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In reply to the discussion: If you are the member of a privileged group AND call yourself progressive [View all]bettyellen
(47,209 posts)80. free your mind, and your ass will follow!
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If you are the member of a privileged group AND call yourself progressive [View all]
Matariki
Feb 2013
OP
Not being able to argue better than everyone else is not the same as being wrong.
merrily
Feb 2013
#54
In discussions downthread, I think the OP and I are probably pretty close in our opinion
Jeff In Milwaukee
Feb 2013
#270
wtf? massive fail on the writing analysis. the poster writes just fine, and the sentence has
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#259
It's completely clear that the poster was paraphrasing your argument (sarcastically), and that
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#263
Can you give an example of what you are talking about because I have no idea from
Maraya1969
Feb 2013
#126
I actually was thinking you had another idea besides hating on the poor or the transgendered
Maraya1969
Feb 2013
#131
You obviously did not read the article. That makes sense. But don't try to blame your
Maraya1969
Feb 2013
#150
So did you lecture him about the error of his ways? If not, you are proving the point.
Squinch
Feb 2013
#134
Just because a perception is incorrect doesn't make it irrational though.
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#174
it was such a poor attempt at satire it was indisinguishable from frat boy "humor"
bettyellen
Feb 2013
#225
No, that's ok. Everyone has their unique taste in movies. I saw "ted" in the theater because...
Fla Dem
Feb 2013
#175
" It's a way to exclude someone who you think has it better than you" Better? Absolutely not.
merrily
Feb 2013
#52
Has there ever been a law on the books that anyone put themselves in harm's way?
Jamastiene
Feb 2013
#86
why pretend to be noble and seethe in resentment and claim special privileges for it?
bettyellen
Feb 2013
#92
because clearly culture is all codified in laws and something must be 'one's job' or it needn't be
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#265
well someone sold you a bill of goods, you don't have a heavier burden than anyone on earth
bettyellen
Feb 2013
#77
\you make *your choices* sound like a huge burden- yet say you are comfortable
bettyellen
Feb 2013
#88
So do I know as much as you do about the guilt feelings the patriarchy instills in men, or
Squinch
Feb 2013
#140
Even when privilege is pointed out there are those here who ignore or dismiss it
Major Nikon
Feb 2013
#256
someone who doesn't have to believe in a god in order to get through the daily routine of life?
snooper2
Feb 2013
#36
A privilege is ANYTHING that is taken by means of ANY advantage & not through any consensual
patrice
Feb 2013
#113
I'm not ignoring you - I will respond to your post later as my day is turning out to be hectic.
cliffordu
Feb 2013
#152
It's like fish thinking there's something wrong with other creatures drowning in water
Matariki
Feb 2013
#24
Being more privileged than someone else is not the same as being unable to listen or emphathize.
merrily
Feb 2013
#55
It is possible to be part of a privileged group while being part of a non-privileged group.
ChaoticTrilby
Feb 2013
#31
You just lumped all white people, all straight people, and all men together
Confusious
Feb 2013
#183
Okay, good. I was just a little uncertain because most of the Tumblr meme focused on hypocrisy.
ChaoticTrilby
Feb 2013
#245
I wasn't sure when those pictures were taken, so I was mostly speaking in a more modern context.
ChaoticTrilby
Feb 2013
#112
It's my pleasure. I appreciate your efforts to educate. And judging by the poster you are
Number23
Feb 2013
#235
Segregation and racial discrimination would have precluded the vast majority of blacks from attendin
Number23
Feb 2013
#198
The fact that you are working so hard to condemn people who are concerned about social justice
Number23
Feb 2013
#218
Thanks, Jack. I tried, you know. I edited, but the sentiment most certainly remains
Number23
Feb 2013
#220
Why do some people act like pointing out societal priviledge is just a ploy to make them feel guilty
Matariki
Feb 2013
#33
Yes! I tried to sketch the rational basis for why respect is absolutely essential to this
patrice
Feb 2013
#114
I would think that's part of being an asshole, not part of being a privileged Democrat.
merrily
Feb 2013
#59
Well, yeah, they're a winner for what they've done, not the advantages they have! Nt
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#67
I tried to break down some of the problems in recognizing this in my post #113 above.
patrice
Feb 2013
#117
There is so much that is about process, how to_____ ,everything else can be affected by that. nt
patrice
Feb 2013
#157
It is also important for the "disinfranchised" AND progressive to remember...
Behind the Aegis
Feb 2013
#98
"If more people would focus on the issue versus those pointing it out, we might get somewhere."
redqueen
Feb 2013
#165
I cannot see one instance in the OP where who is privileged and who is not is pointed out.
KitSileya
Feb 2013
#209
yes, and their lives are no doubt harder than yours as well. now what? with that revelation
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#264
kind of circular. accepting your privilege leads to respect when other people tell you they're
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#273
if people don't know better than to call each other racists and bitches, i doubt telling them
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#275
Notice the members of privileged groups in this very thread who took offense with your OP...
YoungDemCA
Feb 2013
#240
Okay, but what if you've listened to the opinion, and considered it, and thought about it.
BlueCheese
Feb 2013
#250