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redqueen

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29. It also comes from people with unacknowledged privilege issues.

Reply to ancianita (Reply #24)

Wed May 29, 2013, 02:56 PM

May 2013

Once you accept that you have privilege, seeing discussions of the issues faced by those without that privilege doesn't bother you... In fact you are able to more clearly understand why those issues need to be discussed. Repeatedly.

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George Takei's EXCELLENT Facebook Status Today: "...Unless People Step Forward and Offer Themselves" [View all] Hissyspit May 2013 OP

hetero privilege can be an ugly thing in the hands of....heteros nt msongs May 2013 #1

Brilliant posting LostOne4Ever May 2013 #2

Thanks for posting! LittleGirl May 2013 #3

It's been 4 hrs since I shared this LittleGirl May 2013 #15

He's just wonderful! I LOVE George Takei! For many many reasons. calimary May 2013 #4

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2013 #5

I have friends who know him and he is a genuinely good person, lovely, funny and warm. I LOVE him. roguevalley May 2013 #6

K&R!!! n/t DeSwiss May 2013 #7

K&R AsahinaKimi May 2013 #8

Once again, Takei proves he is admiral of the Internet yurbud May 2013 #9

What about Bradley Manning, though? KoKo May 2013 #10

He's George Takei, damn it!!!! Initech May 2013 #11

Mr. Takei is such a treasure Skittles May 2013 #12

Very simply Iwillnevergiveup May 2013 #13

what fatigues me is the fact that, in the 21st century, we are STILL having to fight these battles, niyad May 2013 #14

Well said, George. iemitsu May 2013 #16

George Takei is a truly great treasure. nt Flatulo May 2013 #17

George, you are just awesome! Keep it up! Stir the shit well! Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #18

Whenever I read George Takei quotes AgingAmerican May 2013 #19

"Oh my!" Richardo May 2013 #20

"Oh, my!" Heidi May 2013 #21

"OH, MY!!" Richardo May 2013 #30

When gay mariage finally made it through New York, bobclark86 May 2013 #22

I love George Takei. He is a most optimistic person which trumps a pessimistic person any day. graham4anything May 2013 #23

Only the morally lazy get "sick" of exposure to social justice issues. ancianita May 2013 #24

It also comes from people with unacknowledged privilege issues. redqueen May 2013 #29

A good angle I hadn't thought of. nt ancianita May 2013 #31

Don't know Mr. Takei personally B Stieg May 2013 #25

I watched thousands of heterosexual love stories in movies, television and novels. Kurovski May 2013 #26

Something he put up this Sunday is going down as one of his iconic quotes. Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #27

You're right George I'm really not going to click on your posts anymore. xtraxritical May 2013 #28