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In reply to the discussion: I fail to find anything derogatory or sexist in labeling white priviledged women "Karen" [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)But even a privileged person can find something unpleasant. "It could be worse. You could be a person of color." When does "it could be worse" ever help? And it is doing the same thing you are complaining about, which undermines the message. The Golden Rule, when not applied, just makes things worse.
I am not scolding anyone. I am saying I do not think that this is going to help and might make things worse. There are plenty of white people who think they should be privileged. Only the liberals feel guilty about it. (But note most of them will not give it up either, at most, maybe vote for Democrats who might put social programs into place, vote for affirmative action, support voting rights and civil rights, etc.).
But's it's still judging people due to the color of their skin. Further, it doesn't resonate with white people to be grouped - they don't have group identity. You can see this when white supremacists whine that too many white people don't care. It stokes the division.