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In reply to the discussion: The cure for privilege. [View all]VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)107. Acceptance.....thats even part of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy...
look it up....its hardly divisive....
Until White males accept that White male privilege exists..... "they" cannot fix it.
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I got a problem with thinking singing Kumbaya and pretending White male privilege doesn't exist
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#9
You cannot have a solution to a problem before you admit that there is one....
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#131
I never professed to have the solution....unlike certain White men who deny White Male Privilege
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#137
Actually they had the nerve to tell white men how they as people of color feel
BainsBane
May 2014
#17
I am really disappointed that you posted this (and yes, I realize that you d/won't care)
etherealtruth
May 2014
#10
Ah, there you have it. The privileged will determine how, why, when and where coalitions
R B Garr
May 2014
#134
I doubt there are any simple solutions, in reality. But thank you for trying at least. n/t
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#20
I just wish more white people would acknowledge what, for PoC, are self-evident facts of life.
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#28
It's not even about individual "dislike," although that certainly does play a role.
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#41
I assumed nothing. I asked you straight out. and I said IF and Then. =
Tuesday Afternoon
May 2014
#76
I did not realize you were merely pontificating and making an observation on the state of things.
Tuesday Afternoon
May 2014
#80