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el_bryanto

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1. He doesn't seem to understand the term privilege

Reply to Silent3 (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 11:49 AM

Feb 2015

He seems to conflate it with having a nice standard of living. A better formulation is "If a police officer stopped, he'd be helpful in my hour of need, instead of treating me as a potential suspect and harassing me."

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If you can get past the car talk, this article turns into a great discussion about privilege [View all] Silent3 Feb 2015 OP

He doesn't seem to understand the term privilege el_bryanto Feb 2015 #1

Yes, he's talking just about economic privilege... Silent3 Feb 2015 #2

It's both, and they are connected. (nt) enough Feb 2015 #4

They are connected, but I don't think they should be conflated el_bryanto Feb 2015 #5

This guy is absolutely right. I can drive my crappy old 1984 car because I'm priviliged. hunter Feb 2015 #3

There's a real point here. MineralMan Feb 2015 #6