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In reply to the discussion: Yes, I am a Feminist. Deal. With. It. [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)she didn't get invited to join a country club.
That's pretty low on the scale of being treated like crap.
Especially for a woman who gets to spend lots of the rest of her life in front of cheering fans and gets to meet everybody famous in the world. "Yes, I got this autographed copy of Tiger Woods' book for free" she gloated on a TV show I happened to catch.
How degrading must that be to get free autographed books when you can already afford to buy a whole library.
Sure, it's MY world, not hers.
Truthfully, I'd much rather be riding high on all this supposed white male privilege I have than wallowing in any misery.
And four or five times a month for five years and STILL once a month? TANJ. That IS some serious bullsh*t. I am sorry that anyone has to put up with that. Maybe if you got a custom bumper sticker that said "why yes, I DO live on Maple Street." But if it was me, I'd probably have a dozen tickets for failure to wear a seatbelt on top of all the stops.
But still I am thinking that most lower income whites would gladly trade that aggravation in exchange for another $30,000 a year and a higher status job. For me that would only be 65K.
And for my misery. I kinda find it curious that if a billionaire like Oprah complains about something (or some writer complains for her) that you rush to her defense, but if an $11,000 a year janitor complains you tell him "stop feeling sorry for yourself, it makes you look pathetic".