Welp. wrote:
Welp. wrote:You mean the countries that didn't have slavery, legal segregation, active voter discrimination, etc in our President-elect's lifetime? Probably not the same situation...
To clarify, I meant segregation and voting rights in his lifetime, slavery is obvs an older issue.
What countries were you referring to then?
sbeefyk1 wrote:
Best post on Letsrun ever. Nobody has a good answer what us white men should do with our privilege. Mostly because white privilege does NOT exist. It's a made up fairytale that non-whites use as an excuse for their laziness, drug addictions, etc.
I don't see Asians claiming we have white privilege as they take the high paying jobs, buy all the nice homes, and get all the best advanced degrees.
Same kids, different school districts, different lot in life. Try empathy sometime.
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/562/the-problem-we-all-live-withBrainy smurf wrote:
Its gotta be said wrote:Fight for those who do not have such privilege.
This
LOL
DiscoGary wrote:
With everything else being equal, would you rather apply to college as a white person or a black person?
With all other things being equal, would you rather walk around as a white person or a black person while meeting people face to face?
Most privilege goes unnoticed by those who have it.
You normally get better service and attention.
People don't look at you as untrustworthy.
More likely to get the job, actually, and with more pay.
So, the OP should use his privilege to advance through life.
It's worked well for me.
sbeefyk1 wrote:
Best post on Letsrun ever. Nobody has a good answer what us white men should do with our privilege. Mostly because white privilege does NOT exist. It's a made up fairytale that non-whites use as an excuse for their laziness, drug addictions, etc.
I don't see Asians claiming we have white privilege as they take the high paying jobs, buy all the nice homes, and get all the best advanced degrees.
This.
sbeefyk1 wrote:
I don't see Asians claiming we have white privilege as they take the high paying jobs, buy all the nice homes, and get all the best advanced degrees.
I do. With you taking many of the best Asian women and we get what's left. Even Mitch McConnell got one.
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