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58. Did you just snap at that dude?
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 07:34 PM
Feb 2013

You're probably some kind of a blood sucking lawyer.

Aren't you... Dear?

The Problem with Being Privileged [View all] MineralMan Feb 2013 OP
True that. Me too. Agree with very word . Nt. pkdu Feb 2013 #1
Thank you for that post, too many people equate privilege with money Warpy Feb 2013 #2
Lest we forget. MineralMan Feb 2013 #3
Oh bullshit. Hootie hoot at me all day if it means I have resources for a safe home, good food, TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #23
The saying goes... PasadenaTrudy Feb 2013 #4
Yes. That seems to be at the core of a lot MineralMan Feb 2013 #5
"Choose your parents wisely". I like that better than "winning the birth lottery" which I use pampango Feb 2013 #80
Very Interesting. Thank you for your thoughtful, interesting post. smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #6
And when you compare that to a developing country FreeState Feb 2013 #7
Yes, where you were born is very important. MineralMan Feb 2013 #8
But if you don't have those priviledges here you may as well live in a developing country. nt brush Feb 2013 #24
It's funny, we take things for granted that others could never hope for. DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #9
You're just so special!!! greytdemocrat Feb 2013 #51
the car buying thing was a bit of a shocker, I wasted several afternoons at dealers bettyellen Feb 2013 #10
Sadly, that is still true, for sure, at least at some dealerships. MineralMan Feb 2013 #15
I was surprised it happened so close to NYC, because you get a bit spoiled there, LOL. bettyellen Feb 2013 #20
I don't know how much you have been around some of the more conventional social justice patrice Feb 2013 #11
there are also other priviledges other people enjoy bigapple1963 Feb 2013 #12
Uh-huh...OK. MineralMan Feb 2013 #13
ok bigapple1963 Feb 2013 #25
added one more bigapple1963 Feb 2013 #26
Nah. I've talked my way out of a ticket every time I have MineralMan Feb 2013 #27
good for you bigapple1963 Feb 2013 #29
The policy's in my wife's name, and I'm listed as MineralMan Feb 2013 #32
Oh for fuck's sake! nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #62
And women would rather have a door opened for them than to get equal pay DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2013 #18
the dating stuff, in particular, is weak. what backwater is this he speaks of? bettyellen Feb 2013 #21
I've been asked on dates as often as I've asked. MineralMan Feb 2013 #30
I'm guessing it's because you are a pretty good listener, and generally engage people as bettyellen Feb 2013 #34
Could be. I think it's because I'm an introvert in social situations MineralMan Feb 2013 #36
I'm really good at drawing people out for some reason. For no other reason than to hear their bettyellen Feb 2013 #40
When I was in high school... KansDem Feb 2013 #35
Yup. That's the polite thing to do. Holding doors and the like MineralMan Feb 2013 #37
it's a fine gesture as long as it's done freely and you don't get upset if someone tells you bettyellen Feb 2013 #38
even little kids have held the door open for me at times JI7 Feb 2013 #44
That's right. Blanks Feb 2013 #57
thought of a couple more bigapple1963 Feb 2013 #39
what the fuck does changing a flat tire have to do with the op ? JI7 Feb 2013 #46
Of course. MadrasT Feb 2013 #54
Being helpless when there's trouble isn't a privilege gollygee Feb 2013 #55
Seriously? Child support? missingthebigdog Feb 2013 #56
Did you just snap at that dude? Blanks Feb 2013 #58
Kids cost nothing treestar Feb 2013 #67
Child support laws are gender neutral in the US treestar Feb 2013 #66
I have...... crutch and all. MY DAD was in the car with me. SmileyRose Feb 2013 #70
This woman has done it. nt raccoon Feb 2013 #73
Sure. My wife has done it twice that I know of. MineralMan Feb 2013 #74
sorry, but the first 3 are not privileges JI7 Feb 2013 #43
because you have a colleague that leaves at 4 for kids you think all women have that JI7 Feb 2013 #45
I think this isn't such a privilege gollygee Feb 2013 #47
yeah, i know many single guys with kids who leave JI7 Feb 2013 #49
"holding the door open" I'm a woman and I hold the door open for men and for other women. It would Raine Feb 2013 #53
asking someone out treestar Feb 2013 #65
I resemble your remarks. woofless Feb 2013 #14
Very well put, and I'd add a couple: bhikkhu Feb 2013 #16
Good additions, and good advice. MineralMan Feb 2013 #17
As a white male Confusious Feb 2013 #76
My mother often said Curmudgeoness Feb 2013 #19
Thank you freshwest Feb 2013 #22
Great post steve2470 Feb 2013 #28
I think that people recognize it when they think about it. MineralMan Feb 2013 #31
I agree nt steve2470 Feb 2013 #33
I'm about the same sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #41
he could also bigapple1963 Feb 2013 #42
Irrelevant gollygee Feb 2013 #48
not sure what this has to do with the OP , women are not going to be affected by the issue of cheap JI7 Feb 2013 #50
The reply was to the poster, sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #59
With the exception of the President of the United States. (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #60
What about Beyonce!? gollygee Feb 2013 #61
When a guy who would have been born into slavery not so long ago, Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #63
True gollygee Feb 2013 #64
They treated Clinton worse by impeaching him (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #68
I've heard talk from Republicans about impeaching Obama gollygee Feb 2013 #69
The fact that the President sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #84
would a black guy as stupid as Bush have been able to become President ? JI7 Feb 2013 #71
No, sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #85
Changing the color sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #83
perhaps the most telling privilege is being able to forget about the whole concept. unblock Feb 2013 #52
so veteran's benefits accrue to people by accident of birth? hfojvt Feb 2013 #72
I wrote that MOST of those were accidents of birth. MineralMan Feb 2013 #75
What about being beaten and shunned for being a geek? Confusious Feb 2013 #77
I couldn't agree with you more Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #82
oh you might be responsible for some of it hfojvt Feb 2013 #79
But you can't post in Meta without being called a freeper snooper2 Feb 2013 #78
And yet, I do post in Meta. MineralMan Feb 2013 #81
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