Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

cinnabonbon

(860 posts)
10. That is the most maddening part.
Thu Jan 16, 2014, 01:14 PM
Jan 2014

There's got to be some kind of benefit, considering how desperately they defend it. Otherwise why go through all the effort to try to shut down conversation about it? Some of the replies are laughable, though. I made a rookie mistake and posted about racism in GD and goddamn, the ignorance of some people.

I understand needing a safe space. It's tiring when the party that is supposed to represent us is just another part filled with WASPs. Except these WASPs, unlike the republicans, think they are enlightened on social issues. SIGH.

There are always the ever "more important" issues of class, feminism and income inequality to discuss, as if these issues affect us all equally.


OMG, that is such an irritating tactic. How dare they come with the cause they like and then say theirs is more important. The sheer nerve. If they actually paid attention to how poverty affected POC differently than white for example, then they'd see why talking about white privilege is so important. (A girl can dream, right.)

I wish there was a bigger visible African American presence on DU. Then maybe they'd learn to listen.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Big surprise. FreedRadical Jan 2014 #1
I would be more upset by this "experiment" if ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #2
Don't forget this one! M0rpheus Jan 2014 #3
Thanks, Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #4
I bet none of the people in the video think they're racist. athena Jan 2014 #5
This should be posted in GD cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #6
No JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #7
The hostility is such a problem. I saw what happened to red too cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #8
DU has always been this way. M0rpheus Jan 2014 #9
That is the most maddening part. cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #10
DU has effectively driven off most of us. M0rpheus Jan 2014 #11
Latest Discussions»Alliance Forums»African American»Bike Theft Experiment (Fo...»Reply #10