No, No, Don't Worry. Racism is Pretty Much Over.
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I'm sorry if it came across as my trying to play "woker than thou" I really have no interest in that at all. I think we don't spend enough time defining the terms which then go out in to the real world and divisive misconceptions can build up around what they mean.Marky Dread wrote: ↑16 Jun 2020, 3:08amI think that one of the biggest enemies may be stereotyping. There are many poor areas here in the UK (as across the world) where having white privilege means very little. Poor predominantly white council estates that are heavily rife with drugs. Where the police no longer see you as a human being but just as lowlife.Silent Majority wrote: ↑16 Jun 2020, 1:23amNo, of course. I've got no doubt at all that you do. The concept of white privilege is a systemic thing. It's not saying that all whites have it easy or that all are racists, it's just that they don't have to deal with the particular shit that black (and brown) people do in areas of the world where they are in a minority.Marky Dread wrote: ↑15 Jun 2020, 4:56pmYes, yes of course I'm not suggesting that "white privilege" doesn't continue to keep us all down. The killing of black people through Police brutality is a disgrace. But then the killing by police brutality of any man is a disgrace. As to "That's the privilege" that assumes all white people think the same and I do not accept that. Racists exist everywhere from many different walks of life. I may be of "white privilege" but I can still choose to treat all with respect and consideration.Silent Majority wrote: ↑15 Jun 2020, 4:39pmI agree with you that struggle has to come across the board, all across the class and race and gender spectrums.Marky Dread wrote: ↑15 Jun 2020, 4:26pm
Yeah I get that. But "white privilege" is just another label to me. No one dares talk about "black privilege" there are wealthy black people who care little for those that still remain in the ghettos. Nothing is ever simple when it comes to race hate.
Until we ALL learn to accept each other be it by colour or class etc we will truly struggle to move forward.
White privilege, though, means that wealthy black people can still have the police called on them for no reason - like asking a white woman to put a leash on their dog - and it turning into murder by cop. White people get the benefit of the doubt in a way that everyone else doesn't. They'll be offered a job more readily and assumed to be brighter. That's the privilege, not the material wealth.
Being white middle class and coming from a nice neighbourhood and just being aware of "white privilege" simply isn't enough.
Having the experience of growing up with black friends and seeing and hearing racist bullshit first hand and fighting against this injustice doesn't make me "righteous" or "woke" but at least it showed I cared and did something. Knowledge is power but only if you choose to use it.
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Hey no way you need to apologize to me. You are my friend who has a smart brain and a good heart.Silent Majority wrote: ↑16 Jun 2020, 6:02amI'm sorry if it came across as my trying to play "woker than thou" I really have no interest in that at all. I think we don't spend enough time defining the terms which then go out in to the real world and divisive misconceptions can build up around what they mean.Marky Dread wrote: ↑16 Jun 2020, 3:08amI think that one of the biggest enemies may be stereotyping. There are many poor areas here in the UK (as across the world) where having white privilege means very little. Poor predominantly white council estates that are heavily rife with drugs. Where the police no longer see you as a human being but just as lowlife.Silent Majority wrote: ↑16 Jun 2020, 1:23amNo, of course. I've got no doubt at all that you do. The concept of white privilege is a systemic thing. It's not saying that all whites have it easy or that all are racists, it's just that they don't have to deal with the particular shit that black (and brown) people do in areas of the world where they are in a minority.Marky Dread wrote: ↑15 Jun 2020, 4:56pmYes, yes of course I'm not suggesting that "white privilege" doesn't continue to keep us all down. The killing of black people through Police brutality is a disgrace. But then the killing by police brutality of any man is a disgrace. As to "That's the privilege" that assumes all white people think the same and I do not accept that. Racists exist everywhere from many different walks of life. I may be of "white privilege" but I can still choose to treat all with respect and consideration.Silent Majority wrote: ↑15 Jun 2020, 4:39pm
I agree with you that struggle has to come across the board, all across the class and race and gender spectrums.
White privilege, though, means that wealthy black people can still have the police called on them for no reason - like asking a white woman to put a leash on their dog - and it turning into murder by cop. White people get the benefit of the doubt in a way that everyone else doesn't. They'll be offered a job more readily and assumed to be brighter. That's the privilege, not the material wealth.
Being white middle class and coming from a nice neighbourhood and just being aware of "white privilege" simply isn't enough.
Having the experience of growing up with black friends and seeing and hearing racist bullshit first hand and fighting against this injustice doesn't make me "righteous" or "woke" but at least it showed I cared and did something. Knowledge is power but only if you choose to use it.
Yes those "definitions" are very important. I feel that every time we give something a label it somehow under values important parts of the issues. By saying it means "this" or "that". Racism being something that is never simple. Whereas hatred on the other hand needs no definition.
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Putting a little stick about. Putting the frighteners on flash little twerps
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Yale's astronomy dept ain't racist—remember when they hired a black secretary just after Reagan's second term started?
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C'mon just how many black people do you need for an equal opportunity program. Yale strike the balance with "been there done that". UnrealDr. Medulla wrote: ↑16 Jun 2020, 8:02pmYale's astronomy dept ain't racist—remember when they hired a black secretary just after Reagan's second term started?
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Freedom fries or death!!!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Jun 2020, 10:18amhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/aunt-jem ... a2f40efb4d
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A quick Google says that proud white people are going to have to stop eating rice, too, because of the virtue-signalling radical ultra left liberal mob.revbob wrote: ↑17 Jun 2020, 11:05amFreedom fries or death!!!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Jun 2020, 10:18amhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/aunt-jem ... a2f40efb4d
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But enough about Cardinals fans...
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