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9. It is right for you to acknowlegde your own privilege.

Mon Jul 11, 2016, 08:25 PM

Jul 2016

It is how we point out the privilege of others, especially when they are poor, can be unproductive. Not the concept but the word "privilege."

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White privilege is real. Problem is a lot of poor whites will never [View all] arely staircase Jul 2016 OP

Wealth privilege is also a big thing in this country gollygee Jul 2016 #2

That doesn't make it less true. gollygee Jul 2016 #4

I.didnt say it shouldn't be discussed. It should and I know it is real. arely staircase Jul 2016 #5

Life is an unending hard grind when you're poor. REP Jul 2016 #6

It is right for you to acknowlegde your own privilege. arely staircase Jul 2016 #9

I hate white privilege. bdwker Jul 2016 #7

Me too. Problem is that it often manifests itself in a lack of arely staircase Jul 2016 #8

Especially if those people *have* had their kid shot by the cops melman Jul 2016 #15

This is true WestCoastLib Jul 2016 #10

Not a good year for reality nt arely staircase Jul 2016 #11

probably no coincidence that's it the year of commercial VR WestCoastLib Jul 2016 #12

lol. nt arely staircase Jul 2016 #14