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In reply to the discussion: It's getting weird here....white privilege....rape threads a month ago....it seems a bit much [View all]Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)...be viewed primarily through the prism of white privilege. Or that one is somehow not anti-racist or even an actual racist if he or she doesn't embrace the white privilege construct.
I do wonder how much of it is a generational thing. A difference in language. That's what frustrates me about this whole discussion. Is there really anybody on DU (other than the occasional troll) who is a racist? I think we're all pretty much not.
There may indeed be a bubble effect going on for you. Over the years, I've spent most of my time in decidedly liberal places or progressive milieus, and have occasionally found myself shocked that the whole country isn't like that. I recall going back to South Dakota and getting into a conversation about someone's unplanned pregnancy. What to do, what to do? Well, when I mentioned abortion as an option, all the air went out of the room. Some of 'em looked at like I was a monster. Ooh, we're not in Austin anymore, Toto. We tend to forget sometimes that our default positions are not those of large segments of the country.
I can't and won't speak for other posters on this thread.
I trashed a bunch of white privilege threads, including one of my own. I don't intend to post on the topic a whole lot because I don't see it as very useful, especially these DU discussions. But I'm sure I'll see ya around.