(July 15, 2016 at 5:30 am)paulpablo Wrote: I'm not saying that you said or didn't say anything.
The buzzfeed article.
It says specifically, white people can walk the world not being aware of their colour.
This is exactly what I'm talking about, I'm not denying the existence of white privilege in certain circumstances but to say I can walk the world without ever being aware I'm white or of what colour or lack of colour I am is ridiculous.
It's not a red herring if I'm talking precisely about what the article is talking about word for word.
Additionally I can just walk around my local area to be made to feel aware of my colour since there's lots of Pakistani majority streets in my area.
They used to be known as white no go zones but have calmed down since.
The buzzfeed article is not the authority on the definition of words or idioms. It gets it wrong when it uses the words "always" and "never."
I thought we were discussing whether white privilege exists, not if the buzzfeed article painted it perfectly or not.
It is a red herring because we are talking about white privilege, not buzzfeed's weblist. It is a red herring because you have to go somewhere to be aware that you're a minority. The difference is that everywhere I go I am aware of the color of my skin.
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