We basically left out the slavery stuff, on european soil that is, but we were strong on colonialism, where of course we had slavery too. Plus the profit on slave trade. Non-whites/non-christians are socially disadvantaged here as well. We're not any better than the rest, we're basically just more aware and accepting. A little...
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Try being a 3rd generation descendant from turkish migrants in germany, or from north-african migrants in france, or from indian/pakistani migrants in england.
In Germany, instructions on the machines that sell you metro/tram tickets are written in Turkish. How much more welcoming can it become?
Yes, it's tough to get integrated in a new country. I'm white, male and French, I've lived in the Netherlands for ten years and I've got no friends. I'm not blaming that on my color, religion or origin: it's just that I'm 37, that making friends when you're an adult is hard (especially when your hobbies are abstract algebra and theoretical physics), and that my Dutch isn't good enough to blend perfectly in. In the meanwhile, my medical doctor is called Ahmed Ben Aziz something, so this guy rocked it better than I did.
Yes, it's tough. But it's tough for everyone. When it's tough for a white cis EU citizen nobody bats an eye.
And there is the stale argument of "It happened three hundred for four hundred years ago and it's still your fault." It's like saying It's your fault my family is hungry becuase your great-great grandfather stole a wheel of cheese from my great-great great grandfather, give me money to feed my family.
Just because a white guy is successful does not mean it's because he's privileged. I am a Hispanic woman who pursued a master's degree in special education and make a lot more money than my 'privileged' counterparts.
Sigh.
Privilege does not necessarily mean you will succeed. A lack of privilege does not necessarily mean you will fail. Privilege simply means you have a head start, a leg up, an easier ride. Failing to recognise privilege is a shitty thing to do, as is implying that everyone who doesn't succeed is "just lazy".
Privilege is something that can be taken away from you.
Being born into a wealthy family or poor family is by sheer luck or lack thereof. Succeeding is very subjective. Success differs from person to person, so someone who isn't rich and has a twenty-story house might be succeeding to /them/. I'm black, and I was born into a lower-middle class family. 15 years later, I live in an apartment with a flatscreen, a PS3, and an iPhone(a 4S, but my point still stands).If I had "privilege", or lack thereof, my mother would never be out of Southern Street.and we would still have tube TVs for the entirety of my life and into my adult life. I'm bisexual and don't have "straight" privilege. Have I ever been bullied? No. Am I friend with people who don't like me due to my sexuality, but they person behind it? Yes, plenty. Do I have a chance of discrimination? Yes. But will I face it? Most likely not. Why? I can't remember the last time LGBT right have been incriminated in America, unless it was
Privilege is an excuse for the envious, whose efforts do not reward as much as their peers. While in SOME cases that are few and far between, and nowhere as near as common as dried up gum on the sidewalk, it is not a pressing issue. How does "White Privilege" still exist with so many programs to put minorities first and foremost, and with the craze that sweeping the nation about political correctness and professional victimization? Loudly complaining that the other person has slightly bigger cookie from the cookie jar while you could've selected a different cookie is nothing but spiteful talk. It solves nothing, and creates problems.
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by some idiot radical. I am also male. Do I spread my legs? Because my balls can't take the heat and pressure of my fat legs. Should I be ripped, intelligent, and loyal to death to one woman? No. Why can I show my feelings and hide them in a little box because I got balls and crying is seen as weak and should be shamed as much? I have no idea, I just do it, as I have been raised. Do I get higher pay due to something between my legs. No that gap is bullshit and everyone who's got a brain knows it. Do I have to know how to fix a car, or make a patio, or hunt 12 deer with only a sharp stone and my will, but no ability to make a sandwich? Fuck no. I am also overweight and don't have "thin privilege". Do I have a happy time finding clothes that are plus size? No. Do I have a jolly good time not being able to reach that remote because of the large of fat in my way? Or how about when I take off my clothes and see a lard of fat instead of my legs? No and no. Do I consider myself unlucky?
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NO. This privilege I'm missing out on AIN'T REAL. WHY? It was fabricated by sissy whiny children, and will be continued to be used by such.
Poor thing....probably had to borrow someone's phone to send this guy a message. Can't imagine that she could afford it herself with all of that poverty.
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Try being a 3rd generation descendant from turkish migrants in germany, or from north-african migrants in france, or from indian/pakistani migrants in england.
Yes, it's tough to get integrated in a new country. I'm white, male and French, I've lived in the Netherlands for ten years and I've got no friends. I'm not blaming that on my color, religion or origin: it's just that I'm 37, that making friends when you're an adult is hard (especially when your hobbies are abstract algebra and theoretical physics), and that my Dutch isn't good enough to blend perfectly in. In the meanwhile, my medical doctor is called Ahmed Ben Aziz something, so this guy rocked it better than I did.
Yes, it's tough. But it's tough for everyone. When it's tough for a white cis EU citizen nobody bats an eye.
Privilege does not necessarily mean you will succeed. A lack of privilege does not necessarily mean you will fail. Privilege simply means you have a head start, a leg up, an easier ride. Failing to recognise privilege is a shitty thing to do, as is implying that everyone who doesn't succeed is "just lazy".
Being born into a wealthy family or poor family is by sheer luck or lack thereof. Succeeding is very subjective. Success differs from person to person, so someone who isn't rich and has a twenty-story house might be succeeding to /them/. I'm black, and I was born into a lower-middle class family. 15 years later, I live in an apartment with a flatscreen, a PS3, and an iPhone(a 4S, but my point still stands).If I had "privilege", or lack thereof, my mother would never be out of Southern Street.and we would still have tube TVs for the entirety of my life and into my adult life. I'm bisexual and don't have "straight" privilege. Have I ever been bullied? No. Am I friend with people who don't like me due to my sexuality, but they person behind it? Yes, plenty. Do I have a chance of discrimination? Yes. But will I face it? Most likely not. Why? I can't remember the last time LGBT right have been incriminated in America, unless it was