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nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)
53. Exactly. If they're so self-centered as to get hung up on a relatively innocuous two-word phrase
Thu Aug 14, 2014, 06:11 AM
Aug 2014

then I can't see them being very good political allies to anyone.

As a white person I have asked my black friends and jimlup Aug 2014 #1
Frank Zappa nailed it in 1966 easychoice Aug 2014 #42
They are "acting out" because they are scared... SomethingFishy Aug 2014 #81
Thank you LS. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #2
Institutional discrimination is very real, yes, and this has proven that. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #25
This is the last time I'm going to tell you. bravenak Aug 2014 #26
Well as I said... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #31
This was the pic I was trying to find. I remember this discussion when folk still denied the truth. Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #57
Oh wait, I forgot this one.... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #33
Yes, I'm quite serious, sadly. We really could do better in educating people at times. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #43
You are hopeless, then. If you refuse to see what's right there in your face, then you are hopeless. Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #58
"If you refuse to see what's right there in your face," I'm not. I know what I see. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #84
Creationists believe the world is 5,000 old, don't make it true. Behind the Aegis Aug 2014 #38
It means you or I don't die the way Michael Brown did. nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #55
Institutional discrimination begets whites privilege. boston bean Aug 2014 #66
We have the privilege of protesting the government gollygee Aug 2014 #67
If you believe in institutional racism, you believe in white privilege, by default. cyberswede Aug 2014 #80
I saw that too, and the contrast was astounding and very effective. R B Garr Aug 2014 #3
She's not the only one Warpy Aug 2014 #4
It's godamn intergenerational patience! I am in awe. arcane1 Aug 2014 #6
We're taught from the time we're little kids what to do when confronted by police, especially black Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #63
When I first heard what black parents have to teach their children about public behavior cui bono Aug 2014 #74
Oppression over a more than 500 year time span... littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #13
She did a great job. nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #5
Yes, totally absolutely agree... dhill926 Aug 2014 #7
^ eom littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #14
But framing it as "white privilege" annoys white people who don't consider themselves privileged! nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #8
I'm disadvantaged but can't be annoyed. I won't play games with those who are. freshwest Aug 2014 #29
With all due respect, NMNM08, your sarcasm is terribly misplaced. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #49
Tiptoeing around the issues hasn't done much good either. nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #52
"Tiptoeing around the issues hasn't done much good either." That much is true as well. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #85
K&R Stellar Aug 2014 #9
I don't totally agree. glinda Aug 2014 #10
Agree. A bit of a convenient oversimplification. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #11
We Are better, NYC_SKP, and we can. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #16
Very true. And yes, we CAN do better. We HAVE to. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #22
I swear, you need to cut it out. bravenak Aug 2014 #27
if innocent black guys being shot and killed isn't teaching the public, they just don't give a shit JI7 Aug 2014 #36
"if they are arguing over terms" With all due respect, JI7, this actually proves my point. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #40
they aren't willing to learn and they don't care JI7 Aug 2014 #44
Or they were turned off by the descriptor. Which seems to be the majority of cases. nt AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #45
that shows they don't care JI7 Aug 2014 #46
No, what it shows, is that that tactic isn't fucking working. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #47
wake up and smell the damn coffee is what those who dismiss innocents being shot JI7 Aug 2014 #48
That I agree with. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #51
Exactly. If they're so self-centered as to get hung up on a relatively innocuous two-word phrase nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #53
Short and sweet. freshwest Aug 2014 #70
I fear you are providing annabanana Aug 2014 #61
+1,000 freshwest Aug 2014 #69
It makes some white people uncomfortable gollygee Aug 2014 #68
Hear! Hear!! nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #15
I agree and whites should always listen to learn. If equality means anything, it means everyone. freshwest Aug 2014 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #23
... freshwest Aug 2014 #24
Never fails. bravenak Aug 2014 #28
There must a tag followed by a bot program to alert on that term. Or it may be supernatural... freshwest Aug 2014 #32
I know exactly who will show up. bravenak Aug 2014 #34
WHITE PRIVILEGE! WHITE PRIVILEGE! WHITE PRIVILEGE! WHITE PRIVILEGE! freshwest Aug 2014 #37
They seem to overlap with the issue of women's rights too. cui bono Aug 2014 #72
Whites and everyone. I think we all can use this lesson over and over again until it really sinks. Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #59
The Ferguson suburbs looked like Egypt tonight. Huge clouds of tear gas covered the town. SunSeeker Aug 2014 #17
In an OP last night, I posted a video of a cop in tblue37 Aug 2014 #18
Easy to say "Bring it on" if you are the only one with a gun Sparhawk60 Aug 2014 #56
The cops have been doing this for years to protesters of any color. WCLinolVir Aug 2014 #19
I like Rachel, but here's a honest question: did she actually use the word "privilege"? AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #20
All white people are "guilty" of *benefiting* from racism, at least indirectly. nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #54
She didn't have to use the word "privilege". But she clearly drew the contrast and she clearly Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #60
reminds me of this editorial. loyalsister Aug 2014 #21
It doesn't matter what we call it, white privilege, institutionalized racism, or tint targeting. Half-Century Man Aug 2014 #30
"Let's stop fixing the blame and start fixing the problem." AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #41
The very fact that you believe that someone is blaming you proves Rachel's point. No one is Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #78
I might be reading too much into your statement, if so sorry. Half-Century Man Aug 2014 #82
Even Chris Hays was asking what provoked the police, assuming SOMETHING must have. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #35
Has everyone seen this photo? ReRe Aug 2014 #39
I bet it was compelling, Liberal_Stalwart.. I saw her show last night on Cha Aug 2014 #50
Here's the link malaise Aug 2014 #62
Rachel is doing a great job on this story Gothmog Aug 2014 #64
I find the youtube videos Shankapotomus Aug 2014 #65
As a white person I knew this to be true a long time ago. cui bono Aug 2014 #71
"not to make white people feel guilty" seveneyes Aug 2014 #73
K&R myrna minx Aug 2014 #75
I still don't get why you think all White people upaloopa Aug 2014 #76
Maybe not all white people, but a scarily high number of them.... moriah Aug 2014 #77
I know White people who deny it. upaloopa Aug 2014 #79
Kick LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #83
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