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27. I still remember after 9/11 when folks called for middle easterners to be profiled

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Thu Apr 18, 2013, 03:57 AM

Apr 2013

Interesting how those same people didn't call for whites to be profiled after the OK City bombing.

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White privilege is knowing that even if the Boston Marathon bomber turns out [View all] morningfog Apr 2013 OP

nailed it. nt limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #1

White male privilege Mopar151 Apr 2013 #2

Yes, agreed... white MALE privilege. left coaster Apr 2013 #3

But not an exclusive...n/t Mopar151 Apr 2013 #5

people mistake me for Matt Damon all the time hfojvt Apr 2013 #20

really? Skittles Apr 2013 #25

The excuse doesn't work. I told my White Husband Heather MC Apr 2013 #83

Privilege? I think the word you're looking for is "collective guilt" lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #50

wow, even when it the OP includes women, it doesn't, LOL. bettyellen Apr 2013 #61

"Tendencies" and "stereotypes" are close cousins. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #65

well until stats are any where close to even regarding violent acts, that is how it's going to be bettyellen Apr 2013 #67

I wish I saw more women Mopar151 Apr 2013 #72

too bad their sons could't stop at bullying and just abuse verbally instead of murder many people! bettyellen Apr 2013 #81

Beleive it Mopar151 Apr 2013 #82

so, it's girls fault than boys are taking pics and vids while raping? bettyellen Apr 2013 #103

Why don't you ask Pheobe Prince? Mopar151 Apr 2013 #114

I'm sorry it bothers you to accept it's 95% men doing these violent things. bettyellen Apr 2013 #115

If you do not understand how wrong you are, I guess I cannot help you. Mopar151 Apr 2013 #117

I have read 1/2 of them, thanks, If you don't see how fucked up it is to blame Mom bettyellen Apr 2013 #119

A little "light" reading for you Mopar151 Apr 2013 #84

lobotomy patient's dad: is impatient, explosive, rather brutal, won�t let the boy speak for himself, bettyellen Apr 2013 #105

Read the whole book. Dad was largely absent, and completely passive when it came to Stepmom.. Mopar151 Apr 2013 #110

which of these serial killers had good, close relationships with their Dads? bettyellen Apr 2013 #111

None I am aware of. Mopar151 Apr 2013 #113

white privilage also includes markiv Apr 2013 #4

Correct. n/t whathehell Apr 2013 #6

How is that remotely ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #7

no more or less, than the OP nt markiv Apr 2013 #8

Guess your reading comprehension is nil. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #53

I came to the same conclusion AgingAmerican Apr 2013 #96

Is there going to be a test on this? UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #12

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #87

glad to see you did not leave, 1StrongBlackMan Skittles Apr 2013 #26

Ditto, 1SBM! Always good to see you and Skittles. ;-) bettyellen Apr 2013 #62

Thanks. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #89

The drink and ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #88

ah passive aggressive denial. aandegoons Apr 2013 #39

wow...really Supersedeas Apr 2013 #56

The OP is about the reaction to the perpetrators treestar Apr 2013 #40

Are any if the victims white? cherokeeprogressive Apr 2013 #47

The little boy and the 29 year old seemed to be white to me treestar Apr 2013 #48

there hasnt BEEN a reaction to the perpetrator(s) markiv Apr 2013 #54

i feel that anyone who can look at the facts in evidence markiv Apr 2013 #64

That is irrelevant gollygee Apr 2013 #45

Oh great. Llewlladdwr Apr 2013 #9

Why not? hfojvt Apr 2013 #21

Regardless of race, whoever did this is a devil Bucky Apr 2013 #42

almost as if there was a hope to lump one way or the other Supersedeas Apr 2013 #101

forgot the Hutaree! MisterP Apr 2013 #10

What they forgot about is Poland. Bucky Apr 2013 #43

Ah, bullshit. cliffordu Apr 2013 #11

It smells Supersedeas Apr 2013 #100

The only group who will be hurt by this (if it turns out to be them) UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #13

The only group who will be hurt by this? markiv Apr 2013 #14

Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #15

Been watching more Fox news lately hepkat Apr 2013 #16

k&r n/t RainDog Apr 2013 #17

Not just "White Privilage" but "White Right Wing Privilage"... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #18

Spot on Hekate Apr 2013 #19

Damn Skippy! nt MrScorpio Apr 2013 #22

+ 1000 - white privilege means not even having to concern oneself for one single nano second that Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #23

Can I play too? Separation Apr 2013 #24

Welcome to America Bucky Apr 2013 #44

I still remember after 9/11 when folks called for middle easterners to be profiled Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #27

...not so sure I agree... McDiggy Apr 2013 #28

after the OKCity Bombing and the Texas Bell Tower shootings & Columbine, there was reason for that Supersedeas Apr 2013 #63

+100000 loyalsister Apr 2013 #29

AMEN from a white southern male with plenty of black northern female relatives carolinayellowdog Apr 2013 #30

+ a million Number23 Apr 2013 #93

You get it!! Amazing!!! :) Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2013 #106

Not sure about this LittleBlue Apr 2013 #31

Yep, and Gang Lu, who was the shooter at the University of Iowa Physics building murders... cascadiance Apr 2013 #33

A good number of white racists are "OK" with Asians treestar Apr 2013 #37

guess I'd better watch my acceptance of asians, now that markiv Apr 2013 #55

Now you see how it works Supersedeas Apr 2013 #59

I in no way implied or said that treestar Apr 2013 #69

My first thought too Supersedeas Apr 2013 #58

If it turns out to be Muslim, then Alex Jones will be flaming about an Obama coverup... cascadiance Apr 2013 #32

Anyone got some FEBRZE whistler162 Apr 2013 #34

oh? Supersedeas Apr 2013 #60

K&R redqueen Apr 2013 #35

Rec'd treestar Apr 2013 #36

So true Carolina Apr 2013 #38

knr Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #41

k and r. I don't believe I've ever seen an OP sufrommich Apr 2013 #46

Elvis Impersonator privilege is knowing that even if the guy who mails ricin to the President NoPasaran Apr 2013 #49

And if they're white militia? B2G Apr 2013 #51

Because we're so much *better* than that B2G Apr 2013 #52

the sad truth about heuristics Supersedeas Apr 2013 #66

i have only one hope about the perpetrator(s) markiv Apr 2013 #57

I see, it always comes down to race. Beacool Apr 2013 #68

how can an otherwise seemingly sane DUer say something this outrageously awful? carolinayellowdog Apr 2013 #74

Because I see it here constantly. Beacool Apr 2013 #75

I used to think I knew which website had the most smears against "the Left" carolinayellowdog Apr 2013 #77

I don't disagree that some whites are privileged Beacool Apr 2013 #79

glad we're pursuing dialogue, let me tell you about my nieces carolinayellowdog Apr 2013 #90

I'm not neutral at John2 Apr 2013 #85

The person who zealously supported a white female candidate who used the term "hard working Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2013 #107

Maybe it's a white Muslim. Then everybody's happy n/t RZM Apr 2013 #70

So if the Bomber is black, all blacks will be marked as terrorists... AgingAmerican Apr 2013 #71

Are you going to sit here and pretend that blacks and hispanics aren't already TheKentuckian Apr 2013 #91

The OP doesn't mention "driving while black" AgingAmerican Apr 2013 #92

no one plays "the race card" like those who invented the phrase, whites playing victim carolinayellowdog Apr 2013 #73

Granted. Although I hope that if it turns out to be a right wing gun nut Exen Trik Apr 2013 #76

using an agenda during a tragedy sucks a little? snooper2 Apr 2013 #97

Great post malaise Apr 2013 #78

kick Blue_Tires Apr 2013 #80

White male of Western European extraction privilege. Stinky The Clown Apr 2013 #86

Yes, they are. Profiling is done by experts, regardless of who suspects likely are. Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #94

Did you say regardless of skin color... Supersedeas Apr 2013 #109

All profiling by experts is...is a collection of facts of the types of people who have Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #112

Agreed. That is why it's called "White Privilege"...which is a very nasty underbelly of our drynberg Apr 2013 #95

. blkmusclmachine Apr 2013 #98

+1 beyurslf Apr 2013 #99

What about white male Islamic terrorist privilege? Zax2me Apr 2013 #102

WOW!!! I had just posted this in another thread... Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2013 #104

If someone is from the Caucuses do they count as Caucasian? Ganja Ninja Apr 2013 #108

NEW RULES:..... Zax2me Apr 2013 #116

This was a basic point pipi_k Apr 2013 #118