BehindBlueI's
Grandmaster
- Oct 3, 2012
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You have made my point, but do not agree with me.
I just defined what "empirical" and "empirical fact" means. I didn't agree or disagree with you.
You have made my point, but do not agree with me.
That's because it's not obvious to those that benefit from it.
That at sir is complete and total ignorance.
and the most stereotypical typecasting of a race seen in a long time.
if I were to make a broad brush statement about any group, ethnic, racial, social, that this one is priveledged or that one is depressed I would be branded the worst of racist.
I am am not so blind as to not see reality as it is.
go to Appalachia and tell them about their priveledged life. Learn what "Swamp Chicken" is and tell me where the silver spoon of being Caucasian comes from.
I'll ask you a simple question, and this will determine if I'll take you seriously or not. Is there such a thing as wealth and privilege?
Yes,
and it has nothing to do with the color of my skin.
And for anyone to say it is just wants to justify trying to claim it as being owed them or their victimhood in not having it.
if Kennedy had an illegitimate black child, would he be wealthy and priveledged?
whether you sir, take me seriously or not is irrelevant
that is due to him being a d#%.So there's wealth and privilege can correlate, but race and privilege can't?
And funny you mentioned the "what if" concerning JFK. There is an example of what you are speaking. Strom Thurmond had an illegitimate black daughter. She was unable to reveal herself until after his death. She did not share in his privilege nor his considerable wealth (he was a millionaire). She went to black schools and worked at a black hospital. When Thurmond died, and she came forward to identify herself as his daughter, many called her a liar. Joe "You Lie" Wilson initially called her coming forward, "a smear," on his image in an attempt to diminish his legacy. And after the Thurmond family admitted her paternity, Wilson apologized, but still held the belief that she should have never come forward. Yeah, so there's that.
that is due to him being a d#%.
and after she was a acknowledged, did they send her back to "her part of town"
social economics of birth are certainly a contributing factor. Are more blacks born poor? I don't know, go look in the sticks of Kentucky. Few blacks there 30 years ago.
or is white priveledge a recent aquisition?
work ethic, motivation, drive to better yourself and your situation have nothing to do with your race.
priveledge of being born white is not the same as born wealthy, being born black, Hispanic, Indian is not the same as being born poor.
How you live matters
How you see yourself matters
We have taught or Foster kids (and so have our Foster family friends)
You make your life
Don't let anyone make it for you
I don't think you understand the concept.
To to say that one person is priveledged due to being white is just as racist as saying that another is under priveledged for being black.
and just as ignorant
For a place where race is a verboten topic there certainly is a lot of talk about it on INGO.
Its not hard to tell who is what race reading these kind of threads, and which ones feel they are owed something for it. I will say that I am a caucasian male in my late 20's. If any of you think I owe you anything for the color of your skin I invite you to come and look for anything worth taking. Better yet live a week of my life and see how privileged I am to be white. And don't give me that outside looking in argument. I may have gotten hired over a black man (I hate the term "African American" because really, how many of you were actually born in Africa or even been there in your lifetime?) but it wasn't due to the color of my skin. It was due to my overall appearance and demeanor. I come to job interviews in my best suit, clean shaven, I am polite and speak grammatically ( I don't use words like dawg, yo, hommie, fer reel), I sit up, I don't wear a baseball cap (especially not sideways), and I don't smell like pot. So I get the job and the black man claims "white privilege" or racism. No, it is a problem deeply rooted in your culture that you as a people need to work on. I understand that not all of you are that way but it seems a vast majority in my age group are.
Oh and I stay off my cell phone during the interview.
Privilege has nothing to do with owing anybody anything. If that's what you guys think, then no wonder why your so butthurt. You get the job because your well spoken, clean shaven, dressed in a snappy manner, and have the qualifications for the job. And I'm assuming you don't need to defend why you have the job. Well, I am too, but that still didn't let me avoid the label "checkbox" or "token" when I first got hired at my PD, some by officers, some by people other than officers. Despite the fact that I had more education than the vast majority of my peers, worked in LE prior, and spoke Spanish.
For a place where race is a verboten topic there certainly is a lot of talk about it on INGO.
Its not hard to tell who is what race reading these kind of threads, and which ones feel they are owed something for it. I will say that I am a caucasian male in my late 20's. If any of you think I owe you anything for the color of your skin I invite you to come and look for anything worth taking. Better yet live a week of my life and see how privileged I am to be white. And don't give me that outside looking in argument. I may have gotten hired over a black man (I hate the term "African American" because really, how many of you were actually born in Africa or even been there in your lifetime?) but it wasn't due to the color of my skin. It was due to my overall appearance and demeanor. I come to job interviews in my best suit, clean shaven, I am polite and speak grammatically ( I don't use words like dawg, yo, hommie, fer reel), I sit up, I don't wear a baseball cap (especially not sideways), and I don't smell like pot. So I get the job and the black man claims "white privilege" or racism. No, it is a problem deeply rooted in your culture that you as a people need to work on. I understand that not all of you are that way but it seems a vast majority in my age group are.
Oh and I stay off my cell phone during the interview.