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AverageJoe90

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46. You can be genuinely concerned about inequality......

Reply to boston bean (Reply #44)

Thu May 15, 2014, 07:31 PM

May 2014

without believing in literal "privilege" of white people. It's not that hard. End of Message, End of Story.

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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