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Wed Sep 9, 2015, 11:26 AM

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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