best "white privilege" thread ever

[arely staircase]

[Iggo]

1. Dude knows it's real, knows he's got it, and is goddam grateful for it.

[arely staircase]

2. the time machine bit is awesome nt

[Iggo]

3. LOL...the year 2.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. "if you're white and, you don't admit it's great, you're an asshole" he said it.

DU Rec.

[silverweb]

5. If Carlin has a comedic "heir"...

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]I do think Louis CK is worthy of the title.

Purely brilliant, razor-sharp hilarity that makes you think and sometimes blush.

I love this guy.

[arely staircase]

7. he is the best around today

for sure

[Heidi]

6. Kick, kick, kick!!!

[msanthrope]

8. Kick. nt

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. and another kick

[steve2470]

10. kick and rec nt

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. kicking again.

[DanTex]

12. K&R. Pretty much covers it.

[Iggo]

13. Kick.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. afternoon kickety kick

[Nye Bevan]

15. The fact that he's worth $8.5 million doesn't hurt either.

http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/3062692/

Note that I'm not begrudging him his fortune. He is funny and deserves to be in the 1%.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

16. what is the cut off for 1% ? Not saying you are wrong but, I thought it would take more

than 8.5 mil to make the top 1% .... I can see him being in the top 10-20% range but, the top 1%, really ... ?

not that I worry about the top 10-20% you understand.

Just parsing facts here is all.

[Nye Bevan]

19. "For people in their 40s, it takes a total net worth of $5.8 million to get into the one percent."

For people in their 40s, it takes a total net worth of $5.8 million to get into the one percent. For people in their 50s, it takes nearly $10 million. For people in their 60s, it takes around $11.6 million.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/48800646

Louis CK is 46.

[FrodosPet]

22. Mathmatically, there are about 3 million one percenters

So that would make 60 million twenty percenters.

I really don't see 59 million plus people, or even 29 million in America making more money than Louis CK.

Lots of successful performers are in the 1%.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

24. Here's the thing...

He's just barely in the Top 1% based on net worth (it's $8.4 million to join the club).

I think the Top 1% is a bad yard stick, because it includes people like Louis CK and professional athletes who (skewed as our cultural priorities may be) actually do something to earn a living.

The richest 500 people in the United States are all billionaires. And many of them are people who simply make money by "skimming" off the wealth created by other people -- the hedge fund managers, etc., who really don't contribute anything to society.

[SaltyBro]

17. I used to like and admire Louis CK

That is until I heard some of his vile and racist material on a radio program I shall not name. His act was sickening.

[hfojvt]

18. nah, not really very funny

or accurate.

Not that somebody needs to take an economics or history course in order to tell jokes.

But somewhat insulting.

I guess that makes it great.

"We deserve it."

[Iggo]

21. Kick.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

23. I have trashed every sngle thread on the subject of White Privilege

except this one.