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LunSei @DocSeuss Needs A Good Day
Way to miss the point entirely, dude.
See how your life sucks?
If you were gay, or black, or a woman, it would be even worse than it already is.
No one said white people have an happy life. What we're saying is that, in the SAME conditions, minorities have it more difficult.
But then again, your post is more about your personal life and your personal bitterness than it is about the situation of minorities.
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frizzlestick @DocSeuss Needs A Good Day
I fail to see how any of your examples lead into something beyond your own understanding. I don't doubt that your life is hard, but to make a blanket statement about how wrong the author is because your life and the people you know don't have any privileges due to being white is a gross misunderstanding of the point he's trying to make. He didn't say that since you're white you should have no problems. This is based on the world as a whole, not inside the bubble you live in. It's going to be different for everyone. In your case, your race and gender haven't benefited you, and you believe in fact have hurt you. That could be the case, I'm not going to say I understand your entire life situation. I feel you missed the point the article was making about the advantages that SWM can have in the world over others. It's not everyone. I'm SWM and I don't enjoy many of the advantages that should come with it. I don't, however, discount that due to my life experiences that the statistics across the US show that I am in better conditions than most. The news of late has been nothing but laws being passed that deny women access to medical procedures, judges being thrown out because they are gay, gay couples being denied civil rights. This is the conversation the author is trying to spur, not how hard you personally have had it. He wants people to see that someone who isn't white, male, or straight can have it much harder than someone who is.
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Jenny from the rock (not the block) @DocSeuss Needs A Good Day
It's a really tough one. You're subject to undue stress and rediculous societal expectations, but on the other hand you won't be the next Trayvon Martin. Economically, you're no better off…but you're less likely to be wrongfully arrested if that makes any sense.
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