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In reply to the discussion: "Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is" [View all]Response to NNadir (Reply #7)
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Yup, it's like the old analogy where they start on third base & think they hit a triple.
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2018
#90
I've always thought of privilege as defining shit you don't have to worry about.
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#4
Immune? No. But is this shit pervasive enough with respect to people
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#100
Hey, boo - I'm SO glad that I found an illustration of "privilege" that meets your approval!
EffieBlack
May 2018
#9
I don't think you got the point of the OP. Having the privileges of a straight white male
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#39
Thank you for providing a perfect example of what EffieBlack was pointing out.
pazzyanne
May 2018
#49
I agree! The Philly Inquirer article was pretty eye-opening for me too to say the least
BumRushDaShow
May 2018
#126
"When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like discrimination."
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#14
May he also save us from irrelevant and petulant responses designed for self-aggrandizement
LanternWaste
May 2018
#230
Terribly sorry that one of the DUs better posters says things that make you uncomfortable
Tarc
May 2018
#67
Then try speaking from a premise, supported by evidence resulting in a conclusion
LanternWaste
May 2018
#187
And now you predicate your own behavior on what you allege others are doing.
LanternWaste
May 2018
#232
Which "other side" are you speaking for? White people? White men? Which ones
EffieBlack
May 2018
#194
Im going to tell you how I have explained the dangers of generalizing various races
askyagerz
May 2018
#198
LOL. "Any side I see getting unjustifiably demonized" is a dodge and you know it.
EffieBlack
May 2018
#213
I guess seeing "white people" in print is pretty unsettling if you've had the privilege of rarely
EffieBlack
May 2018
#182
If you can point to anyplace I've said "White people (fill in the blank how they suck)" your point
EffieBlack
May 2018
#203
In other words, you can't point to anything I've written that says what you claim
EffieBlack
May 2018
#207
Or, it may simply be a more polite way of saying, "bless your little heart..."
LanternWaste
May 2018
#234
There is no need to do that. It has been baked into the cake since before the country was founded.
Caliman73
May 2018
#217
To be fair, Effie indulges in OTT sweeping generalisations on a site where one assumes EVERYONE
OnDoutside
May 2018
#112
Is there no end to the irritations that being a white male forces one to endure?
ehrnst
May 2018
#205
But most of all, the free ice cream. Yum. Boot is talking through his hoop.
OnDoutside
May 2018
#248
My issue is with the scattergun generalization of the phrase. It's not white men of the center or
OnDoutside
May 2018
#250
I saw it the first time and it had all the hallmarks of trying to shut down debate then too !
OnDoutside
May 2018
#279
It's so hard being marginalised, isn't it? To be persecuted simply for being more
ehrnst
May 2018
#282
Yes, yes it is......it's a tough station, which perhaps one day you will get there too...
OnDoutside
May 2018
#290
Ok, I have to call you out on that pretty low ball lie. That's a poor reflection on you, to be fair.
OnDoutside
May 2018
#300
It is irrelevant, unless you are accusing all white men on this site of wanting to
OnDoutside
May 2018
#274
Ha ! Just proves I was right about your cut & paste track record, you can't even
OnDoutside
May 2018
#369
YES ! But in fairness that was before I realized you didn't stand behind what you posted.
OnDoutside
May 2018
#381
Non POC males (I cant use the W word) are privileged and start life on at LEAST 2nd base.
Eliot Rosewater
May 2018
#365
Yes. It's normal behavior for some people - the fact that it's normal is the privilege
EffieBlack
May 2018
#263
In any civilized society normal should be the expectation for all. It is an
OnDoutside
May 2018
#267
If some people get to have "normal" and other people are denied "normal," the people who get to be
EffieBlack
May 2018
#293
No, Effie, it's called discrimination or bigotry or racism. To be treated in a normal way is the
OnDoutside
May 2018
#276
Aaaand there you go again with cut & paste, you're going to wear out those keys !!! ;)
OnDoutside
May 2018
#286
Hang on, that's not what you did though. You attempted to shut down any contrary opinion with your
OnDoutside
May 2018
#322
How did I "shut down any contrary opinion" in any way that is different than your posts do?
ehrnst
May 2018
#325
Yes, from what I understand they do need some guidance re: their "horse manure" ideas.
ehrnst
May 2018
#317
"If there are more of you, does that mean other meanies here can't "shut you down?" "
OnDoutside
May 2018
#363
Actually, no - privilege is assuming that deference to your point of veiw and preferences
ehrnst
May 2018
#271
Lol, you should read your own post in losing the plot that someone questions your
OnDoutside
May 2018
#278
I've seen people talk liking a white ethnostate and 'joke' about committing genocide of Muslims
ck4829
May 2018
#69
At a panel at Phx Comic Fest this week he shut down an alt-right troll
sweetloukillbot
May 2018
#123
Part of the problem with that is that it is not just barriers to entry and tilted playing field
Ms. Toad
May 2018
#82
The problem with life is that's it not nearly as simple as some make it out to be
mythology
May 2018
#159
"If life is so easy being a white guy, why do white men lead in number of suicides?"
EffieBlack
May 2018
#180
After Gamergate though, Kotaku is considered poison by the alt-right gaming community
sweetloukillbot
May 2018
#124
I don't know. Link me to some of the numerous "white people bashing posts" and I'll read them
EffieBlack
May 2018
#99
I'm white. I'm so white I'm almost transparent. And I agree with EffieBlack.
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#109
It is really not so much bashing, except for daily lecturing as though none of us are Democrats.
Tipperary
May 2018
#185
I'm sure Skinner and Earl G would stop "daily lecturing" if they believed it made DU suck
ChubbyStar
May 2018
#225
"Race bating" - a wonderful phrase used to deflect from any consideration of racial inequality.
Caliman73
May 2018
#336
And it feels as if something is being taken away from you and, therefore, you are a victim.
EffieBlack
May 2018
#105
I think some men get upset because they confuse "lowest difficulty setting" with "easy".
dawg
May 2018
#110
To make it even easier, use the "good looking", "smart", and came from a "good family" cheat
Victor_c3
May 2018
#115
You've completely misunderstood the point and even the plain words of the quoted piece in the OP
EffieBlack
May 2018
#147
I didn't "take offense" - merely noting the hypocrisy of you explaining to a perfect stranger
EffieBlack
May 2018
#155
And I would have the same thing to say to anyone explaining to you how your life works
Rilgin
May 2018
#170
That straight white male is likely to do better than a poor low educated straight black male
EffieBlack
May 2018
#284
So if you are a straight white male and not successful, you must really be terrible at this game.
Bok_Tukalo
May 2018
#303
According to some folks here, the disparity you witnessed was imaginary and/or meaningless
EffieBlack
May 2018
#307
Perhaps "White Advantage" might seem less charged to some than "White Privilege"
Tom Rinaldo
May 2018
#316