I feel you 100% on all of the prior.
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Originally posted by DSTCHAOS
To address the post I'm quoting:
I have attended 3 PWIs and have had sincere and thoughtful race discussions with only a handful of whites who weren't just attempting to reinforce their privilege. As an undergrad, I received hateful emails from people who, instead of asking questions, wanted to dismiss the validity of anything that paid respect to minorities' contributions to this society. Why do we have Black History Month? Well, why do certain groups of people feel the need to question it? Do these same people question why the contributions of minorities aren't mentioned in most of the standard history books? Some do but most do not.
I am open to questions and comments but I have a radar for bullshit and "privilege speech."
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You've explained what I was going to follow up with as far as privilege with regard to that statement.
Privilege, and some people's lack of an awareness of what privilege is, causes barriers in conversation because those who've benefited from it rarely take the time to understand, or even acknowledge, the other side of the conversation.