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Originally Posted by paulgiamatti
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It's not racist to point out that white people enjoy more privilege than anyone else in our society, just as it's not sexist to point out that being male in a patriarchal society automatically puts you in a place of greater power and freedom than women.
Pointing out that the status-quo is not a level playing field and results in a world where shitty things like the exploitation of human beings happens on a daily basis is not indicative of a prejudicial worldview on my part, but of prejudices that are inflicted upon minorities of both ethnicity and gender on a daily basis.
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While I agree with your sentiment, the quote that was called classist/racist was calling those privilaged middle class white people "leeches" which crosses the line into classism/racism because it's more than simply "pointing it out".
09-02-2014, 02:26 AM
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