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SouthernProgressive

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2. White Americans benefit from privileges not afforded to black people.

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 10:01 AM

Sep 2015

There are so many arguments to be made where generalizations are completely appropriate and necessary. Many people do find my statement here to be critical and wrong, yet it is an undeniable truth.

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Is it ever helpful to make a generalization such as "all black people" or "white Americans" [View all] Nye Bevan Sep 2015 OP

Yes because it says more about the person than the groups GusBob Sep 2015 #1

White Americans benefit from privileges not afforded to black people. SouthernProgressive Sep 2015 #2

Just what I was coming in to post. Goblinmonger Sep 2015 #8

All Black People <> White Americans el_bryanto Sep 2015 #3

No, it's rarely ever helpful. cheapdate Sep 2015 #4

It tends to weed out the chronically hyper-sensitive types, so yeah, I'd say it's helpful. Orrex Sep 2015 #5

thanks Orrex kpete Sep 2015 #9

Boom. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #10

Thread over; shut it down. Brickbat Sep 2015 #16

Nailed it n/t JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #31

^yessiree cyberswede Sep 2015 #39

if only it did lunasun Sep 2015 #66

Yep...but if I say one more word, it will be BYE BYE for me. randys1 Sep 2015 #80

Again the ignorance of generalized group references is appalling at DU whatthehey Sep 2015 #6

so, kpete Sep 2015 #11

Did you mean to reply to me? whatthehey Sep 2015 #14

I wonder what your agenda is with this push poll? Goblinmonger Sep 2015 #7

That raises a corollary whatthehey Sep 2015 #13

Helpful would be something finally done about your presence here. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #12

Are you familiar with the "Ignore" feature? (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #15

Keep it up. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #17

Ah. A mission. Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #19

why do you post from the United Kingdom in an attempt to get us to stop trying to fix our problems? CreekDog Sep 2015 #21

????? Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #23

It's my vote on your behavior. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #25

I will certainly never complain about folks choosing to participate in my threads. Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #27

They are great. MIRT catches a lot of your buddies that way, so thanks. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #29

MIRT is wonderful. Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #32

Unfortunately, MIRT can't deal with long time bigoted trolls. morningfog Sep 2015 #52

I'm sure you'd like to be ignored by people who have your number CreekDog Sep 2015 #22

The poster said that it would be helpful to him if I was not here. Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #24

No the poster didn't say that CreekDog Sep 2015 #76

Scared? romanic Sep 2015 #28

That's pretty low grade fuel, romanic. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #30

Just making an observation. romanic Sep 2015 #34

You do realize you're just kicking the OP's thread cwydro Sep 2015 #49

My last post was over an hour ago. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #62

Not sure what that has to do with it. cwydro Sep 2015 #63

Bless your heart. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #64

And another kick! cwydro Sep 2015 #65

He seems to have reached a tipping point. morningfog Sep 2015 #46

YES! La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2015 #59

Helpful to whom? yardwork Sep 2015 #18

My only fear is folks not posting in my threads. Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #35

You only fear is that your flame bait will fail? Sad life there, bub. morningfog Sep 2015 #47

Thanks for posting. Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #48

Look at ME!!!!!! morningfog Sep 2015 #50

Some background on Nye's poll: CreekDog Sep 2015 #20

Thank you for sharing your jaundiced opinion of him Bonx Sep 2015 #26

Jury results: beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #36

"Creekdog is nice, Bevan is naughty"! Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #38

He or she said his or her home is in Connecticut. cwydro Sep 2015 #51

Every so often Creekdog pops up in my threads to claim that I'm in the UK. Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #53

Lol! That's kind of funny cwydro Sep 2015 #55

I apologize for getting that thing as wrong as you get everything else CreekDog Sep 2015 #68

Although I'm sure in your case it was an honest mistake. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2015 #70

Is someone using the wrong bathroom again? jberryhill Sep 2015 #33

+1 beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #40

I think the polite term these days is, "Affinity Lavatories" Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2015 #42

Or the wrong water fountain. n/t Gormy Cuss Sep 2015 #43

There it is Scootaloo Sep 2015 #56

! Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #72

Yes rock Sep 2015 #37

I wish we could just stand-up a "White People Suck" group and get it over with. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2015 #41

Generalizations can be helpful with explicit use of qualifiers, sometimes. Facility Inspector Sep 2015 #44

Not worth even trying to have a discussion on this subject here. nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Sep 2015 #84

"white americans" doesn't necessarily mean "all white americans," so those two phrases are unequal fishwax Sep 2015 #54

It helps to show poutrage. ileus Sep 2015 #57

if the message is lost Skittles Sep 2015 #83

all white Americans benefit from racism, whether or not they actively endorse it. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2015 #58

What about a white woman married to a black man, Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #61

yes, she has in all other areas of her life. her education, the fact that she is not viewed as an La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2015 #67

I'm not sure that having a wider choice of makeup compensates for her husband being in prison Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #71

Remember when you had a sad because the LA Times stopped using the phrase "illegal immigrant"? CreekDog Sep 2015 #73

What does immigration have to do with this? Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #74

a thread illustrating your insensitivity? it fits perfectly in a thread about that CreekDog Sep 2015 #75

Very respectfully, I think this subthread is starting to drift off topic. Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #77

your motivations for posting insensitive things are 100% relevant CreekDog Sep 2015 #78

Yes! Something such as, "all bigots... Zorra Sep 2015 #60

Poll went how I expected LittleBlue Sep 2015 #69

Why such an odd comparison? "all black people" or "white Americans" uppityperson Sep 2015 #79

The post said "White America" and not "White Americans." gollygee Sep 2015 #81

NO - IT IS STEREOTYPING Skittles Sep 2015 #82