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guillaumeb

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28. there has been progress

Thu Mar 19, 2015, 11:42 AM

Mar 2015

but the American Civil War ended in 1865. So why the same battles about ballot access, educational access, mortgage access, disparate sentencing problems, segregated housing, etc.?

Yes some individuals, a tiny percentage of the total population, do overcome structural inequality and become rich, and some of these people are non-white. But these are the rare exception.

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America�s white fragility complex: Why white people get so defensive about their privilege [View all] KamaAina Mar 2015 OP

That article is well worth reading el_bryanto Mar 2015 #1

here's another good article ... napkinz Mar 2015 #39

I see it all the time. bravenak Mar 2015 #2

is this a self-defense strategy to protect the ego? guillaumeb Mar 2015 #3

I think it's to protect the advantages. jeff47 Mar 2015 #4

... napkinz Mar 2015 #7

+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 2naSalit Mar 2015 #30

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #32

A privilege enjoyed by 90% of the population isn't an automatic ticket to success tularetom Mar 2015 #8

true guillaumeb Mar 2015 #18

"But many white people will insist that all race based discrimination ended in 1865" napkinz Mar 2015 #21

very true on both counts guillaumeb Mar 2015 #22

"Racists hung up the white robes and hoods ... now wear Tea Party hats" -- they're free at last! napkinz Mar 2015 #26

How does the white privilege thing translate into political action? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #5

I know, right? Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #6

Did you really need to be the poster child in this thread? cyberswede Mar 2015 #11

our own local performance art salin Mar 2015 #14

This smells of Bulverism. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2015 #9

What, might I inquire to ask, is "Bulverism"? KamaAina Mar 2015 #10

It's a very useful term coined by C.S. Lewis. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2015 #13

Cool story KA. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #12

When the Professor of Multicultural Education at Westfield State University speaks Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #16

Where is Westfield State University anyway? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #17

Western Massachusetts. KamaAina Mar 2015 #43

Yes, in one of the whitest towns you might ever see. n/t hughee99 Mar 2015 #44

Any caucasian who can't see their institutional privilege, is blind whatchamacallit Mar 2015 #15

partly guillaumeb Mar 2015 #19

There are black people who worked hard and got rich now, too treestar Mar 2015 #24

there has been progress guillaumeb Mar 2015 #28

What is to be done then? treestar Mar 2015 #40

you ask the difficult question. guillaumeb Mar 2015 #41

sad to see many who are in denial ... look at some of the DEFENSIVE replies to napkinz Mar 2015 #20

But what is to be done about it all? treestar Mar 2015 #23

Yeah racists usually do not like to be reminded that they are bigots. Rex Mar 2015 #25

This Is How Black Parents Talk To Their Sons About The Police napkinz Mar 2015 #27

great picture of Deblasio and his son. guillaumeb Mar 2015 #29

another great pic napkinz Mar 2015 #34

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Love the last picture. Rex Mar 2015 #33

posted by Cha back in December ... napkinz Mar 2015 #35

I remember that very well, it was disgusting. The NYPD should be ashamed of themselves. Rex Mar 2015 #36

the NYPD's hypocrisy napkinz Mar 2015 #37

speaking of defensive, fragile, and oh so ignorant ... napkinz Mar 2015 #38

Maybe don't get in people's faces and scream about how privileged they are... Matterate Mar 2015 #42