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Originally Posted by DrPhil
There's no such thing as a pure race issue. Race and socioeconomic status are highly correlated.
No, someone is generic and an attempt at political correctness and exaggerated inclusion. Whites who are used to lower pay are at an advantage to Blacks who are used to lower pay. Socioeconomic status does not have an equal effect on Blacks and whites. That's why Blacks are disproportionately of the lower socioeconomic status. That's why Blacks of the higher socioeconomic status are still racially profiled in lending and so forth. That's why whites have a higher level of social mobility than Blacks. While most people who were raised poor will remain poor, whites are more likely than Blacks to move up the social ladder as they age and if they acquire human capital and social capital. White privilege is one reason for that.
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I know all about white privilege and how it's impacted us (I assume this was informational for those who are lurking). I had an issue, though, because of this post:
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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk
Because a black person would work for less due to being traditionally disadvantaged, thus giving them a cost advantage.
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I interpreted it as "blacks [in general] are used to lower wages." Even though I have worked for low wages, I wouldn't say I'm "used" to them. 1) I know I'm more valuable than that, 2) I know how working in an environment like that would negatively affect me, and 3) I have resources to pull myself up so that I don't have to "settle" into low wages. I'm sure the same could be said for several people in my position, black, white, or otherwise.
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Has their rhetoric ever translated into action? Ask them that next time. It sounds good in theory but theory without practice means nothing.
And1 let's think of minorities who have family responsibilities. If you have mouths to feed, a racist motherfucker is something you would rather deal with than having to deal with not being able to provide for your family.
And2 capitalists are capitalists. Most employees will never meet the Head Capitalist in Charge so they don't know WHO they are helping to make money. They may be blessed with a really nice manager (although there are plenty of nice racists) but unbeknownst to you the CEO is a complete racist asshole. His/Her board room antics, for example, aren't common knowledge among those on the lower end of the totem pole.
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I don't believe it has. And after all of my talk about not living in a vacuum
These points make sense.
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