Please explain?
What is white privilege?
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Caporegime
You're just not woke enough to be on his level. Him trying to understand you is like us trying to understand a shrub.
Soldato
Shouldn't it have one after the s?
A bit like
"how do we describe the phenomenon that rich people on average do better than poor people in X?"
"how do we describe the phenomenon that Sunnis on average do better than Shias in Saudi Arabia?"
"how do we describe the phenomenon that middle-class people on average do better than working-class people in the UK?"
"how do we describe the phenomenon that Asians on average do better than Black people?"
I'm not saying racism doesn't exist, but in general, it's an oversimplification to put the blame on white people as there are deeper issues here - one that affects all of us, or to claim white privilege is as big as it is as it's the main reason why certain groups are held back.
Soldato
Sorry didn't want to upset you by being gender specific, I suppose we should refer to whatever the offspring self identifies as.
Soldato
Not according to my education. But I'm not going to tell anybody what to do with their apostrophe. Express yourself!
Soldato
The issue is the conclusion. Those kids are starting from the back because they were underprivileged, not because the others have been overprivelaged. The underprivelage stems from ghettoisation and a lack of parental presence more prevelant in African American communities. Frankly there is not a lot the other kids can do about that. They could not run the race but that would be self defeating.
Don
The person you quoted has already explained - there’s not a physical child that is actually being demeaned by referring to it as it.
Soldato
My education was so long ago I've got no idea what I was taught in respect of apostrophes. It just seems that a word with an s after it that is not plural really should have an apostrophe somewhere.
Soldato
Ok, but imagine saying to a parent 'Oh that's so cute, is that it's favourite toy to sleep with.' versus using 'their'. They both convey the same thing, and are grammatically correct, but one is likely to upset someone.
Don
Yes, but in this context there isn’t any child or parents...
Caporegime
Lol calling a human "it" is a brilliant way to start a disagreement in my book too.
Yes it's deeply disrespectful, even if grammatically acceptable. Lol I can't stop laughing
.i guess it's correct in a gender neutral language.... Lol
Yes it's deeply disrespectful, even if grammatically acceptable. Lol I can't stop laughing
.i guess it's correct in a gender neutral language.... Lol
Are you legitimately offended on behalf of something that doesn't exist?
That's a new one.
I know, but I still find it weird that someone would talk about children so impersonally.
Add in that specific poster and his very obvious position around race and it makes me uncomfortable.
Don
It does take offence by proxy to a completely new level
No, you're quite right, it isn't.
In the U.K. being Chinese seems to be an advantage, at least when it comes earnings. Highest median incomes of any ethnic group. Maybe white privilege isn’t all it has cracked up to be...
Man of Honour
What makes you think these are two seperate groups of people? What makes you think people who've faced discrimination and bullying aren't the ones on the street trying to ensure it doesn't happen to others?
Most people aren't racist fullstop. What kind of socioecominic issue would lead to a BAME person not being able to judge someone's charecter?
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