Do you believe in privilege? White privilege, etc?
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Anyone who cries about this privilege stuff needs to realize this reality:
Life isn't fair.
No one cares.
Work harder.
Life isn't fair.
No one cares.
Work harder.
If a caucasian person moved to India, or China, Nigeria, or any country where the indigenous population isn't white....would anyone over there be trying to ignite a Leftist social justice movement counteracting brown or asian privilege?
No, because this is purely a Western idea, much like many of the Leftist social ideologies.
No One Cares.
Work Harder.
Stop Crying
White privileged still exists in many of the countries you are describing. It’s a hold-over from colonialism and the days of the British Empire.
In India, for example, light-coloured skin is still considered a sign of beauty. Being white is still associated with wealth, power, and beauty despite the fact that India kicked the Brits out back in 1947.
The same phenomenon exists in the African American community. After all of the changes that have been achieved over the years in the Civil Rights movement, it is ironic how things like this can persevere…but they do.
It’s interesting how much the Far Right share in common with Radical Islam…including a rejection of traditional western values.
Advocating for Social Justice is hard work.No One Cares.
Work Harder.
Stop Crying
Living in poverty in an oppressive society is hard work.
The fact that you are so upset about this suggests that you do in fact care…and you are pretty mad about it…Good.
Advocating for Social Justice and working hard are not mutually exclusive; they kinda go together.
Not just India. Check out posts on the Asian forum, where numbnut posters often ask whether the reviewed sp
is fair skinned or not, and some will "deduct" points accordingly.
Yes…and it will be Asian men who want fair-skinned Asian women. White privilege is pervasive.
Which begs the question. Who perpetuates it?
From my experience, it's none other than non-whites themselves.
You see it at the family level especially in mixed families, as kids, in school, in non-white or mixed cultures (in my experience).
It's the darker skinned folks themselves who are guilty of favoring the fair skinned boy or girl in the family or in the classroom
or who reflexively think a not-so-easy-on-the-eyes blonde is "attractive" just because.
So what's my point? don't blame whitey
People can blame whomever they wish; for purposes of this discussion, though, I believe it’s evident that White Privilege is indeed a real thing.Which begs the question. Who perpetuates it?
From my experience, it's none other than non-whites themselves.
You see it at the family level especially in mixed families, as kids, in school, in non-white or mixed cultures (in my experience).
It's the darker skinned folks themselves who are guilty of favoring the fair skinned boy or girl in the family or in the classroom
or who reflexively think a not-so-easy-on-the-eyes blonde is "attractive" just because.
So what's my point? don't blame whitey
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There is valid reasoning for fair skin attraction.
In agrarian societies an unsuntanned complexion shows the person is of high value and does not have to labour in the fields. A person who is provided for in terms of food and shelter.
Unlike modern mores where a tanned person implies leisure time to bask.
Yes… Having a sun tan became a sign of beauty in white US/Canadian culture in the early 1960’s with the advent of modern commercial air travel. People from the East Coast who were wealthy enough to fly down to Florida for a vacation could display their wealth by coming back to NYC in the middle of the winter with a sun tan.
There is that in the black community. Funny the ebony ladies will say the complexion of the bloke not a big deal for them, but every single ebony lady i know or have dated says the black blokes very much care about the lighter complexions and will favour the lighter ladies. There was a status element in the Caribbean along the lines above and you'll see the lighter skinned ladies walk around with an umbrella to keep the sun off them.
I got into a fight with a woman at work who was in love the the Royals. She said that Megan Markle didn't look all that black so it was no big deal. Nobody should be upset. I couldn't get her to see that was in any way racist.
I had a girlfriend from Northern China who was divorced from a guy from Hong Kong. They had a cute little boy together. The dad had issues with the boy because he said his skin was too dark. He preferred white skinned Chinese kids. Go figure. The kid was/ is a handsome little guy.
I had a girlfriend from Northern China who was divorced from a guy from Hong Kong. They had a cute little boy together. The dad had issues with the boy because he said his skin was too dark. He preferred white skinned Chinese kids. Go figure. The kid was/ is a handsome little guy.
Simply noticing a lot of SPs won't openly see non-White men, but explicitly don't state it, tells you enough that White privileged is a thing. But, every white, black, brown, or asian girl I've ever seen has been on board on the spot and never had a problem with me being White.
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...Except real.
It is stupid to pretend that simply being white gives one a great life but it does take away some barriers others face. As I've pointed out many times, learning to speak 'properly' and dress appropriately makes poverty and other disadvantages white guys have invisible to those around you.
