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Heartstrings

(7,349 posts)
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 03:19 PM Jun 2018

IQ45 will kill us all!

I am a white privileged straight woman.

Until this THING is out of office, I am black, I am gay, I am muslim, I am poor, I am trans, I am mexican, I am an immigrant, I am incarcerated for weed, I am a feminist deserving equal rights, I am against pedophlia (yes, that needs to be said).

I am an American......

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IQ45 will kill us all! (Original Post) Heartstrings Jun 2018 OP
K&R... spanone Jun 2018 #1
As a straight white man myself, I often feel like a dilettante when voicing Aristus Jun 2018 #2
a white straight woman. + a straight white man Botany Jun 2018 #14
... Aristus Jun 2018 #15
Do you as a female have EQUAL RIGHTS? NO hlthe2b Jun 2018 #3
Duly noted Heartstrings Jun 2018 #4
And I agree with the basis for this sentiment. I'm OWM but I want solidarity with everyone erronis Jun 2018 #9
K&R 2naSalit Jun 2018 #5
I hope after he is out of office also gilligan Jun 2018 #6
Heck yeah Corvo Bianco Jun 2018 #7
minngal marieo1 Jun 2018 #8
K&R geardaddy Jun 2018 #10
Bravo!!! pazzyanne Jun 2018 #11
I am Spartacus moment kimbutgar Jun 2018 #12
+1 FailureToCommunicate Jun 2018 #18
Forget what a freakshow this attention starved infant of a president is, Warren_Pointe Jun 2018 #13
I am Spartagus. zentrum Jun 2018 #16
I am many of the above... BlueJac Jun 2018 #17
Right on!! tazmaniac Jun 2018 #19

Aristus

(66,388 posts)
2. As a straight white man myself, I often feel like a dilettante when voicing
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 03:27 PM
Jun 2018

my solidarity, but it's important for white people who oppose hatred and bigotry to be part of the national discussion and of the resistance to Trump and his ilk.

hlthe2b

(102,294 posts)
3. Do you as a female have EQUAL RIGHTS? NO
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 03:28 PM
Jun 2018

Then we absolutely belong on that list as well. No man must surrender their own body to the government's whims-- as only a start to the inequities facing all women.


Yes, I agree with you on your point, but women of all races and classes are, at this juncture, inherently unequal in the eyes of the law. There is a spectrum of inequality certainly, especially re: consequences and mitigating factors, but the fight is all of ours--inherently. We join others on that list and not merely out of support for the others, though that should be a given.

erronis

(15,303 posts)
9. And I agree with the basis for this sentiment. I'm OWM but I want solidarity with everyone
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 04:18 PM
Jun 2018

(OWM: Old White Male)

I don't "actively" care about skin color, gender, age. preferences in many dimensions. I put "actively" in quotes because I KNOW that I have absorbed some of my societal factors while growing up. Still I WANT to do what's good for the people and world around me.

Then, there are the people I really don't like. I don't care about their conservative/liberal biases or perhaps their not liking old/young people, or cats/dogs (really?). What I do care about are people that don't bother to listen and learn. People that have found a god or pundit that tells them what to do. It's pretty easy to move to the other sidewalk when I see them.

marieo1

(1,402 posts)
8. minngal
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 04:17 PM
Jun 2018

Heartstrings - I am a white privileged straight woman also!! Thank you for speaking my mind - I stand with all people and want everyone to be treated with respect.

Warren_Pointe

(328 posts)
13. Forget what a freakshow this attention starved infant of a president is,
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 04:43 PM
Jun 2018

the parasites like Devos, Pruitt, Perry, Carson, and Bolton will likely destroy the fabric and infrastructure we rely upon. America may never recover from their appointments. The media's fixation on the blowhard in chief will allow their damage to be only visible to the experts and victims.

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