"Here is a hint, bucko. The reason this article pissed you off is because it called you on your privilege. You don't even fully realize how privileged you actually are.
Since you won't check your privilege, the answer to the question is 'we can't, because people like you don't'."
So not only is that making a blanket statement about people in the community, it's making me necessarily part of the problem - tying me in with the racist, homophobic and sexist people that are being discussed, and promoting a "us v them" mentality. I can't really make a better example of how this is the pot calling the kettle black.
Since you won't check your privilege, the answer to the question is 'we can't, because people like you don't'."
So not only is that making a blanket statement about people in the community, it's making me necessarily part of the problem - tying me in with the racist, homophobic and sexist people that are being discussed, and promoting a "us v them" mentality. I can't really make a better example of how this is the pot calling the kettle black.
My blog: The Usual Rhetoric
