On white male, hetro privilege.

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104. Cain, bachmann, palin aside?

You can't just ignore things that don't suit your story. They (bachmann, palin, cain, the walton women, etc) are members of the 1%. Additionally, most of the "1%" white men are married. Hence, their wives (who are women) are also members of the 1%.... The ruling class. You are fighting against Herman Cain just as much as you are fighting against the Koch brothers.

If you rub a dog's face in shit often enough, the dog will start to resent and avoid you. The same with white men. If you lump them (democratic white men) in with powerful republicans and ignorant racist bastards often enough, you drive them away. PERIOD. Yes, it is the truth that most white men vote republican. Yes, white men have privilege over minorities. Yes, white men dominate many of the most powerful positions in this society. The reason it's said on here so often is not because they are facts. There are many statistical facts about women and other minorities that are NEVER brought up on DU because it would be considered racist or sexist even to mention them. These things (the "facts" said so often about white men) are said so often to imply that (all) white men are racist ignorant bastards. And many on DU find that offensive. Including myself.