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Aristus

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17. First of all, I don't like that asshole's insistence that I'm owed an apology just because I'm a

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Fri May 20, 2016, 03:58 PM

May 2016

white man.

He should speak for himself, and let us non-neurotic, non-entitled white men go about our lives.

You don't owe me anything, Priy.

Trolls are white men who think that if someone who is not white and a man is succeeding at something, that means he, conversely, must be failing at something, and that that failure is someone else's fault, not his.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 OP

Playing the devils advocate has always been the province of the privileged bonemachine May 2016 #1

It's good to like and want things JustAnotherGen May 2016 #2

sense of entitlement 6chars May 2016 #3

How did that study determine that most of the trolls are white men? Nye Bevan May 2016 #4

do you really think that they are evenly spread given who the targets are? La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #6

Anyone who (like me) has worked with women who have a female boss Nye Bevan May 2016 #9

specifically commenting about rape? i dont think so. i know you LOVE to deny La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #11

What about a black person like Ben Carson? (nt) Nye Bevan May 2016 #16

Good catch bonemachine May 2016 #7

lol. so you think a bunch of women and minorities are trolling minorities and other women La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #8

Search for "girl fight" on Youtube (nt) Nye Bevan May 2016 #12

sometimes your denial about the CLEAR evidence of misogyny and racism La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #15

Insecurity. thomservo May 2016 #5

The quiz was interesting Warpy May 2016 #10

It's a form of power that requires no prowess, no strength, no courage, no wit. enough May 2016 #13

One factor: Trolls are mostly men, and most men are white. Hortensis May 2016 #14

First of all, I don't like that asshole's insistence that I'm owed an apology just because I'm a Aristus May 2016 #17