Thanks for completely avoiding and not answering my question. That was real helpful.
Do black lives matter to me? (As a white person)
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Mitspa
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I worked 60 hours a week for years to make a living and save a little ... "white" privilege ..must mean you work and keep a job?
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Mitspa
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Work..save ..invest ..that's how people in every race and in every tribe on the planet get ahead ..the term white privilege is just a excuse to be lazy
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Mitspa
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Im saying in every country and every creed in every nation ..there are classes of people ..and the poorer folks have to work and save and then invest with wisdom ...In America, anyone that's willing to work hard and be smart with their money can get ahead
Ok... from the "new guy".... apparently part of the group of "you people"...
If you don't know what "class" of people are being discussed when discussing "thugs" perhaps you should get out more.
Color has nothing to do with it. Skin color has NO bearing on any people I'm discussing here, and I believe I stated that. If YOU want to make something of it, other than what it was, then perhaps you are the racist.
All lives matter to me, skin color matters not at all. None.
Behavior is where I start choosing on which life matters more, to ME. A black man that is a good man, honest, upright and God fearing is WAY more important to me than a white-trash "thug"... you gettin the picture yet ?
There may be some truth to this. But that doesn't mean that some people don't have more obstacles than others. White privilege just means because of skin color it makes things easier. Not that blacks can't get ahead or become rich. For example. There was an article about a college graduate black woman that had a hard time finding a job online probably through Linkdin or something . She got no job offers. But she conducted an experiment and pretended that she was a white woman. The job offers started pouring in after she pretended to be white. So yes, everyone has a chance. It's just some people have more obstacles in the way of their success then others. That is all white privilege means.
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Mitspa
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Its just not true ..and its just left-wing manipulation to gain power by causing division among the races. Are some whites "privileged" sure..but so are some blacks ..Asians .. etc . In India some folks are privileged ..it has nothing to do with race, its about social standing . There is NO EXCUSE for any blacks to not prosper ..in fact with the racial hiring codes etc. blacks are the privileged class
For the record, there are nor RACIAL HIRING CODES. Affirmative action laws include WHITE WOMEN. So if a employer does not want to hire a minority race, he can just hire white women instead.
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Mitspa
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U know what I think BLM is a dumb group to cuz its been sabatoged by trolls and idiots. But that wasn't even what we were talking about in the first place.
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Mitspa
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Its worse than just dumb, its clearly a racist group and harms the black folks in this country.
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AuntieAnt
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White Privilege means you are offered things just because you're born white, not things you earned, opportunities others may not have because they are not white:
You can turn on the TV or read the newspaper every day and see people of the white race widely represented.
You are told all your life about the Caucasians who made our national heritage & our civilization what it is today.
If a traffic cop pulls you over or if the IRS audits you, you're sure you haven't been singled out because you're white.
You can arrange to be in the company of people of your race most anytime and in most any place without having to deal with prejudice.
When you need to relocate, you can be pretty sure of renting or purchasing housing in any area, which you can afford and in which you want to live.
You can be pretty sure that your neighbors in that location of your choice will be neutral or pleasant to you.
You can go to most any restaurant and expect to be seated wherever you choose and be talked to and treated with the upmost respect by wait staff and servers.
You can go shopping in most any store at most any time, pretty well assured that you will not be followed or harassed by employees acting suspicious of you.
If you want to, you can be pretty sure of finding a publisher for anything you write that promotes your white cause.
Recognizing White Privilege doesn't mean you should feel guilt or shame because you’re white. It just means being aware that some people have to work much harder to experience the things you may take for granted (if they ever can experience them at all.)
There are other types of Privilege, such as:
Citizenship - Simply being born in this country affords you certain privileges non-citizens will never access.
Class - Being born into a financially stable family can help guarantee your health, happiness, safety, education, intelligence, and future opportunities.
Sex - By being born male, you can assume that you can walk through a parking garage without worrying you'll be raped.
Ability - By being born able bodied, you probably don't have to plan your life around handicap access, braille, or other special needs.
You can turn on the TV or read the newspaper every day and see people of the white race widely represented.
You are told all your life about the Caucasians who made our national heritage & our civilization what it is today.
If a traffic cop pulls you over or if the IRS audits you, you're sure you haven't been singled out because you're white.
You can arrange to be in the company of people of your race most anytime and in most any place without having to deal with prejudice.
When you need to relocate, you can be pretty sure of renting or purchasing housing in any area, which you can afford and in which you want to live.
You can be pretty sure that your neighbors in that location of your choice will be neutral or pleasant to you.
You can go to most any restaurant and expect to be seated wherever you choose and be talked to and treated with the upmost respect by wait staff and servers.
You can go shopping in most any store at most any time, pretty well assured that you will not be followed or harassed by employees acting suspicious of you.
If you want to, you can be pretty sure of finding a publisher for anything you write that promotes your white cause.
Recognizing White Privilege doesn't mean you should feel guilt or shame because you’re white. It just means being aware that some people have to work much harder to experience the things you may take for granted (if they ever can experience them at all.)
There are other types of Privilege, such as:
Citizenship - Simply being born in this country affords you certain privileges non-citizens will never access.
Class - Being born into a financially stable family can help guarantee your health, happiness, safety, education, intelligence, and future opportunities.
Sex - By being born male, you can assume that you can walk through a parking garage without worrying you'll be raped.
Ability - By being born able bodied, you probably don't have to plan your life around handicap access, braille, or other special needs.
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AuntieAnt
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By the way, there are a multitude of races included in my family. My children have over 50 first cousins. We don't use race labels to identify one another. I was raised in the inner city and had friends of every race. Even so, I only recently understood "white privilege" thanks to my daughter and also a very good friend/colleague of mine opening my eyes to it.
I don't deny that "white privilege" exists to some extent. I've seen some of the things you mentioned. Nothing justifies it, and I wish it didn't exist. People that do that should be removed from whatever job it is, whether it's a postal worker, restaurant owner, or policeman. If a police department is found to be racially motivated, then there should be a top-down house cleaning.
But... I also will not apologize for being born white, just as a black man should not apologize for being born black. I don't think that the "white" race in general owes anything to the other races, other than mutual respect and equal treatment.
Anyone that does anything other than that, of ANY race, is wrong.
But... I also will not apologize for being born white, just as a black man should not apologize for being born black. I don't think that the "white" race in general owes anything to the other races, other than mutual respect and equal treatment.
Anyone that does anything other than that, of ANY race, is wrong.
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Mitspa
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This is just liberal nonsense .. No one ever gave me a job because I was white ..but because I was honest and willing to work. No one put money in my bank account because I was white, not one red penny. And the folks that trust me, do so because I have earned that trust. With the criminal culture being promoted in the black communities and the insanity of these groups like black thugs matter.. it only does more harm to those honest blacks looking to work their way to the American dream.
As far as whites being a majority in America ..yea and ?
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Mitspa
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Yea you recently have started believing a bunch of liberal propaganda ... and the only racist that I see now a days are the folks on the left trying to promote ideas like white privilege and black thugs matter.
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Mitspa
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How about you hire the best person for the job? The fact is that women could not do the jobs I have done and very few blacks was willing to work that hard.. but those jobs lead to better things and prove that a person has a work ethic. All poor people start at the bottom and all honest men earn respect because they prove their character.