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In reply to the discussion: Why White People Freak Out When They're Called Out About Race [View all]jen63
(813 posts)4. You aren't aware that the systems in place
in our country are inherently racist?
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And of course your relative position in life has nothing to do with being a white male.
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#27
So you think the reason some groups are more successful than others, is due to simple superiority?
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#25
I really think you need to read the article, and others about racism in society.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2015
#5
"like many (obviously not all) of them do to others without hesitation."
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#26
I believe I counted 11 name removed and more than a couple of complaints on the premise
Jefferson23
Mar 2015
#48
Baffling that folks would "freak out" when broad brushed about their race (nt)
Nye Bevan
Mar 2015
#17
Then how come you guys never confront right-wingers over their broadbrushing of minorities?
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#28
Love the "new" posters that are always drawn like flies to honey to these kinds of posts
Number23
Mar 2015
#35
The problem with adding that disclaimer is it makes it too easy for people to think that the subject
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#50
Wish someone would write about why upper-class people freak out when they're called
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#47
I think it's largely a matter of being born on second and thinking they hit a double.
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#51
So you don't believe that being white confers *any* advantages? Or being male? Or being hetero? n/t
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#57
I think you understood my meaning perfectly well. If you want to talk to your own
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#58
Okay, but you were seemingly dismissing race, gender, and sexuality, as if class were all that
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#59
except that all those other attributes are used to pit people of more or less the same
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#61