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It's terrible to see such a delicate thing in such pain... ret5hd Apr 2015 #1
swing and a miss, but thats what I thought. NM_Birder Apr 2015 #3
"...what exactly is my debt that I am supposed to pay today..." ret5hd Apr 2015 #21
You advocate a binding agreement, NM_Birder Apr 2015 #70
I've already delivered on my end. ret5hd Apr 2015 #71
You have most certainly not. NM_Birder Apr 2015 #73
I replied to this post before but here you are again with no response. Here's my same answer. brush Apr 2015 #76
aaaaaand cut. NM_Birder Apr 2015 #77
Is there a comprehension problem? brush Apr 2015 #84
with regards to the term NM_Birder Apr 2015 #85
You agree that you are not interested in remedying white privilege? brush Apr 2015 #86
I do not agree that because I'm white, I am somehow "privileged" NM_Birder Apr 2015 #87
Nice to know where you're coming from. brush Apr 2015 #89
Recognize you have it and work to help others through words and actions boston bean Apr 2015 #2
Well, for one, not start stupid threads about "white shaming" Starry Messenger Apr 2015 #4
+1 cleanhippie Apr 2015 #43
To me, it's an awareness of the reality, not a shaming... Cooley Hurd Apr 2015 #5
It's not about guilt. surrealAmerican Apr 2015 #6
I don't want to be heating oil for nothing. merrily Apr 2015 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Apr 2015 #64
UM, heating oil in a big pot is the way popcorn was always made by poor people. merrily Apr 2015 #69
"It's limousine Liberals, that can afford microwaves" NM_Birder Apr 2015 #74
It's a remote possibility. merrily Apr 2015 #75
.... gollygee Apr 2015 #8
Yearn to be free of white privilege? That's absurd. qwlauren35 Apr 2015 #61
Who says you're supposed to feel guilty? cyberswede Apr 2015 #9
I don't feel guilt about white "orivilege" either. NM_Birder Apr 2015 #12
fixed cyberswede Apr 2015 #13
Wasn't there a thread (within the last 6 months or so) very similar to this one... boston bean Apr 2015 #14
And they are posted, and the OP never returns to respond to anything... ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #59
When you're losing an argument, attack the typos of others... Cooley Hurd Apr 2015 #22
THANK YOU! Christ it took long enough..... NM_Birder Apr 2015 #41
It isn't about guilt and shame. NutmegYankee Apr 2015 #10
how does that work in a practical matter? treestar Apr 2015 #28
Making people aware is the first step. NutmegYankee Apr 2015 #45
It would work better IMO to do more as you did treestar Apr 2015 #47
As a member of a paradoxically privileged and sometimes maligned and persecuted minority... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #11
Just acknowledging it is 80% of what you need to do. PassingFair Apr 2015 #15
Recognize that, because of the circumstances of your birth thucythucy Apr 2015 #16
You're supposed to have dumbcat Apr 2015 #17
guilt is a wasted emotion... handmade34 Apr 2015 #18
oh, ffs. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #19
It's not a matter of guilt, blame or shame. MineralMan Apr 2015 #20
You are "supposed" to show respect and compassion WhiteTara Apr 2015 #23
In this case that is asking way too much. Warren Stupidity Apr 2015 #26
Don't worry - white privilege threads aren't about you. Dreamer Tatum Apr 2015 #24
A DUer started a thread yesterday to discuss concrete ways to address institutional racism. Nye Bevan Apr 2015 #53
Awareness is the goal. randome Apr 2015 #25
Aw. Iggo Apr 2015 #27
Awww you poor thing... Sheldon Cooper Apr 2015 #29
just knowing you care makes me feel all fuzzy and safe. NM_Birder Apr 2015 #42
We need REPARATIONS! AngryAmish Apr 2015 #30
There are not any 'groups' of people's who are stereotyped by the idiots among them randr Apr 2015 #31
Penance? This is not about religion. This is about political systems Cal Carpenter Apr 2015 #32
oh goody mercuryblues Apr 2015 #33
^this Marrah_G Apr 2015 #36
+1 Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #50
Whole lotta *I* going on in that OP Cirque du So-What Apr 2015 #34
You are not supposed to feel guilty, but you should acknowledge that it is easier to be white Marrah_G Apr 2015 #35
I'd give you 1/2 a rec if that were permitted. Smarmie Doofus Apr 2015 #37
Why do these threads always remind me of this poem? newblewtoo Apr 2015 #38
You could get down off the cross and read to educate yourself. That would be nice. nt LeftyMom Apr 2015 #39
You have so much to learn. Cleita Apr 2015 #40
Well, at least you're asking a question, even if passive-aggressively. Orsino Apr 2015 #44
It's amazing the protections that DU has in place for these people. Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #49
Just my opinion, but you AREN'T supposed to feel guilty. What you ARE MH1 Apr 2015 #46
"I don't hold anything against anybody,....... unless they are an asshole." Self loathing, perhaps? Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #48
Check your privilege. Nye Bevan Apr 2015 #51
You're not supposed to feel guilty or pay anything. That's missing the point. n/t arcane1 Apr 2015 #52
ROFL alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #54
Interesting day at the DUs! Rex Apr 2015 #66
Yep, there is white privilege for most. Do the best you can. That's it. eom Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #55
Just side with the reparations movement . . . brush Apr 2015 #56
No one is asking anyone to give up anything. Half-Century Man Apr 2015 #57
Bullshit. H2O Man Apr 2015 #58
It's pretty easy to ignore if you don't like it. Inkfreak Apr 2015 #60
generalities DustyJoe Apr 2015 #62
There are DUers here who have an agenda upaloopa Apr 2015 #63
Why would you feel guilt!? I just don't get that at all. Seems to me it signals something unnoticed. Rex Apr 2015 #65
Try this ... GeorgeGist Apr 2015 #67
I don't get why you think discussing white privilege is shaming or has anything to do with guilt fishwax Apr 2015 #68
By simple logical extension, ronnie624 Apr 2015 #72
First thing I would say. NCTraveler Apr 2015 #78
You're not. KamaAina Apr 2015 #79
Ignore the snarky assholes romanic Apr 2015 #80
+1 TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #81
I imagine it's much more convenient to call it "white shaming" than it is to LanternWaste Apr 2015 #82
Talk about missing the point about privilege. alarimer Apr 2015 #83
Think of it as 'white responsibility' to end racism then. ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #88
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