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My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male
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RE: My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male
(December 27, 2014 at 5:03 pm)Blackout Wrote: Of course you can talk about all of those things, you can't however claim that you're being oppressed when your group possesses the majority of social power.

I didn't claim that.

(December 27, 2014 at 5:03 pm)Blackout Wrote: Everyone's racist, I get that, blacks, latinos, asians, every ethnicity is racist to an extent, but the problem is that the only racism that results in marginalization and lower life quality is white racism towards other groups. Are you actually saying people can't change privilege?

Since privelge is how society treats you, no. You cannot change the fact that you are white, straight, cis male, and you cannot stop people treating you accordingly. The only thing you can do is apologise for factors outside of your control. Not only is that useless and pointless, it's not fair.

(December 27, 2014 at 5:03 pm)Blackout Wrote: So you're actually saying people should conform to stereotypes society makes about them?

No. Where did you get that from?

(December 27, 2014 at 5:03 pm)Blackout Wrote: I'll give you one example, most people think black people do more drugs but there's several studies that show whites do as many or sometimes more drugs than blacks. If a member of my community was mistreated or murdered, maybe I'd react violently too, I'm not a fan of peaceful revolutions and I think aggressive stands are more effective to help changing things. You are saying people should be extra careful to not break the law, when in fact the statistics show more black people are shot (unarmed) compared to armed whites who aren't shot.

I said that black people are fully aware that they are discriminated against, particularly by the police. And that they shouldn't give the police any reason to come after them. They should be extra careful because they know that they will be targeted. And yet the black community of Ferguson, rioted and looted over the 'unjust' shooting of Brown because they believed it was caused by racism and discrimination. And yet they perpetuate the very stereotype that causes racist police officers to target black people by looting. They are hurting themseleves because of their delusions of constant victim hood, everything is the fault of the white man, no responsibilty is taken for their own actions. All this because they believe so entirely that white people are priveliged.
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RE: My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male - by Bad Wolf - December 27, 2014 at 5:17 pm

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