Check Your Privilege

Posted by lostsierra 10 years ago to Politics
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Great video by a young lassy.

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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 9 years, 12 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I hope that's not representative of society.

    I wonder what would happen if Julie Borowski were stealing the bike. That video seems like an offensive parody of libertarians from the Coasts.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 9 years, 12 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Right, but if it's much better to say, "You made claim X, which is based only on race." It's wrong to make a request whose premise is an ad hominem attack. It's like, "Please set aside your wife-beating ways for the purposes of this discussion." Attack the ideas, not the person.
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  • Posted by Maphesdus 9 years, 12 months ago in reply to this comment.
    No, people THINK they're aware of racism. But in truth they're usually not, and just like to tell themselves that they are. Unless they're on the receiving end of persecution, most people generally forget about it, and need to be reminded of how social perceptions and institutionalized discrimination benefit them while hurting others.
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  • Posted by Maphesdus 10 years ago
    I think it's rather telling that the only people upset by the phrase are straight white people...
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