(July 20, 2016 at 2:21 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote:(July 20, 2016 at 12:37 pm)paulpablo Wrote: My agenda is to point out that sometimes the use of the word whites privilege doesn't fit.
Your agenda? So you finally admit it. It was a disingenuous setup. You already had your mind made up and you wanted to respond to the responses you got in order to promote your own agenda and preconceived notions.
This was totally spot on:
(July 19, 2016 at 1:17 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: You started the thread with your question already answered in your head...that basically people need to stop complaining about how easy whites got it, even though they do seem to have it easy.
We're aware.
And so was this:
(July 17, 2016 at 2:06 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Are we done? Because I'm tired of pretending we're having a conversation in good faith.
So I'm done now too because I'm also tired of pretending to have a conversation in good faith with you, Pablo. If I respond to you again on this matter it will be only due to my bad memory that we're not actually having a real discussion with you because you have an agenda.
I used the word agenda there with a bit of irony.
My opinion is that whites privilege is often used in situations where it doesn't fit, so in a sense I have made my mind up about that but I'm open to other suggestions and conversations about the extent of which white privilege does fit in with certain situations.
If you think that's an agenda then I do have an agenda but I'm not being dishonest.
I've stated an opinion and my "agenda" was to get my opinion across to people which I'm sure is the same agenda everyone else has when they state their opinions or observations.
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Impersonation is treason.