tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post1083779897076558789..comments2024-03-18T02:22:56.392-04:00Comments on Disgusted Beyond Belief: A Response to Thinking GirlDBBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805375811782552873noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post-14821469097071815832007-04-13T10:49:00.000-04:002007-04-13T10:49:00.000-04:00To answer further, no, I don't think all white peo...To answer further, no, I don't think all white people benefit from what is called 'white privilge'. There are probably millions of white people who are dirt poor, who don't seem to have much if any sort of privileges. <BR/><BR/>It also seems like a rather gross generalization to make any blanket statement about an entire race. <BR/><BR/>I intend to do a post about the alleged 'white privilege' collection of 50 'things' - I read that and it seemed to strain rather hard to come up with things that are 'privileges'. Most of it is just equating demographics with privilege, which is a rather dubious thing to do. <BR/><BR/>Is there SOME benefit to being white for SOME people SOME of the time, sure. I think what there is is vastly exagerated, especially when you consider that pretty much ANY form of institutional racism is ILLEGAL now. Heck, look what happened to Imus. He says four racist words, probably more out of stupidity than anything else, on the air and now this old, rich, white guy is out of a job and he's pretty much branded as a racist. I'm not saying he should not have been fired, but it is hard to keep staying with a straight face how pervasive racism is when even a tiny slice of it can basically destroy your career. Where is his white privilege now?DBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805375811782552873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post-43727538946847935692007-04-13T07:45:00.000-04:002007-04-13T07:45:00.000-04:00I'll answer this more thoroughly later, but I did ...I'll answer this more thoroughly later, but I did want to say one thing about my hypothetical. First, how realistic it is is irrelevant to the question - it still should able to be answered. It is also the sort of hypothetical you can expect to get in law school, every time you go to class (in a manner of speaking). What makes it useful is that it narrows down the issue so you can analyze it. <BR/><BR/>And secondly, after seeing Michael Jackson, it is hard to think it isn't unrealistic. ;)DBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805375811782552873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post-40453022057386326422007-04-12T23:51:00.000-04:002007-04-12T23:51:00.000-04:00So what do you think of the systematic white privi...So what do you think of the systematic white privilege what TG and others are talking about? Do you think it exists, or is it just an anti-racism left-wing myth?<BR/><BR/>I myself don't agree with TG's new definition of "racism" as I wrote before, but I don't think that's a big issue here; it's another issue to be discussed, but not directly related to the main point. In the beginning I was outraged by her "all whites are racists" point, but if I interpret "racist" as she did I can agree with her main premise (though "to what extent" privilege exists is another issue). <BR/><BR/>Language is a tool of communication, and she may be re-defining the word "racist" but as she explained her usage we know what she means by that word. Based on HER definition of racism, do you think all whites are racists? I'm not inclined to answer yes because of the impressions I get from the word "racist", but if we analyse it logically it means "all white people are benefiting from the white privilege" which is a morally neutral sentence, in my opinion. <BR/><BR/>Regarding your hypothetical situation, it is sort of hard to argue on that as it is unrealistic; I mean if such virus existed the situations regarding racism would be very much a different one from the one we have now. But I suppose he would benefit from privileges when virus affects him and he becomes white.liberallattehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207277737823588791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post-61644969839265140952007-04-12T18:22:00.000-04:002007-04-12T18:22:00.000-04:00I agree with that but we weren't debating any more...I agree with that but we weren't debating any more. We were just sayin g the same things over and over again and both getting frustrated. I'm sure you can relate. I love having discussions with people I disagree with if either of us make any progress but I might as well just hit my head against a wall talking to TG and her crew.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701486643606672348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post-82396510127132796062007-04-12T14:53:00.000-04:002007-04-12T14:53:00.000-04:00He's a racist. And the only reason I did not post...He's a racist. <BR/><BR/>And the only reason I did not post on TG's blog was because I thought she had banned me, but it turns out, my bad, she didn't. So I put a few posts over there today. <BR/><BR/>I think it is much more interesting to talk with people you don't agree with on everything. While there is something nice about finding those who do agree with you when you feel in the wilderness (like if you are an atheist like me) there is also great value in having to defend one's own ideas, and possibly change them, debating those who disagree with you.DBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805375811782552873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post-49409868223095652562007-04-12T14:17:00.000-04:002007-04-12T14:17:00.000-04:00Because I have decided never to return to TGs blog...Because I have decided never to return to TGs blog (at least as a poster, I RSS'd her blog just to see what's going on there and because it's good to read material you dissagree with from time to time I'll post this here:<BR/><A HREF="http://cornucrapia.blogspot.com/2007/04/solution-indeed.html" REL="nofollow">A solution indeed</A><BR/>Now, is this guy a racist? I'd sure say so but from what I gathered from that blog he's not. I wonder what he is then? The only other term I can think to apply is hate-monger and while that is certainly appropriate, I think racist fits pretty well tooAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701486643606672348noreply@blogger.com