Is white privilege real? To what extent?

[The Grand Nudger]

You realize that isn't an ad hom..right, lol?  I asked...because I'm -really- good at it...and I have been since before I was in school. Nothing special, all of my friends were too. We learned it from our parents, it wasn;t frowned upon. Black people called me boss and I called them boy - it was a casual subservient dynamic between us. I didn't even know it was racist...lol. If you want your comments to hit home regarding the american situation...you'll need to try and understand it first.

[RobertE]

You realize that isn't an ad hom..right, lol?  I asked...because I'm -really- good at it...and I have been since before I was in school.

Doesn't matter. Perhaps you should explain why you should put a "jerkoff", smiley in the text.

[The Grand Nudger]

Because it suited your comments? Look, you go ahead and tell minorities to stop bitching and rise above it, I'll keep telling white folks to get over it. At some point, though, you're going to have to confront how abysmally fucking privileged your comment is, if you keep posting in -this- thread.

[RobertE]

Because it suited your comments?  Look, you go ahead and tell minorities to stop bitching and rise above it, I'll keep telling white folks to get over it.  At some point, though, you're going to have to confront how abysmally fucking privileged your comment is, if you keep posting in -this- thread.

Is it that "fucking privileged", because it doesn't agree with your views? It is because I don't conform to a norm, which is typical of SJWs, and other extreme left-wing liberals who fight for everyone? Listen, as far as I'm concerned, I sit on the fence and call both sides, I don't care. If a "white man/woman", is racist, then I will tell them so, just as I would a "black", a "yellow", or whatever f'ing colour. I am not one of these people who defend Islam and criticise Christianism in the same breath since they are as equally bad, and just like, every religion, every race has its bad apples, whether you like that or not. The only victims in this story are the Native Americans who had their land stolen from them by greedy Europeans. Anyway, I'm out, I am going to watch one of my favourite bollywood movies called "Agneepath". Look it up, you might be culturally enlightened......

[thesummerqueen]

Glad you've managed to find your way here.

[RobertE]

Glad you've managed to find your way here.

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I have atheist views but sit on the fence as far as politics goes. Nothing wrong with that. Furthermore, I don't feel "superior", or "privileged", to other people.

[The Grand Nudger]

Is it that "fucking privileged", because it doesn't agree with your views?

No, that would just be different, not privileged.  

It is because I don't conform to a norm, which is typical of SJWs, and other extreme left-wing liberals who fight for everyone? Listen, as far as I'm concerned, I sit on the fence and call both sides, I don't care. If a "white man/woman", is racist, then I will tell them so, just as I would a "black", a "yellow", or whatever f'ing colour. I am not one of these people who defend Islam and criticise Christianism in the same breath since they are as equally bad, and just like, every religion, every race has its bad apples, whether you like that or not.

What does any of this rant refer to?

The only victims in this story are the Native Americans who had their land stolen from them by greedy Europeans. Anyway, I'm out, I am going to watch one of my favourite bollywood movies called "Agneepath". Look it up, you might be culturally enlightened......

In what story, the american story?  Meh, the natives got shafted hard, but honestly, they were bit players in american misery.  You know it's kind of strange...but we never really showed the gusto for enslaving the natives that we showed for enslaving west africans.  You'd think it would be a no brainer, on logistics alone..but there was this notion that they weren't as well bred for the task, obviously the industry wasn't as well developed, and people were basically buying draft horses when they bought slaves.  We seemed content to exterminate them, by and large.  I suppose that boils down to their perception as vermin, rather than livestock.  The story of US/Native relations is basically a narrative of how many creative ways we found to off them, meanwhile, we maintained another subjugated minority as degraded pets. History, though....thing is, we're still shitting on those same people but the natives have casinos and reserves (and affirmative action). Never got around to those acres and mules...did we?

Tell me more, oh great white sage, who the only victims were, though.

[paulpablo]

Off topic, but I would LOVE to know who was arguing the case for sex with a 9 year old...[emoji35]

It was so long ago now, the details are so vague in my mind but the basis of it was that some Muslims believe that Muhammad had a wife who was 9 therefore it's ok to have sex with a 9 year old on the condition that she exhibits certain signs of puberty and maturity with marriage.  
There was a Muslim on this forum who believed those things but called me a dirty person for believing otherwise, purposefully misrepresenting me by saying that because I think he's wrong it means that I'm actually in favor of sex with immature girls and sex outside of consent.
Then an atheist from this forum who I think is still on here joined in on the debate with the opinion that sex with anyone of any age is acceptable as long as they consent.

My natural instinct is obviously just to say "ew you're wrong, no argument." But unless it's under extreme circumstances I force myself to validate whatever opinions I have with more than just instinctual primitive shouting of opinions, mocking, memes, all the other shit that goes on.

[The Viking]

Sadly, it is.

As a white male in his thirties, I literally have more power than any other demographic on the planet. And that's sad.

Because my peers are arseholes.

[paulpablo]

Sadly, it is.

As a white male in his thirties, I literally have more power than any other demographic on the planet. And that's sad.

Because my peers are arseholes.

I think it's a bit odd to compare yourself as an individual to a demographic of people. 

You mean that white males have the most power in the world because they're assholes?  Or do you mean that you literally have the power to do more now than you would if you were a female in your thirties, or a Japanese man living in Japan in his 30s?