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I'm a straight white male [View all] NobodyHere Feb 2014 OP
Apology accepted. Marie Marie Feb 2014 #1
I see this thread going places! actslikeacarrot Feb 2014 #2
Well... Don't do it again. Now go to bed. Bonx Feb 2014 #3
Nice try? M0rpheus Feb 2014 #4
As long as you get a laugh NobodyHere Feb 2014 #6
It's been a good day for me. M0rpheus Feb 2014 #10
Happy Friday! JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #34
Happy Friday! M0rpheus Feb 2014 #55
Damn, it IS Friday! Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #71
Ok, as long as you go around with a guilty conscience quinnox Feb 2014 #5
I am a straight white male. (WASP even) Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #7
I'm not sorry either. You're responding to a strawman. n/t nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #21
Ba-Zinga!! Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #70
I'm a straight white male and I have the lovely Marilyn Monroe Jetboy Feb 2014 #8
I accept your apology. Don't let it happen again. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #9
Do you have any advice NobodyHere Feb 2014 #11
Well the unarmed black teens who were gunned down recently didn't ask to be black Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #12
Yeah there's a big advantage they won't admit....they will never fear some VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #14
Like the Florida movie texter? edbermac Feb 2014 #15
fewer and farther between.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #17
The big difference Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #19
Zimmy had run-ins before that. edbermac Feb 2014 #22
You think if Trayvon was white the same thing would have happened? Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #23
A guy that picks a fight with a cop and beats up his ex-fiancee? edbermac Feb 2014 #24
LOL...you're funny Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #25
Did you read the article, yes or no? edbermac Feb 2014 #27
It was an article on his background Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #29
I just don't buy he'd let a white stranger slide by him. edbermac Feb 2014 #31
That may be true, but I don't think it doesn't discount the profiling, IMO. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #80
Cali I think I misread one of your posts. edbermac Feb 2014 #119
I think a serious Conservative troll infestation is going on... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #100
This message was self-deleted by its author edbermac Feb 2014 #113
You have GOT to be fucking joking. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #173
What???? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #174
Not in the least. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #175
NO.....but RACIAL equality is a platform for DEMOCRATS....being in denial doesn't change that fact. VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #176
Where has anybody here gone against equality? Where?!? AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #177
by denying that White men are privileged....THAT is..... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #178
I'm not even sure if this stupidity deserves much of a response. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #180
NO your stupid belief that White men are NOT privileged is the problem..... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #181
I think you're deluded if you think Zimmerman didn't racially profile Trayvon Martin gollygee Feb 2014 #38
You've got to be joking. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #48
Try doing a poll on how many white people have lived in fear of some other white people.. Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #32
Did they target you because you're white? NuclearDem Feb 2014 #47
"No one is out to persecute you for being a straight white male." It would certainly help........... AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #77
It would be helpful if straight White men would ADMIT that the problems even exist.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #117
I'm not denying that the problems exist. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #128
YES you and several others ARE....BUT we do have a number of men on DU VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #133
..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #135
If you are NOT a White male there is nothing "illusion" about it... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #137
You seem to have missed my point again. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #142
NO YOU are the one missing the point...if you are NOT the disadvantaged population.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #144
Whoosh.....went right over your head. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #145
No that sound you hear is the cognitive dissonance between your ears... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #146
And? AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #147
Yes actually it IS exactly how you describe it... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #148
I'm afraid I'm at a loss here. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #154
the ONLY problem is.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #155
There is no fact that I haven't accepted. Not at all. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #157
You haven't accepted the FACT that you are part of a privileged class! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #158
...... AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #159
there is nothing to disagree about....White Males do NOT suffer the disadvantages...of being VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #161
". there is nothing to disagree about..." There wouldn't be, certainly..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #163
it is NOT a problem of "terminology".... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #164
Yes it is. Unfortunately, it certainly is. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #165
NO it is NOT....YOU are a privileged White male.....get over it! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #166
those are the ONLY things YOU can think of because you are not one of the OTHER classes VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #156
..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #162
"Did they target you because you're white?" I believe so. Also because I had long hair and rode a Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #98
I suspect your being targeted had little ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #106
And just *how* did you come to this conclusion?? n/t Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #124
Your own words - Ms. Toad Feb 2014 #129
I thought my original response made it clear that I was white.... Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #131
I also happen to be white - Ms. Toad Feb 2014 #132
not BECAUSE you were White.....that was BECAUSE you were a biker.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #118
"do you think they would have treated a Black biker the same way?" I don't know, mainly due to Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #125
That is kind of the entire point. Ms. Toad Feb 2014 #130
That has NOTHING to do with it.....this persons problem was the fact you were a biker...YOU VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #134
You CANNOT be serious..... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #116
Speaking of cognitive dissonance, which you seem to have trouble with, please explain... Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #123
YOU are having cognitive dissonance if YOU think people being afraid of you because you dress VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #138
"You sound like a republican that thinks being Gay is a choice..." Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #149
the fact that YOU choose to dress like a bike is not Ad Hominem.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #150
The fact that you can't even recognize your own ad hominem attack only further proves my Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #167
that is a fucking insult to those who HAVE experienced REAL racism and sexism VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #168
and this tells me YOU just don't "get" racism OR sexism.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #169
You can take your bandana off.....a female cannot grow a penis...nor can a Black person VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #170
It's not really so much an "advantage" for white folks..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #136
If you do not suffer the disadvantages....then YOU are advantaged! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #139
The word doesn't quite work that way. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #141
Yes actually it DOES.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #151
not some...WHITE MEN! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #152
Perfect answer malaise Feb 2014 #44
Thanks! Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #68
Yeah, here's the user manual Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #26
lol! nt ecstatic Feb 2014 #87
. Jamaal510 Feb 2014 #171
"Well, nobody's perfect" edbermac Feb 2014 #13
Are these guys cousins? Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #30
So - you are the one who looked at those women on the SI cover The Straight Story Feb 2014 #16
hahahahahahahah Brilliant Straight.....simply sublime! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #120
And Im just a little lost black piglet LostOne4Ever Feb 2014 #18
Which doesn't make you evil, but doesn't make you special either. Just human like everyone else. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #20
I agree completely. nt AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #78
Cat picture would have been nice gesture to go with the OP. Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #28
What an amazingly cute little fuzz ball. What a great way to start the day. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2014 #37
I considered gollygee Feb 2014 #39
Well if you won't... NuclearDem Feb 2014 #46
LOL gollygee Feb 2014 #51
yes you are Skittles Feb 2014 #33
Me too DiverDave Feb 2014 #35
What are you sorry for? nt. NCTraveler Feb 2014 #36
Louis CK describes your problem perfectly. Heidi Feb 2014 #40
Bravo!! Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #42
I LOVE this bit! smokey nj Feb 2014 #50
whoops wrong spot. n/t seaglass Feb 2014 #88
Hilarious gollygee Feb 2014 #52
I figured we might as well use this opportunity to shed some light Heidi Feb 2014 #54
His gollygee Feb 2014 #56
One never knows. Heidi Feb 2014 #57
Ha! gollygee Feb 2014 #58
Fabulous! theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #82
Excellent! n/t seaglass Feb 2014 #89
Cute bit; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #109
No going back in time for you! Heidi Feb 2014 #111
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #114
OMG ....simply Brilliant Heidi! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #121
Most Likely, you are. very Sorry. As sorry as sorry can be. If you know what i mean CBGLuthier Feb 2014 #41
Here, let me play you the song of your people: Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #43
Oh, dear. Heidi Feb 2014 #49
+100 nt Tien1985 Feb 2014 #108
Thinly veiled. Earth_First Feb 2014 #45
You should be sorry Puzzledtraveller Feb 2014 #53
I'm sorry, too. Iggo Feb 2014 #59
Not me. "I'm a street walking cheetah w/ a heart full of napalm, I'm a runaway son of the nuclear A FSogol Feb 2014 #60
You're also the world's forgotten boy... Poor you... nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #63
Why the attack on Freddie Mercury? seattledo Feb 2014 #126
You can't spell strawman without swm. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #61
Thread Winner! eom. 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #110
Well isn't that special? Rex Feb 2014 #62
I'm not sorry deutsey Feb 2014 #64
+ infinity!!! Heidi Feb 2014 #65
Hola! deutsey Feb 2014 #67
Thank you. Wish this was an OP so I could K&R Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #72
Excellent post theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #83
...and that's ok !!! clarice Feb 2014 #66
Happy Passive Aggressive Day ! sufrommich Feb 2014 #69
Great post! PAD is such a terrific day. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #73
I see two very good responses to your trolly passive aggressive bullshit in this thread Kali Feb 2014 #74
I stand with Kali. Testify. Witness. Present. Here. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #75
When did you develope this line of thinking in your life ? upaloopa Feb 2014 #79
it takes time, it takes learning to really listen (very difficult for me), and it takes observation Kali Feb 2014 #81
So I'm just a WHINER??? DiverDave Feb 2014 #84
well Kali Feb 2014 #86
This, x1,000! AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #172
See you are so enlightened you know that I am upaloopa Feb 2014 #92
ok Kali Feb 2014 #94
Nope, poster's just kneejerking. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #96
I am too and I blame my parents it's all their fault upaloopa Feb 2014 #76
You have no reason to be sorry for anything MO_Moderate Feb 2014 #85
You poor thing, you. hunter Feb 2014 #90
LOL. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2014 #91
Are you sorry you are a st wh male or are you a st wh male and sorry or do the 2 have nothing uppityperson Feb 2014 #93
Oh, dear. Multiple choice question. Heidi Feb 2014 #95
This message was self-deleted by its author hrmjustin Feb 2014 #97
you're the guy from the hamburger train, right? Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #99
This message was self-deleted by its author Marr Feb 2014 #101
uh, yeah........ alittlelark Feb 2014 #102
Given the number of posts you have... you're also a TROLL. n/t cherokeeprogressive Feb 2014 #103
lol d_b Feb 2014 #104
That's ok, everyone's gotta be something goldent Feb 2014 #105
What are you sorry for? 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #107
That it's essentially a hit-and-run OP Heidi Feb 2014 #112
Yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #115
lame. Democracyinkind Feb 2014 #122
Well I'm a gay white male and I want you to be MORE SORRY. sibelian Feb 2014 #127
One of my favorite Simpsons moments: Initech Feb 2014 #140
Well, the Simpsons always did have a knack for humor. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #143
And I'm a white Latin female of Spanish grandparents. Are we all giving our background/ethnicity Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #153
"I won't go to jail." (Sung to the tune of "I'm an Old Cow-hand...") WinkyDink Feb 2014 #160
me too, bro.... mike_c Feb 2014 #179
Heh, lulz. nt AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #182
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