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treestar

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10. I'm white and I get it

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 08:01 PM

Sep 2014

The justice system is screwed up against black people in many ways. From being more likely to be arrested, watched more by police, not believed in their testimony, in poverty disproportionately due to discrimination.

Not hard to see that.

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NY Times: When Whites Just Don't Get It Part 2 [View all] gollygee Sep 2014 OP

White privilege is like global warming--there are people who'll deny it, but it exists. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #1

"Studies" Aren't Doing Much Good daredtowork Sep 2014 #2

Blame SCOTUS for Unknown Beatle Sep 2014 #4

from Part 1: this jumped out at me and I love it. Voice for Peace Sep 2014 #3

That was perhaps the best line of the whole article, and it was a good one overall. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #6

A simple way to stop this LittleBlue Sep 2014 #5

this always has been, A RACIST COUNTRY heaven05 Sep 2014 #7

It does seem like it's been getting worse to me gollygee Sep 2014 #11

I just can't understand how white people can dismiss White Privilege rbrnmw Sep 2014 #8

it's dismissed heaven05 Sep 2014 #12

well that is true rbrnmw Sep 2014 #13

The White Criminals (Wall St, etc) JUST DON'T GET PROSECUTED! Demeter Sep 2014 #9

I'm white and I get it treestar Sep 2014 #10

Good God Number23 Sep 2014 #14

Or maybe white criminals or robbers are not arrested. That is certainly true of drug users and pot kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #15

It's incredible that we are now talking about something that we talked about Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #16

Tangible steps confusedWhitey Sep 2014 #17