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cab67

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11. A different label doesn't change my perspective.

Reply to MrScorpio (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 2, 2019, 09:19 PM

Jun 2019

That this person is a douchebag is undeniable. Whether he felt entitled - consciously or not - because of his social status (which is a function, in part, of gender and race) is still an open question, in my opinion.

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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