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el_bryanto

(11,804 posts) Mon May 12, 2014, 04:55 PM May 2014

Is White Male Straight Privilege Real? [View all]

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Just curious to see where we are on this.

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Is White Male Straight Privilege Real? [View all] el_bryanto May 2014 OP

Attend a white privilege conference. JaneyVee May 2014 #1

Of course it is. NuclearDem May 2014 #2

Here's some real data to prove it is real. s-cubed May 2014 #3

Of course it is. Iggo May 2014 #4

Affluent privilege is real. JJChambers May 2014 #5

It is the "icing on the cake" privilege... malokvale77 May 2014 #9

Who has more privilege? JJChambers May 2014 #13

My point was... malokvale77 May 2014 #22

It is getting harder and harder to argue that one can change their wealth dsc May 2014 #59

WWZK? Demeter May 2014 #54

^^^^^^^^^^^^!!!!!!! Squinch May 2014 #58

My answer is "no, yes, no". Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #6

When one group receives preferential treatment relative to another group, Maedhros May 2014 #7

That is the exact definition of privilege malokvale77 May 2014 #10

I think that the problem for some folks is that they have a definition of "privilege" in their heads Maedhros May 2014 #61

it's also called entitlement noiretextatique May 2014 #29

Yes, clearly 951-Riverside May 2014 #8

I love polls that mock the issues with options that have no bearing boston bean May 2014 #11

I didn't intend disrespect. It's just the way I do polls. nt el_bryanto May 2014 #14

IMHO, it is disrespectful of a very important topic and seemed to boston bean May 2014 #15

I deleted the two options el_bryanto May 2014 #17

No, it isn't about her feelings. If you want to apologize then apologize for blatantly minimizing redqueen May 2014 #18

OK - you are ascribing malice where there was none el_bryanto May 2014 #19

You neglected to add right handed! whistler162 May 2014 #12

Able-bodied, non-veteran, straight white males from 17 to 45 are legally unprotected FarCenter May 2014 #16

"Do racial discrimination, sexism, and anti-gay discrimination exist in the US today?" Nye Bevan May 2014 #20

Why is the term privilege flamebait? el_bryanto May 2014 #21

I understand that your question in the OP essentially means the same thing Nye Bevan May 2014 #24

Well yes but a black person who is unemployed, or about to lose their job el_bryanto May 2014 #25

In general yes, but everything I said about the "privilege" framing still applies (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #27

I don't really agree. el_bryanto May 2014 #30

There's a reason you don't often hear politicians talking about "white privilege". Nye Bevan May 2014 #32

Useful for understanding the world - not everything has to be boiled down to it's utility el_bryanto May 2014 #36

If a white friend in a bar was telling you how they were broke and being evicted, Nye Bevan May 2014 #39

Probably not - does that mean I can't use the term ever? nt el_bryanto May 2014 #45

Ah, now we're getting somewhere. Nye Bevan May 2014 #47

because DUers are assumed to be a step ahead in understanding the world el_bryanto May 2014 #53

I think DUers are more representative of your friend in the bar than you think (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #60

No, but in other contexts I might. Nothing inherently wrong with picking your battles. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #46

Of course they will if you butcher the meaning of privilege like that. NuclearDem May 2014 #33

If you had a broke white friend being evicted would you talk to them about their "privilege"? (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #35

I'm a straight white man who's been out of work for a year and has PTSD. NuclearDem May 2014 #38

That doesn't really answer my question (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #41

Yes it does. NuclearDem May 2014 #48

So PoC who've had family members murdered by police etc. should tread carefully nomorenomore08 May 2014 #44

I would suggest they frame it as something like Nye Bevan May 2014 #49

I would never suggest such a thing. They can frame it any damn way they please. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #52

You have begun at least two threads on the subject BainsBane May 2014 #23

I believe I have only ever started threads that discourage the "privilege" framing. Nye Bevan May 2014 #26

Exactly BainsBane May 2014 #28

Hmmm. I don't recall starting *any* threads telling members of color what words not to use. Nye Bevan May 2014 #31

But you do kinda whine a bit when it's used. bravenak May 2014 #34

If suggesting that one framing is less constructive than another is "whining", Nye Bevan May 2014 #37

It's the fact that we heard you and decided to deny your request. bravenak May 2014 #40

Perhaps I am wrong, and that lecturing whites about their "privilege" will, indeed, help Nye Bevan May 2014 #43

It will help once they recognize it and change it. bravenak May 2014 #50

OK, well good luck. We all want the same result in the end (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #51

You made clear you objected to the use of the word BainsBane May 2014 #65

Why conflate these? lumberjack_jeff May 2014 #42

what the hell are you talking about? kwassa May 2014 #55

gibberish. lumberjack_jeff May 2014 #62

Irritation doesn't preclude white privilege. kwassa May 2014 #63

I acknowledge my white privilege. Like I did in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010... lumberjack_jeff May 2014 #64

No. NuclearDem May 2014 #57

Throw "Non-Disabled" on there KamaAina May 2014 #56

If You Could Push A Magic Button.... That Would Turn You Black And/Or Female... WillyT May 2014 #66

Few adults would. lumberjack_jeff May 2014 #67