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Demit

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1. She is a sitting U.S. senator. Her proper title is Senator Harris, not Ms Harris.

Reply to cab67 (Original post)

Sun Jun 2, 2019, 04:56 PM

Jun 2019

Which is what makes the man bun guy's actions so shocking. He got on stage, came right up to the senator and grabbed the microphone OUT OF HER HAND. A lot different from your scenario, I'd say.

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why I don't think it's (necessarily) about white privilege [View all] cab67 Jun 2019 OP

She is a sitting U.S. senator. Her proper title is Senator Harris, not Ms Harris. Demit Jun 2019 #1

You're right. cab67 Jun 2019 #10

white privilege? ok, so what do we call it when Triloon Jun 2019 #2

Kanye did this to Taylor Swift. Male privilege, even if now white. Tipperary Jun 2019 #3

"Male/white privilege may or may not have played a role, but I've seen people act this way who WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #4

It wasn't about white privilege... MrScorpio Jun 2019 #5

A different label doesn't change my perspective. cab67 Jun 2019 #11

The difference is that privilege is something that's given MrScorpio Jun 2019 #12

Emphasis on 'large, burly' cab67 Jun 2019 #14

An OP like that is similar to pushing a stick into a bee hive. wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #6

The asshole belongs to an obnoxious cult called Direct Action Everywhere dalton99a Jun 2019 #7

I agree Beringia Jun 2019 #8

SOMETIMES an asshole is just an asshole and that is all. nt UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #9

I was going to write somethjing similar fescuerescue Jun 2019 #13