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lumberjack_jeff

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83. I need to think about this.

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 12:42 PM

Apr 2013

I consider an unexamined right to marry the person of my choosing, while that right is denied to someone else, a privilege I posess. When that unequal dichotomy of rights is fixed, privilege goes away.

I'm one-sixth as likely to be sent to jail as a black man. This is for a variety of reasons, obvious and subtle, that without scrutiny and reflection, constitute privilege. If those factors were mitigated, that privilege would go away.

It seems to me that ending the privilege and enforcing equal rights are thus the same thing.

I'm not understanding your point.

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When did pointing out privilege become a personal attack? [View all] YoungDemCA Mar 2013 OP

I like kumbuya libodem Mar 2013 #1

People love drama, is why. I remember commenting on a forum once that if we didn't put our posts in freshwest Mar 2013 #13

We should all walk a mile in the other person's shoes libodem Mar 2013 #37

Maybe they feel like you're implying LittleBlue Mar 2013 #2

Usually, there are some underlying racist, sexist or homophobic issues. Alenne Mar 2013 #3

white privilege didnt help Abigail Fisher get in to college leftyohiolib Mar 2013 #4

You mean it didn't help her to get into UT/Austin. baldguy Mar 2013 #9

I think, perhaps, the reason may be The Straight Story Mar 2013 #5

when everyone feels like they're in prison.. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #6

Well said. freshwest Mar 2013 #14

The question is what do you expect from a person you think is privileged. dkf Mar 2013 #7

Not a fucking clue in the world. Warpy Mar 2013 #8

yep. \n Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #18

Perfectly said, Warpy. Evoman Mar 2013 #30

"If that is the intention, that person isn't worth talking to." just1voice Mar 2013 #10

Pointing Out The Privilege Leads To The Privilege Going Away - No One Likes Losing Privileges cantbeserious Mar 2013 #11

Some people are whiners. Others are paid to divert attention from issues, to reframe the issues. nt valerief Mar 2013 #12

It offends their sense of progressive enlightenment. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #15

I initially read that as "progressive entitlement" YoungDemCA Mar 2013 #16

Both. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #19

You may be adding salt to a still fresh wound. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #17

we diagnose ,stereotype and cry out for identity . olddots Mar 2013 #20

K&R smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #21

Pretty much at the same time it's used that way Major Nikon Mar 2013 #22

K&R Thank you so much for asking this and pointing this out Number23 Mar 2013 #23

Privilege, my ass. sibelian Mar 2013 #24

Good point made well Fumesucker Mar 2013 #27

This is the language problem also seen in "entitlements" perhaps. Robb Mar 2013 #34

You are as clueless as your posts would indicate. MattBaggins Apr 2013 #80

I need to think about this. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #83

Privilege = lowest difficulty setting eridani Mar 2013 #25

Wow, that is an easy to understand explanation. Jamastiene Mar 2013 #26

good link StrayKat Mar 2013 #29

It gets repeated around here at least once per month Major Nikon Mar 2013 #31

Hey, thanks StrayKat Mar 2013 #35

and what did the OP ask? hfojvt Mar 2013 #46

The gaming analogy points out that difficulty setting is not the only influence on status eridani Mar 2013 #49

Um... Tuesday, three weeks ago. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #28

That long ago? Major Nikon Mar 2013 #32

I'm not going to join in with this deliberately divisive OP designed to divide us. kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #33

I agree. 99Forever Mar 2013 #38

those people are not the ones who are privileged hfojvt Mar 2013 #47

Really? YoungDemCA Mar 2013 #41

Because it is nothing but racist filth. nt Comrade_McKenzie Mar 2013 #36

THEY "earned" everything they have, without any kind of preferential treatment.... Kalidurga Mar 2013 #39

I think you post this to get someone upaloopa Mar 2013 #40

What I find fascinating about these white male privilege threads is Vinnie From Indy Mar 2013 #42

Why does anything have to be done? treestar Mar 2013 #48

I moved from the shithole known as Missouri to Texas ask me anything snooper2 Mar 2013 #43

What does fresh ham taste like? Will I like it? Squinch Mar 2013 #59

It's always been provocative by design. Gormy Cuss Mar 2013 #44

Thanks for the word salad. 99Forever Mar 2013 #50

What an insightful reply. eom Gormy Cuss Mar 2013 #52

You get what you give bud. 99Forever Mar 2013 #53

Sorry, I 'gave' a reply to the OP. Gormy Cuss Mar 2013 #54

Your post made perfect sense to me. Squinch Mar 2013 #58

Yep.. 99Forever Mar 2013 #62

I understand that it's a limited focus discussion forum, not a Yahoo board. Gormy Cuss Mar 2013 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author 99Forever Apr 2013 #65

There seem to be people who can't understand abstract concepts treestar Mar 2013 #45

so they are idiots? hfojvt Mar 2013 #51

because it is a social concept treestar Apr 2013 #66

oh come on hfojvt Apr 2013 #82

Are white men the only ones that perpetuate white, male privilege? Vinnie From Indy Mar 2013 #57

no treestar Apr 2013 #67

That's not true, I have a family member who just *thrives* on confrontation Fumesucker Apr 2013 #72

But would she do a political act that put herself at risk? treestar Apr 2013 #73

I've seen her go up against the local politics when it's for her own benefit Fumesucker Apr 2013 #74

You're pretty good at this. I hope you stick around and post more. aikoaiko Mar 2013 #55

Too many people can't- and really don't want- to stop thinking about themselves. They are always #1 bettyellen Mar 2013 #56

Interesting how just being asked the question is getting some posters very very riled. Squinch Mar 2013 #60

It's interesting to see how they feel entitled to the inequality treestar Apr 2013 #68

Or my favorite: Squinch Apr 2013 #69

Same can be said for America in relation to the rest of the world The2ndWheel Apr 2013 #76

That's true. The "Greatest Nation" complacency is very threatened now, in a lot of areas. Squinch Apr 2013 #78

When did we all of sudden feel the need to demonize everybody on the planet? liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #61

Is pointing out well documented privilege the same as demonizing? Squinch Apr 2013 #70

Who said they were demonized or responsible individually? treestar Apr 2013 #71

Pointing out the obvious is not demonizing people uponit7771 Apr 2013 #75

Free Republic? pauliedangerously Apr 2013 #64

About the Same time fredamae Apr 2013 #77

I can see this has already been debated in depth el_bryanto Apr 2013 #79

I only get defensive when it's not true. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #81

When you tell a below average income white person he's privileged, you sound silly. Bucky Apr 2013 #84