CatsThinkInsideTheBox

2866 pts ยท November 19, 2012


6) I hate it because people are individuals & I won't value a person's experience over another purely based on the color of their skin. End

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5) the bar has to be lowered for them because they're darker. It's a "oh you poor thing" concept.

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4) The concept of WP is condescending and racist. It holds whites to a higher standard and assumes non-whites can't reach that standard so

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3) Whites who believe they have WP feel guilt and assume non-whites are "less fortunate" simply based on outer appearance

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2) Those who believe in it look down on PoC and them that they can't get anywhere because of WP holding them back

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1) Not what I said. Whites don't use WP, WP is what gets blamed for PoC's shortcomings. It holds whites to a higher standard than non-whites

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You do realize how condescending that is towards non-whites, right? Treat people as individuals, don't collectivize them by race.

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Racism exists. The very concept of WP is racist towards non-whites because it's known as "the soft bigotry of low expectations"

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Then it's not systemic. My issue is that there's no clear definition for what WP is or what systemic racism is or what they even do.

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Systemic racism isn't a definitive term. It doesn't mean anything without actual laws to point to that show discrimination based on race.

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This resume thing got debunked cuz names are misleading. It's not controlled and it's not significant enough to prove WP as a fact.

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Why? You're admitting it's just a "Oh shit look! I'm white! Welp, time to go about my day like normal, glad I noticed it though!"

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 3

You can't prove that, that's just another anecdotal strawman.

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Ok, then what purpose does it serve other than to cause racial tension?

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No, all WP does is showcase the soft bigotry of low expectations. It inflames racial tension, cuz it gives PoC a boogyman to blame.

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FBI crime statistics don't favor whites. Police kill more whites. If you hire on merit, race is irrelevant. Hard to explain in 140 chars

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 4

Data where though? FBI statistics don't support it, hiring on merit doesn't support it. There's non-whites who dispute it. It's ideological

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

If it's systemic then why is every example of it anecdotal? Why are there non-whites who dispute it? Why is it purely ideology based?

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

The examples of white privilege are always anecdotal though. It's always used to describe individual's experiences as a collective, not law.

7 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 3

have* I'm apparently having difficulty spelling as well.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I now having breathing difficulties from laughing so hard at this comment.

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Same. Dunno why but arm veins and back-of-hand veins give me the heeby-jeebies. This post makes me feel sick...

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Could say the same for you :P

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Who? Someone who has to point out the obvious to people who blame "society" for the reason why they *have* to do something. Like shave.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

"Society" isn't a sentient being, it can't be insulting. Hating to shave could be a fault of your own too. Like doing it improperly

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

Ya. #18 "People" and "Patriarchy" as if it's a sentient being that even exists.

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c) Dramatize something that's not even difficult to do regularly. If you're bleeding or getting ingrowns you're doing something wrong -_-

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 8

Me too (though not everyday) It's easy to keep trimmed the more regularly you do it.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

How's her head in her ass? For some people it's easy to shave. She didn't say anything bad about people who don't shave daily.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Use a small, battery powered beard trimmer for your underarms. Shave it when you're out of the shower and dry, no cuts or burns if gentle

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