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AverageJoe90

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5. I understand the concept, yes. But I disagree with it.

Sun Feb 23, 2014, 11:14 PM

Feb 2014

Honestly, the biggest problem I have with it is, for a purported teaching tool, it has not, sadly, been all that effective in reaching the general public. I mean, sure, you may have a very small number of success stories from college (or at least college-age) radicals(I used to be one, btw), who claim to have "gotten it", but otherwise, it has largely failed; people just don't understand how they could possibly be "privileged" when they're losing their house to foreclosure, or have been arrested on some bullshit trumped-up charge, etc......and who can possibly blame them, really?

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A certain white privilege is voluntarily given by non-white people. [View all] PlanetaryOrbit Feb 2014 OP

As a practical minded person myself, I wouldn't call it "privilege".... AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #1

Do you understand the concept of white privilege? kwassa Feb 2014 #4

I understand the concept, yes. But I disagree with it. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #5

That is a curious criticism. It is increasingly reaching the public. kwassa Feb 2014 #7

I've actually been around. I've seen the outcome. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #8

What makes you think you know what the large majority of the American public thinks? kwassa Feb 2014 #10

Observations. Lots of them. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #11

I see. You only have your person observations. kwassa Feb 2014 #12

Agreed, it is real power seattledo Feb 2014 #9

It's called internalized racism. Ms. Toad Feb 2014 #2

It is still about racism, only it is internalized racism. kwassa Feb 2014 #3

Well-said pinboy3niner Feb 2014 #6

I suppose if China or Japan had become the dominant power LittleBlue Feb 2014 #13

As said above, it's internalized racism and the desire to become white. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #14

Power, wealth, and status--or rather, PERCEIVED power wealth and status-- tblue37 Feb 2014 #15