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12. I see. You only have your person observations.

Sun Feb 23, 2014, 10:49 PM

Feb 2014

That's nice, as far as at it goes.

But let's get down to the real nitty-gritty.

You don't believe that white privilege exists. Why is that?

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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

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

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