On white male, hetro privilege.

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What the congressional committee did was absolutely abhorrent. But do you mean to tell me that it would have made everything a-ok if they had put Palin and Bachmann and any number of other rabidly anti-choice women on the panel that things would have gone differently? If anything, the stark contrast with the lack of women giving testimony brought attention to the fact that the committee was rigged to come up with a finding to suit the views of the Republicans.

To the point of bringing up statistics that show women and minorities in a poor light, the point is that I "DON'T WANT" to bring them up. They are divisive and serve no purpose other than to divide people. Some examples are below. I don't want to talk about them. They are simply here for illustration purposes. If you want to discuss them rationally, feel free to post a thread (which I won't be participating in).

Violent crime is high in inner-city communities. However, I know that urban minorities on DU aren't the ones committing the acts of violence, so there would be no point in bringing it up. People on DU aren't the ones committing those crimes, and they would denounce the violence as being terrible. Additionally, there are many other reasons behind why it happens. The point is, it would just put others on the defensive for terrible acts that they don't support. We all know violence is wrong.

Islamic terrorism is a travesty, and innocent people die as a result of it. However, I know that people practicing that faith that are on DU abhor the violence committed in the name of their religion. There would be no point in bringing it up except to put them on the defensive and cause division. We all know violence is wrong.

Male, white, hetero privilege is in a different category since it affects the power structure of society at large. Therefore, it's more acceptable to discuss on DU. However, much of what's being said on here has nothing to do with acknowledging that power disparities exist. Instead, much of it has to do with people who don't like white men passing us all off as knuckle-dragging wife-beaters. We all (or at least the vast majority) know and acknowledge that privilege exists, and we are all working for equality in society in our everyday interactions, and in the voting booth. It just seems that many in DU want to rile up white men, and as a result, it just drives away allies.