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In the discussion thread: White People Explain Why They Feel Oppressed [View all]

Response to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Thu Sep 17, 2015, 06:33 PM

Scuba (53,475 posts)

10. OFFS

I know damned well being white kept me out of jail at least a couple times. I've no idea how many other times it helped me with loans, jobs, etc., but I'll bet it was more than a few.

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33 replies	Author	Time	Post
White People Explain Why They Feel Oppressed [View all]	Capt. Obvious	Sep 2015	OP
Anyone who ever thought they would	Egnever	Sep 2015	#1
LOL!!!!!!!	Capt. Obvious	Sep 2015	#2
Yea that was my reaction to the article as well	Egnever	Sep 2015	#3
No it wasn't	Capt. Obvious	Sep 2015	#4
My SIL is one, and I've come across her attitude quite a bit.	Lars39	Sep 2015	#8
People get jobs because they're white all the time	alcibiades_mystery	Sep 2015	#14
Getting jobs because you are white is completely different	Egnever	Sep 2015	#15
Oh, for pete's sake! White people as an entire group	MineralMan	Sep 2015	#5
So true. Some whites think they are the truly oppressed.	FuzzyRabbit	Sep 2015	#6
It's even worse than the persecuted Christian.	Garrett78	Sep 2015	#7
"a group dedicated to addressing white privilege has recently started in the town where I live"	Number23	Sep 2015	#9
Thanks.	Garrett78	Sep 2015	#22
I love this post so much I want to drizzle it in chocolate and eat it like a cookie	Number23	Sep 2015	#28
yep you nailed it	steve2470	Sep 2015	#33
OFFS	Scuba	Sep 2015	#10
It's oppression when you get to have what I get to have...	Dont call me Shirley	Sep 2015	#11
Great article.	KyleMcShades	Sep 2015	#12
Like the horror movie character who goes into the basement after being warned	betsuni	Sep 2015	#13
You never would have survived	JustAnotherGen	Sep 2015	#19
Yeah, some of the comments on this DU thread are disappointing.	Capt. Obvious	Sep 2015	#21
Was referring to the comments on the article's page but	KyleMcShades	Sep 2015	#25
White liberals and millennials.	Garrett78	Sep 2015	#27
There are laws against institutional or systemic bias.	Waiting For Everyman	Sep 2015	#16
Here's the real reason more whites aren't engaged in race discussions:	Gormy Cuss	Sep 2015	#24
What do you mean by "ceding the privilege?"	Nevernose	Sep 2015	#29
By ceding the privilege I mean being willing to give up the advantages	Gormy Cuss	Sep 2015	#30
"Calling yourself color-blind is not progress—it's insulting"	oberliner	Sep 2015	#17
If you are poor, you are oppressed, regardless of color	eridani	Sep 2015	#18
Vice, Tim Wise...ehhh	romanic	Sep 2015	#20
White people are easily brainwashed it seems, especially white males.	Cali_Democrat	Sep 2015	#23
Key phrase is in your post	HassleCat	Sep 2015	#26
interestingly "Whites" might not be on the way out since most racewatchers (is that a word?	MisterP	Sep 2015	#31
Most all of us are oppressed	quaker bill	Sep 2015	#32

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