tree_ wrote:And in holding this idea, I do not appreciate being seen as a white man with white man opinions any more than I would as a black man.
You're slipping into Rachel Dolezal territory here: "From the comfort of my entire life as a white man, let me pretend for a moment what I would feel if I were a black man."
Just because I'm white doesn't mean you know me and the unique challenges I've faced as a human being.
So what? I can guarantee they're nothing like the typical black male experience.
Lol you absolutely can't. Jesus you people are letting tree of all people run mental circles around you.
tree_ wrote:And in holding this idea, I do not appreciate being seen as a white man with white man opinions any more than I would as a black man.
You're slipping into Rachel Dolezal territory here: "From the comfort of my entire life as a white man, let me pretend for a moment what I would feel if I were a black man."
Just because I'm white doesn't mean you know me and the unique challenges I've faced as a human being.
So what? I can guarantee they're nothing like the typical black male experience.
Lol you absolutely can't. Jesus you people are letting tree of all people run mental circles around you.
BurtReynolds wrote:I'm not gonna wade into this one, but here's my favorite bit of racial identity politics to counter the brain dead "angry white men" trope...
That's your favorite one? Literally, your favorite?
I agree with nearly everything tree_ has said and I get why he is annoyed. you guys feel you have the right to judge his experience based on superficial characteristics. meanwhile many of his posts indicate he's been through some heavy stuff. when it comes down to it, it all reeks of some priveleged folks speaking on behalf of a minority.
Dev wrote:I agree with nearly everything tree_ has said and I get why he is annoyed. you guys feel you have the right to judge his experience based on superficial characteristics. meanwhile many of his posts indicate he's been through some heavy stuff. when it comes down to it, it all reeks of some priveleged folks speaking on behalf of a minority.
Every single person on RM is privileged.
relatively speaking? seems like a meaningless critique.
Dev wrote:I agree with nearly everything tree_ has said and I get why he is annoyed. you guys feel you have the right to judge his experience based on superficial characteristics. meanwhile many of his posts indicate he's been through some heavy stuff. when it comes down to it, it all reeks of some priveleged folks speaking on behalf of a minority.
That seems like a bizarre take-away, to be honest. Are you sure you're not just being contrarian to pick a fight and stir some shit? Trag and I aren't judging him or his experiences. I believe has been through some heavy stuff and I'm sure that stuff has had a powerful affect on his worldview. None of that has anything to do with what tree was talking about as I understood it. But, again, I admit, I got a lost in exactly what we were discussing. So, maybe I'm wrong.
Dev wrote:I agree with nearly everything tree_ has said and I get why he is annoyed. you guys feel you have the right to judge his experience based on superficial characteristics. meanwhile many of his posts indicate he's been through some heavy stuff. when it comes down to it, it all reeks of some priveleged folks speaking on behalf of a minority.
Every single person on RM is privileged.
relatively speaking? seems like a meaningless critique.
Dev wrote:I agree with nearly everything tree_ has said and I get why he is annoyed. you guys feel you have the right to judge his experience based on superficial characteristics. meanwhile many of his posts indicate he's been through some heavy stuff. when it comes down to it, it all reeks of some priveleged folks speaking on behalf of a minority.
Every single person on RM is privileged.
relatively speaking? seems like a meaningless critique.
How is it meaningless?
because everyone is priveleged relatively speaking..
Dev wrote:I agree with nearly everything tree_ has said and I get why he is annoyed. you guys feel you have the right to judge his experience based on superficial characteristics. meanwhile many of his posts indicate he's been through some heavy stuff. when it comes down to it, it all reeks of some priveleged folks speaking on behalf of a minority.
That seems like a bizarre take-away, to be honest. Are you sure you're not just being contrarian to pick a fight and stir some shit? Trag and I aren't judging him or his experiences. I believe has been through some heavy stuff and I'm sure that stuff has had a powerful affect on his worldview. None of that has anything to do with what tree was talking about as I understood it. But, again, I admit, I got a lost in exactly what we were discussing. So, maybe I'm wrong.
