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"It impossible to discriminate against Whites because Whites are privileged". How very arrogant of white "liberals" to say this.

So when non-whites discriminate against whites, this racism is not impactful? why? because non-whites are too insignificant to damage white people?

Are whites "essentially" so powerful that nothing said or done by non-whites can possibly hurt?

Conversely, are non-whites so insecure that anything a white person says/does is potentially harmful?

Racism is harmful no matter who practices it, and no one is immune. On the other hand, I wish we were all a little thicker-skinned about racism so that we are not so easily hurt, regardless of where it comes from.

CRBG 7 Apr 10
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Thanks CRBG for this word of advice. We are becoming too sensitive that even an advice is an insult. I hope we can not be so sensitive but I am asking for too much.

Thank you for not taking my advice as an insult. You're right: we're becoming too sensitive that even "advice" or "slight nudging" is perceived as a powerplay by the arrogant. The advice is meant for me before anyone else. 🙂

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When I hear this question however it is variously phrased, "Can a member of a minority be racist towards a member of the majority?"...
It reminds me of the question "If a tree falls in a forest and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?"
Well, yeah of course it does. If there were no observer would the Laws of Physics suddenly stop operating?

The original query as to whether the majority ethnicity can be discriminated against has a similar answer.

The Laws of Morality or ethics are not suspended in a special situation. Situational Ethics are really no sort of ethics at all. While such things as ethics are not as clearly defined as physics, either they apply equally or they do not apply at all.

If discrimination against a member of the majority were justified, on what grounds would it be so?
Would it be as a sort of Emotional Reparation for Sins of the Father long past?
Revenge be it long deferred or not... tends not to work out very well.

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The thing about this is... there are all types of privilege.
Accident of Birth affects us all. Some are born wealthier. Some are born healthier. Some have aptitudes that others don't. Some are born into a home with loving parents, some are born into an abusive situation. Some are born into a country where they are the majority... some aren't.
Life isn't Fair and you can't legislate it into being so. You certainly can't retroactively legislate life into perfect equity.
I was born into a lower middle class home. I was also born with a disease. I'd certainly trade away some privilege not to have that lifelong ailment.
No one should discriminate on the basis of skin color. But you also shouldn't judge people according to their privilege or Accident of Birth.
The Politics of Envy or resentment don't solve anything.

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Some black dude told me I had white privilege and another black coworker also told me that?? The former was a guy who had the same job as me and was better off the latter was had a more senior position than me and was a woman to boot. Lets see how that works out as Chinese grow in number. Thats when the fun will start

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My Father worked 3 job's and sold avon so we could grow up half way decent, and we still Lived off the land he never knew what white Privilege was he worked on a tobacco farm as a child never went to school. Labor was all he knew died at 50

It's not fair at all to claim that whites (in general) are more privileged because it completely ignores white individuals' suffering, experiences of poverty, etc. Sorry about your father. May he rest in peace.

@CRBG thank you so much

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Privelage, I was never privileged, my whole family was dirt poor. We wore hand me down clothing, had a garden, chickens, rabbits, fruit trees. That is the only way we ate. White privilege is a made up SOCIALIST word to try to cause hate and division. It doesn't exist in my world.

Thanks for sharing. The term "white privilege" is particularly inflammatory because it completely ignores the suffering of many whites who did not feel that their race gave them any advantage whatsoever. I suppose an SJW smarta** would respond to you by claiming, "Well, imagine how much worse your life would have been and how much poorer had you been black." The entire argument is based on speculation and generalization.

@CRBG I understand. I grew up next to a black family in a town of 5,000. That black family cared for many families in my community. They had little more than anyone else, but they like us, were happy to share.

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