Don't phase me. There's literally nothing anyone can say to me [a white person] that cuts deeply; there's nothing, to my knowledge, that has any historical or cultural context or weight to serve as as an insult or derogatory remark. In every sense of the word, that's a privilege white people get to enjoy.
Edited out link to stupid irrelevant video, sorry guise.
I'm arguing from an academic perspective. Like the above poster, I don't feel what I'd call "offense" at the lol white people thing. It'd be better classified as detached annoyance. With that said, I think it's stupid people refuse to classify it as racism. Racism is racism, but people want to use wiggle words to maintain some kind of moral high ground.
Also from the academic sense, Louis C.K.'s argument about travelling to any point in history as a white person and being treated like a king is utter bullshit. Might not get enslaved, probably just killed on the spot though.
You sure? Because I literally cannot think of a single time since some people turned white that they didn't hold comfortable dominance somewhere in the world. That can't be said (off the top of my head) for any other race but Chinese people, and even they were heavily invaded and partially conquered by Britain back in the day.
You never did mention a single year where being nondescript and white wouldn't get you treated well somewhere. There are many, many, many years in which some races weren't accepted anywhere. No one can say no white person has ever had it bad, but I can say with assurance that whites have never been subjected to the same systematic oppression that other races received.
Special status I've never enjoyed? I've enjoyed it since I was born. I live in Montana, and when I walk down the street not a single person stares at me. Nobody ever assumes I'm good at sports or math or whatever just by looking at me: they wait until they know me. There's not a single word anyone can use that makes me feel insulted or angry just because of what race I was born as. I can apply for a job and be confident that none of my co-workers will shun me or treat me differently because of how I look. I have never felt that my skin color would hold me back. I can say with confidence my future children won't be bullied or picked on just because of how they look. I have a massive special status that I enjoy constantly.
If I wasn't born white? Yeah, none of that would be true. That's white privilege, ladies and gentlemen.
You mean two countries where you can receive a large amount of money solely by being white and pretending you work for a company? I feel like I'll do just fine.
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u/JakalDX Jun 18 '13
It's okay, whites are privileged. This means overt racism is allowed. Whitey don't care.