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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Tue Oct 29, 2019, 09:35 AM Oct 2019

I am going with this being a deliberate strategy cause white supremacy power structures



It is a deliberate strategy to further disempower victims of racism...while reinforcing structural disadvantage. But...but...they are victim... huh?
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I am going with this being a deliberate strategy cause white supremacy power structures (Original Post) Soph0571 Oct 2019 OP
Structural disadvantage is the heart of conservatism... Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #1
Pleeeze. Cartoonist Oct 2019 #2
Not all white people expect "positioning as equal victims of racial discrimination" Merlot Oct 2019 #3
It is not about the individual though Soph0571 Oct 2019 #5
It will take individuals joining together to change the system. Merlot Oct 2019 #6
I'm white, I've seen racism. I understand completely RainCaster Oct 2019 #4

Thomas Hurt

(13,931 posts)
1. Structural disadvantage is the heart of conservatism...
Tue Oct 29, 2019, 09:46 AM
Oct 2019

Entitlement to take what they want or to exploit when they want from people they consider their lessers.

Cartoonist

(7,574 posts)
2. Pleeeze.
Tue Oct 29, 2019, 09:52 AM
Oct 2019

I'm white. Have been for 65 years. Never been a victim of racism. Don't know any white people who have been victims either.

I have been a victim of white privilege. It bothers me when I know I am being treated with a respect not given to people of color just because I'm white.

RainCaster

(12,181 posts)
4. I'm white, I've seen racism. I understand completely
Tue Oct 29, 2019, 10:03 AM
Oct 2019

I worked for a Korean company once. They hired me to teach them about American business tactics/strategies. They taught me that my eyes are too round to make any decisions. I didn't stay long. Fortunately for me, I had choices. Many in this country do not have such choices, and I can understand how frustrating it must be.

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