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Stuckinthebush

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28. Wait....what?

Thu May 15, 2014, 06:45 PM

May 2014

I've not been looking at all these threads but we seriously do not have DUers who say that there is no such thing as White privilege do we?

Can't be. If so then that's just intensely uninformed.

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Bill O'Reilly denies that white privilege exists in America [View all] Cali_Democrat May 2014 OP

Imagine that ismnotwasm May 2014 #1

White privilege exists and those that deny it are as bad as climate change deniers.... Swede Atlanta May 2014 #2

How do you conclude it's your whiteness that is giving you an advantage? phil89 May 2014 #8

There's never been anything objective that I can see, in terms of answers. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #22

What would you accept as "objective evidence" ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #40

"Since scores of academic studies and more anecdotal responses seem not to suffice?" AverageJoe90 May 2014 #43

I love how you invent terms ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #50

"That's true commitment to a bogus argument ... " Speak for yourself......pot, meet kettle. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #73

I can ONLY speak for myself ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #79

"But I am not the one inventing....." Nobody needed to. It was already there. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #86

So ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #93

Agreed....he just cannot give it up....he is a disgruntled White guy... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #114

The term has been around for generations in different forms, I don't see how that changes the uponit7771 May 2014 #70

Some think all opinions/voices on a topic are of equal value ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #80

*facepalm*. nt AverageJoe90 May 2014 #81

Still waiting for ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #82

me too uponit7771 May 2014 #84

See post 86. Very basic explanation of the difference. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #87

It's far from perfect ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #99

Here ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #89

Hey, they want you to feel bad, so feel bad. Puzzledtraveller May 2014 #49

Why don't you listen to what PoC ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #52

"White privilege exists and those that deny it are as bad as climate change deniers...."............ AverageJoe90 May 2014 #26

there are none so blind... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #29

The BS alert didn't get far hobbit709 May 2014 #30

Hilarious...Love it! VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #36

I'm shocked I tell you just shocked. giftedgirl77 May 2014 #3

Me too, gg!! Shall we collectively pick ourselves from off of the floor and retire to the fainting Number23 May 2014 #65

What difference does it make what O'Reilly thinks? badtoworse May 2014 #4

Well you know that privilege crowd has to stick together. William769 May 2014 #5

When was the last time Bellow looked in a mirror? Blue Owl May 2014 #6

Birds of a feather and all that. Squinch May 2014 #7

Looks like some DUers agree with O'Reilly Whisp May 2014 #9

Is that how we define ourselves? Shandris May 2014 #10

Indeed! White Priv does not exist except in imaginations! Whisp May 2014 #11

But that isn't what the posts said, now, is it? Shandris May 2014 #13

What other things do you agree with O'Reilly on? Whisp May 2014 #14

Please reread what I said. Shandris May 2014 #17

No Cali_Democrat May 2014 #15

Pointing it out seems fine. Shandris May 2014 #16

I get nervous too when I hear Bill O'Reilly's slimey voice here. n/t Whisp May 2014 #18

Perhaps you shouldn't listen to clips that contain him, then. Shandris May 2014 #19

I wasn't talking about clips, I was talking about his ideas that have infiltrated here. Whisp May 2014 #20

I'll have to watch out for these people I suppose. Shandris May 2014 #23

Don't waste your time trying to be nuanced or reasonable with this crowd. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #24

I've been tossed on my share of metaphorical fires... Shandris May 2014 #27

You rock Shandris. Stay calm and carry on. Vattel May 2014 #61

This, times infinity! =) AverageJoe90 May 2014 #77

Huh? You are a confused person, seems to me. randys1 May 2014 #31

Don't waste your time trying to be nuanced and reasonable with that crowd Number23 May 2014 #66

And what is scary is these are suppose to be the good guys randys1 May 2014 #68

Don't worry ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #83

Part of my anger over this shit is that as a white guy randys1 May 2014 #107

But take heart ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #109

it has to be done? hfojvt May 2014 #78

For the 8,000th time ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #85

" I think the biggest obstacle to growth is our standing in/refusal to get out of, our own way." AverageJoe90 May 2014 #90

It is not "growth" ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #94

You have no idea..... AverageJoe90 May 2014 #95

No, I have no idea as to the irony ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #96

"I'd love to see where this......idea comes from" See post 86. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #97

I will be open to changing my mind on this topic ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #100

Becasue we need more threads about this. n/t Gore1FL May 2014 #12

It's obvious we need a bunch more threads on it. boston bean May 2014 #21

Because the first 20,000 went so far in solving this... Gore1FL May 2014 #34

I actually think you would be surprised.... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #37

However many it takes as far as I'm concerned boston bean May 2014 #41

Because doing the same thing over and over expecting different results is totally reasonable. n/t Gore1FL May 2014 #48

One could hope. Never discussing it again, will definitely result in nothing different. boston bean May 2014 #57

Exposing it isn't doing the same thing over and over again because there are different people who'll uponit7771 May 2014 #71

Maybe...Until we can all accept and address it here, surely the likes of billo never will randys1 May 2014 #32

It largely is. Gore1FL May 2014 #39

No, that is not the case. If you read the threads, you will boston bean May 2014 #42

When I see people getting upset, it is about the nuance of the verbiage. Gore1FL May 2014 #47

Tht is your opinion and may I humbly suggest you are incorrect. boston bean May 2014 #58

No, I'm afraid he's dead on. And it's not at all hard to see if your open your eyes, like I did. nt AverageJoe90 May 2014 #74

you and about ten others agree. Have fun! boston bean May 2014 #75

I'm still waiting for him to post ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #98

Bill O's just trolling us; he can't be "exempt" from something that doesn't tangibly exist......... AverageJoe90 May 2014 #25

Wow, a coherent reply, nice to see here anymore. Puzzledtraveller May 2014 #53

Wait....what? Stuckinthebush May 2014 #28

You have no idea how vigorously some deny it..... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #33

Crazy Stuckinthebush May 2014 #63

Many DUers, in all likelihood, *don't* believe in "white privilege"...... AverageJoe90 May 2014 #45

Some duers don't believe in many things. bravenak May 2014 #62

LOL........=p AverageJoe90 May 2014 #105

there is no "many DUer's" who think this... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #67

And apparently, NO social scientists ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #101

Class privilege exists. sulphurdunn May 2014 #35

Oh no it doesn't. boston bean May 2014 #44

You can be genuinely concerned about inequality...... AverageJoe90 May 2014 #46

Oh, you didn't like my sarcastic right wing response? boston bean May 2014 #59

You caught that, huh ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #102

Privilege of all white people, sulphurdunn May 2014 #60

Where is that nonsense ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #103

It does not follow sulphurdunn May 2014 #106

Your logic construction is flawed, and does not reflect what I said ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #108

Your logic essentially sulphurdunn May 2014 #111

No .. 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #115

And a passel of DUers agree. eom 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #38

O'Reilly is an idiot Gothmog May 2014 #51

Put simply: it's more lucrative Jamaal510 May 2014 #54

I don't believe Bill O'Reilly exists. greendog May 2014 #55

DUzy. =) AverageJoe90 May 2014 #76

Far to many here agree with Bill O. sheshe2 May 2014 #56

Wow. Bill O'Reilly has company at DU. Never would have thought this would happen years ago. RedCappedBandit May 2014 #64

I wonder what his DU screen name is? DanTex May 2014 #69

LOL gollygee May 2014 #72

+1 uponit7771 May 2014 #88

Fail. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #91

At least he made something of himself with his white privilege even if he doesn't believe in it Fumesucker May 2014 #92

... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #104

Let me help Harmony Blue May 2014 #113

If there was no white privilege, Billo JEB May 2014 #110

The British used to insist that Irish were not "white". He is old enough to remember that. McCamy Taylor May 2014 #112