Poll: I'm White, And I Am Not Offended About Talk Of White Privilege.

[WillyT]

I'm of Welsh, Scottish and Irish descent. (Which means they were too pissed to admit to the British.)

And I COULD NOT CARE LESS!

For those that benefited from the enslaving of others to get all pouty-faced...

About the reality they grew up in is.... at the VERY LEAST... disingenuous.

Sorry about your feelings.



WillyT

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[shenmue]

1. What is a None White?

Is that a type of paint?

[Warren Stupidity]

2. he mispelled "nun". Black is nun white.

[pintobean]

6. Maybe you misspelled it too

You misspelled misspelled.

[Warren Stupidity]

8. the internet died while i was typing

[darkangel218]

3. I dont think he meant anything bad by it

[Brickbat]

10. It's like, how much more white could this be?

And the answer is none...none more white.

[kimbutgar]

4. Color does matter

I am a very light skinned black women who could pass for white and married to a white man. I have worked in a mostly white dominated jobs. I know if I was dark skinned I would not be as accepted. I have been around racist people who make awful comments about black people. They didn't know what I was because I don't talk " black ". But one time a guy found out I was black and asked me how it was growing up in the projects? Because he had a stereotype that all black people lived on welfare and live in public housing projects ( my Dad worked for the housing authority as a manager for several years, it was drummed into that i had to work hard, get an education and never end of living there). I told him my parents both worked and they saved and brought their house in San Francisco in 1955. Both my parents went to college and sent my sister and I to catholic schools for the whole 12 years and I attended college and my parents and i ( i worked pt jobs all those 4 years) paid for it. I never used affirmative action it was on my own merits. I have always checked the box decline to state.

But this jerk insulted me with his "white priviledge".

[WillyT]

7. Thank You For That !!!

[Historic NY]

5. I see it all the time...

people who think they're entitled, its been around for hundreds of years in one form or another.

[MadrasT]

9. I am white and I am not offended at all.

I have white privilege and class (socioeconomic) privilege.

I am also gender nonconforming, and have Aspergers Syndrome, so in those areas I am nonprivileged.

I don't feel guilty about the privilege, nor am I angry about the nonprivilege. It is the cards I was dealt so I deal with it.

In the real world, I speak out loudly about gender identity issues and Aspergers... and shut up and listen when it comes to race and class.

[WillyT]

11. Great Post... Thank You...

[Aerows]

12. I'm white and it's fine

I'm also gay and atheist, though, so I'm probably not as privileged as even my economic class makes me out to be.

[RedCappedBandit]

13. Race matters. Awareness is healthy.

Discussing power, privilege and oppression is productive. Racial privilege is just one component that people seem to misunderstand often.