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To: Kaslin
“All whites in America have the immeasurable advantage of “white privilege.” This is taught to students in most American universities.”

This gives me a laugh.

My family came here in the 20’s from Asia Minor.

We LOOK European... no two ways about it.

All my life growing up and STILL, I experience a bias against me.

Sometimes is subtle, sometimes it isn't.

I KNOW there are jobs I didn't get because of it... I am certain that the guy I was supposed to marry didn't follow through, because I had too many letters in my last name and his family objected, my boss treats me like something she'd scrape off her shoe... she's completely inimical to me and thinks that no one notices it. She behaves like this to no one else here... it is the same everywhere I have ever worked. As I say, sometimes it's subtle and sometimes, not.

It ain't just America and it ain't just people of color who experience ‘bias’.

It's people...ALL PEOPLE because humanity basically stinks. And unless you are REALLY in love with your victimhood and excessively immature, you just get over it and have a life in spite of the rejection and hostility!! Actually, it motivates you to overcome and succeed no matter what.

6 posted on 07/23/2013 6:48:11 AM PDT by SMARTY ("The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms." H. Amiel)
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To: SMARTY
This is taught to students in most American universities

If anyone were inclined to resort to violence, in order to save our Republic, widespread assassination of leftist "academics" would be a plausible tactic.

But that would wrong, of course.

9 posted on 07/23/2013 6:58:11 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: SMARTY

Hi, SMARTY! ;-) No knock against you but, “because I had too many letters in my last name” reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Jerry says, “Ya gotta watch out for people who have seven consonants in a row in their last names!” LOL

Also, “It’s people...ALL PEOPLE because humanity basically stinks,” is very profound and is basically true because all people carry around with them certain pre-conceived notions about everything and everyone.

I agree with everything else you said. ;-)


12 posted on 07/23/2013 9:03:57 AM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Learn three chords and you, too, can be a Rock Star!)
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