked. |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
188. Ok, mostly true |
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CitizenRob (834 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-25-08 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
190. Is this peer reviewed? I doubt it. Economic class can explain most of the 50 "privelages." |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #190 |
202. oh bullshit. take any two people of equal "class" and the other privileges still apply. nt |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #202 |
203. Thank you. |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
201. white person here- yes, white privilege definitely exists; as does male/straight privilege, which ma |
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