(July 20, 2016 at 11:22 am)RobertE Wrote: Indeed there is, unless you are so short-sighted and only come here because these problems ONLY exist in America. You only have to watch disaster movies made in Hollywood that show meteors that somehow only target the USA.......we call it "egotistical." 

(July 19, 2016 at 8:58 pm)Thena323 Wrote:

(July 19, 2016 at 7:15 pm)paulpablo Wrote: Wrote: If you want an argument to work you should really stop using me as an example of the things that won't happen to white people because their in the majority.

I don't know how many times I have to repeat this but I lived in a Pakistani community for 31 years, yes I have had to worry about what I say because sometimes I've made a remark it's been said it's a typical white thing to say and white people always say that.

My family has been told that we might aswell sell our house and leave by some old Pakistani who just came to our door to tell us that, I've been punched, called white trash and every other name relating to that phrase.

And that's not to cast a bad light onto the Pakistanis, the majority of the time they're great  neighbours and there's worse white majority areas near me to live in, but in 31 years I've encountered some idiots.

So white privilege and all other arguments aside, don't say you know what I've had to worry about and what I haven't had to worry about at least without asking me first. And that's if you want any kind of accuracy or truth to what you're saying. 

If I get told anymore about me not having to worry about being in the minority or the prejudice that sometimes entails from that I'll just assume people aren't reading what I'm writing.


I don't know what misunderstandings you're talking about regarding those words.

Yeah. 
Duly noted.

RobertE Wrote:

Mister Agenda Wrote:Do you feel the UK has not been given enough attention in this discussion?

Then in that case, surely the thread title is misleading. Privilege for all races exists depending on where you are brought up. Believe it or not, blacks go on about the Indians and how they are privileged in India, or how the Whites and Asians are priviliged in India too and yet not one fuck was given with regards to those who don't have that privilege of an education.

(July 20, 2016 at 11:27 am)abaris Wrote:

(July 20, 2016 at 11:22 am)RobertE Wrote: Indeed there is, unless you are so short-sighted and only come here because these problems ONLY exist in America. You only have to watch disaster movies made in Hollywood that show meteors that somehow only target the USA.......we call it "egotistical." 

And - your point is? You may be surprised, but some of us have pointed out that white privilege isn't exclusive to America. It happens in other places too. Three guesses as to what these other places and America have in common.

(July 20, 2016 at 11:32 am)paulpablo Wrote: You said earlier white privilege is a western thing.  I asked and got no answer, does this mean you think white privilege isn't prevalent in Russia, Russia being an eastern country.

(July 20, 2016 at 11:32 am)paulpablo Wrote:

(July 20, 2016 at 11:27 am)abaris Wrote: And - your point is? You may be surprised, but some of us have pointed out that white privilege isn't exclusive to America. It happens in other places too. Three guesses as to what these other places and America have in common.

You said earlier white privilege is a western thing.  I asked and got no answer, does this mean you think white privilege isn't prevalent in Russia, Russia being an eastern country.

Quote:Statistics compiled by India's National Crime Records Bureau indicate that in the year 2000, the last year for which figures are available, 25,455 crimes were committed against Dalits. Every hour two Dalits are assaulted; every day three Dalit women are raped, two Dalits are murdered, and two Dalit homes are torched.

Quote:That same year, 68,160 complaints were filed against the police for activities ranging from murder, torture, and collusion in acts of atrocity, to refusal to file a complaint. Sixty two percent of the cases were dismissed as unsubstantiated; 26 police officers were convicted in court.

(July 20, 2016 at 11:58 am)Rhythm Wrote: Why, Rob, why should they stop and think about that?  Because it irritates you to hear them express their frustration at being casually and unconsciously discriminated against?  It's not about what irritates you...but you might think it is, that you have the right to this opinion, and that it's so very valid.... while their comments are moaning and whining.........there's a term for that.