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In reply to the discussion: What Happened When Two Students, One Black and One White, Participated in a Peaceful Protest [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)but this anecdote totally convinced me that I have white privilege
So I went out to enjoy it.
Took my bicycle out in the rain down to the local bank and asked to withdraw my white privilege dividend. Wow! I did not know they still made bills with that many zeros. I guess it's treasury series W. Then I went down to the car dealership and got a new car. Was prepared to pay with my white privilege dividend, but was told not to be ridiculous. Got a new 2016, a VW of course, and it gets 150 miles to the gallon, not that I have to pay for gas any more anyway.
So I drove to the airport, took my new learjet to Nova Scotia where I now have a nice cabin. Did you realize there was a total eclipse of the sun today? The things you learn by watching WNN. It's amazing that until I read this article I did not realize there was a WNN. Then I had to fly to Geneva where I was scheduled to speak to a meeting of world leaders. Got several standing ovations, of course. Hey, I'm white.
Now I am waiting for a meeting with some guy named Tony and I called up Brenda to make a dinner date. She's married to my old college roommate.
It's been an amazing morning. When I think of all the years I worked menial jobs, pinching pennies and biking in the rain, it almost makes me cry. But then I snap my white fingers and somebody brings me an ice cream sandwich. So I guess I can live with it.
Of course, this is not really a serious argument, but I am not responding to a serious argument either, am I?