Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Seriously, we have very little to complain about... our family wealth and societal standing is built on the backs of people of color. Instead of whining about people criticizing that, we should instead being empowering people of color to bring them up to our level of power and privilege. Ridiculous. There's no whining in calling out people for being full of ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Seriously, we have very little to complain about... our family wealth and societal standing is built on the backs of people of color. Instead of whining about people criticizing that, we should instead being empowering people of color to bring them up to our level of power and privilege. Oh, !@#$ you. My family wealth and societal standing was built on hard work - mine personally on my own. I never exploited a "person of color" in my life, nor - despite my joke above - did my ancestors (more likely they were exploited, given that my last name indicates Bavarian peasant ancestry.) Though I have to admit, I've been sorely tempted recently to exploit some minorities, just to piss of self-righteous pricks like yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 That's all well and good (I happen to disagree, this place is hilarious), but tossing around "RACIST!!!11!one!" doesn't encourage serious debate either. Calling Native Americans "savages" is a racist action, I'm not implying that you are racist from that one line. I don't know you well enough outside of that. I'm generally of the opinion that one should only punch on their level, or up, and not down, so to speak. So I have no problem with white people being made fun of, since we, as a group, are on top of the mountain (at least in the US). Oh, !@#$ you. My family wealth and societal standing was built on hard work - mine personally on my own. I never exploited a "person of color" in my life, nor - despite my joke above - did my ancestors (more likely they were exploited, given that my last name indicates Bavarian peasant ancestry.) Though I have to admit, I've been sorely tempted recently to exploit some minorities, just to piss of self-righteous pricks like yourself. Working hard and being advantaged are not mutually exclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Does anyone here beside me see "racist" in this age as being equivalent to "Communist" in the 50s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Calling Native Americans "savages" is a racist action, I'm not implying that you are racist from that one line. I don't know you well enough outside of that. I'm generally of the opinion that one should only punch on their level, or up, and not down, so to speak. So I have no problem with white people being made fun of, since we, as a group, are on top of the mountain (at least in the US). Working hard and being advantaged are not mutually exclusive. What advantages does a white person have in this day and age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I'm generally of the opinion that one should only punch on their level, or up, and not down, so to speak. So I have no problem with white people being made fun of, since we, as a group, are on top of the mountain (at least in the US). I'm an equal-opportunity offender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Working hard and being advantaged are not mutually exclusive. Not exploiting minorities and "family wealth and societal standing is built on the backs of people of color" sure as **** is mutually exclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Seriously, we have very little to complain about... our family wealth and societal standing is built on the backs of people of color. Instead of whining about people criticizing that, we should instead being empowering people of color to bring them up to our level of power and privilege. All white people? Including Canadians? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 All white people? Including Canadians? What about white hispanics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 What about white hispanics? Truly "built by a person of color." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Working hard and being advantaged are not mutually exclusive. Thus you are stating (and I assume the MTV show also), that no matter how you start out your life, if you are White, you have an advantage. That is some all-consuming, simplistic, B.S. right there. That something that you have allowed to be drilled into you, and you would do well for yourself to look at it from another starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 What about white hispanics? What about her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 What about her? White Advantage AND Affirmative Action ! She has it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) Seriously, we have very little to complain about... our family wealth and societal standing is built on the backs of people of color. Instead of whining about people criticizing that, we should instead being empowering people of color to bring them up to our level of power and privilege. My family, largely Irish, enjoyed nothing you describe. My Irish ancestors came here around the time of the Civil War. Some came as free men who enlisted as soon as they touched land. Others came in chains, against their will, on boats similar to slave ships, coming to the new lands to satisfy their debts working as indentured servants. After the war ended, and once they were freed, they lived in Irish ghettos, and were regularly discriminated against both for their ancestry and their religion. Our families were huge because they had to be. The more family members working, the smaller the chances of starvation. Yet jokes still persist about our women and our large families even today, mocking them both as whores and overly religious. My ancestors were told that we had need not apply for any work, as they would not be hired for job openings. Their immigration led to a massive up-swell of nativist sentiment which led to the creation of the "Know Nothings", and the Klan followed suit adopting a pro-nativist anti-Catholic platform. The discrimination persisted even through JFK's election as President, with huge swaths of the country questioning whether Catholics, who hold loyalty to the Pope in Rome, should be allowed to hold the High Office. No, my family has not enjoyed what you describe as "white privilege". Over many generations we've pulled ourselves up the economic ladder through our hard work, persistence, and reliance on family as a support system. Edited July 16, 2015 by TakeYouToTasker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I suppose I should be resentful of, say, Will Smith. I mean HE'S privileged, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 I suppose I should be resentful of, say, Will Smith. I mean HE'S privileged, right? As long as he doesn't leave Scientology, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I suppose I should be resentful of, say, Will Smith. I mean HE'S privileged, right? Not Will. Jaden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 My family, largely Irish, enjoyed nothing you describe. My Irish ancestors came here around the time of the Civil War. Some came as free men who enlisted as soon as they touched land. Others came in chains, against their will, on boats similar to slave ships, coming to the new lands to satisfy their debts working as indentured servants. After the war ended, and once they were freed, they lived in Irish ghettos, and were regularly discriminated against both for their ancestry and their religion. No, my family has not enjoyed what you describe as "white privilege". Over many generations we've pulled ourselves up the economic ladder through our hard work, persistence, and reliance on family as a support system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Seriously, we have very little to complain about... our family wealth and societal standing is built on the backs of people of color. Instead of whining about people criticizing that, we should instead being empowering people of color to bring them up to our level of power and privilege. This business about "our" wealth, etc. being built on the backs of "people of color" is exponentially overstated. I've never inherited or been given a dime gained by slave labor, so how am I reaping this supposed benefit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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