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It's time to talk about 'black privilege'
CNN ^ | March 31, 2016 | John Blake

Posted on 04/03/2016 5:01:31 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Here's some good news for all you black folks complaining about racism in America.

You don't know how good you have it.

At least that's the message I heard during one of the strangest conversations I've ever had about race. I was talking about the concept of white privilege -- the belief that being white comes with unearned advantages and everyday perks that its recipients are often unaware of. I asked a white retiree if he believed in the existence of white privilege. He said no, but there was another type of privilege he wanted to talk about:

"Black privilege."

Confused by his answer, I asked him to give me an example of a perk that I enjoyed as a black man that he couldn't. His answer: "Black History Month."

"In America you can't even talk about whiteness," said Drew Domalick, who lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin. "If you try to embrace being white, you are portrayed as being a racist. If we had a White History Month, that would be viewed as a racist holiday."

Domalick isn't the only one who believes in black privilege. The term is being deployed in conservative circles as a rhetorical counterattack to the growing use of the term "white privilege." It's part of a larger transformation: White is becoming the new black....

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: bfac; blacks; criminals; racism; savagery; thugs; violent; whites
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1 posted on 04/03/2016 5:01:31 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And , it’s time to talk about White history month!!


2 posted on 04/03/2016 5:04:21 PM PDT by WENDLE (I guess)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I have no interest in ‘black privilege’, ‘white privilege’, or any other racist nonsense. I will judge people by the content of their character - period. If some bigoted snowflake doesn’t like that, I will ignore their whining and go on with life.


3 posted on 04/03/2016 5:05:29 PM PDT by Pollster1 (Somebody who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20% traitor. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Why do 17% of overpaid Federal jobs go to blacks when they only make up 13% of the population?


4 posted on 04/03/2016 5:06:01 PM PDT by Bon mots
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“The first shall become last and the last shall become first”


5 posted on 04/03/2016 5:06:04 PM PDT by Company Man (I've got a Princess Bride quote and I'm not afraid to use it)
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To: WENDLE

And the Congressional White Caucus in Congress.


6 posted on 04/03/2016 5:06:38 PM PDT by HotHunt
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7 posted on 04/03/2016 5:07:21 PM PDT by Bon mots
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8 posted on 04/03/2016 5:08:04 PM PDT by Bon mots
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To: WENDLE

Men’s History Month too?


9 posted on 04/03/2016 5:08:16 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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OHHH Excellent suggestion. How about MEN’S HEALTH MONTH?


10 posted on 04/03/2016 5:09:44 PM PDT by WENDLE (I guess)
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Black privilege:

On TV ads for home security systems, the would-be burglar CANNOT be black. Only white people break in and steal stuff.

On TV ads, the clueless shopper who cannot manage simple tasks will ALWAYS be white. The knowledgeable sales rep who can make everything OK will frequently be a helpful black fellow.

Black men can date either black women or white women. Who would dare to question the man's taste? But a white man must only date white women. To be seen with a black woman is to invite trouble. It can be done, but it's risky. so it tends to have limited visibility.

The list is actually pretty endless.

11 posted on 04/03/2016 5:10:05 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (I don't know what Claire Wolfe is thinking, but I know what I'm thinking.)
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To: HotHunt

I want the NAAWP!!


12 posted on 04/03/2016 5:11:13 PM PDT by WENDLE (I guess)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I read it all. I won’t feel guilt about anything race related ever. It was in God’s hands to place me where I am today. I will not feel bad about what the Almighty has done.
If anyone e wants to talk about priviledge or poor me syndrome, I urge them to pick up a shovel, chain saw, book, whatever, and get their behinds to work!


13 posted on 04/03/2016 5:11:48 PM PDT by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
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To: WENDLE

White LIVES MATTER?


14 posted on 04/03/2016 5:12:19 PM PDT by WENDLE (I guess)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s white chagrin and black opportunistics.

The left will continuously use white-black disparities as a blunt weapon against the right, and we’ll forever be embarrassed at the actions of a very few and resentful for having for to be so.


15 posted on 04/03/2016 5:13:05 PM PDT by Fhios (Going Donald Trump is as close to going John Galt as we'll get.)
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“There are two races of men in this world but only these two: the race of the decent man and the race of the indecent man.” —Viktor Frankl


16 posted on 04/03/2016 5:16:54 PM PDT by onedoug
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Working white heterosexuals are now the only group it is socially permissable to mock and insult. In fact, it’s even encouraged.


17 posted on 04/03/2016 5:18:29 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
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A friend I work with was asked how he feels when people don’t treat bim right because of his color.

I interrupted and informed them the premise was stupid, as this fellow is from Ghana:

You are implying a condition one has supposedly lived with all their lives.

This fellow is from Africa and happy to live in a land of boundless opportunities.

Black people live in American and have a chip on their shoulder...


18 posted on 04/03/2016 5:19:29 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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"It's time to talk about 'black privilege'"


19 posted on 04/03/2016 5:19:50 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Can we please kill the guy already who invented the saying "My bad"?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Affirmative action is one of many, did he forget about that?


20 posted on 04/03/2016 5:21:01 PM PDT by Trillian
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