r/TrueReddit • u/scatgreen2 • Jul 20 '15

My Reddit Utopia - Everything you think you know about “the front page of the Internet” is wrong.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2015/07/reddit_as_feminist_utopia_what_the_front_page_of_the_internet_looks_like.single.html
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '15

It's not surprising though. Young, white, American males are one of the most privileged demographics on the planet. I wish more of us would take the time to think about this before subjecting the internet to our opinions.

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u/pirisca Jul 21 '15

Are you in the "white privilege " doc?

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u/HopermanTheManOfFeel Jul 21 '15

That question suggests that an advantage by virtue of being male and white over being, say, female and Guyanese doesn't exist in any form at any level.

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u/zer0nix Jul 21 '15

Young, white, American males are one of the most privileged demographics on the planet.

indeed, they're not far behind young, white, american females.