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In reply to the discussion: I'm a straight white male [View all]theHandpuppet
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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
That may be true, but I don't think it doesn't discount the profiling, IMO.
AverageJoe90
Feb 2014
#80
NO.....but RACIAL equality is a platform for DEMOCRATS....being in denial doesn't change that fact.
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#176
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
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
"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
YES you and several others ARE....BUT we do have a number of men on DU
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#133
NO YOU are the one missing the point...if you are NOT the disadvantaged population....
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#144
No that sound you hear is the cognitive dissonance between your ears...
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#146
You haven't accepted the FACT that you are part of a privileged class!
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#158
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
those are the ONLY things YOU can think of because you are not one of the OTHER classes
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#156
"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 thought my original response made it clear that I was white....
Ghost in the Machine
Feb 2014
#131
"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 has NOTHING to do with it.....this persons problem was the fact you were a biker...YOU
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#134
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 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
You can take your bandana off.....a female cannot grow a penis...nor can a Black person
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#170
Which doesn't make you evil, but doesn't make you special either. Just human like everyone else.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#20
What an amazingly cute little fuzz ball. What a great way to start the day. nt.
NCTraveler
Feb 2014
#37
Most Likely, you are. very Sorry. As sorry as sorry can be. If you know what i mean
CBGLuthier
Feb 2014
#41
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
I see two very good responses to your trolly passive aggressive bullshit in this thread
Kali
Feb 2014
#74
it takes time, it takes learning to really listen (very difficult for me), and it takes observation
Kali
Feb 2014
#81
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
And I'm a white Latin female of Spanish grandparents. Are we all giving our background/ethnicity
Sarah Ibarruri
Feb 2014
#153