issues in the white community...

[truballa101]

Originally Posted by th3kid

Originally Posted by Truballa101

Originally Posted by hongcouver604

That's somewhat incorrect. Europeans have been oppressing EVERYONE on the planet since the beginning of time. You can look as far back as when languages were coming to be, when the different groups were roaming Angles pillaging any village they felt. 



or  The Great Famine or just look at the US. The British tried to oppress the founders of the US as well. 




Europeans, IMO, are the most evil people historically. They oppressed EVERYONE, including people who belonged to the same area as them. 

You also said blacks need to show more pride in their race because they've been through social injustices. If that's the case, every race on the planet should be more prideful. We've all been oppressed at some point. Black people aren't special. White people aren't special. Asians aren't special. Spanish people aren't special. 




The only man above you is the man you place above you.

Definitely all races and ethnicities should be more prideful, but I'm using black people as an example just because I'm black and obviously I'm a little familiar with black oppression as opposed to other races.
Sure Latinos and Asians get stigmas attached to them just like black people and that's pretty evident.

"Special" is a really vague term...I don't think white people have significantly been oppressed to the point where their generations have had to suffer long term. Obviously, I'm only judging within the last 20 years of my life and not just history books. Just my opinion though.

 

[ham city]

Originally Posted by red mpls

Only read the last couple of pages but based on some of the comments that I've read in here some of you could really benefit from reading up on these complex subjects.  I strongly suggest these books for anyone that is truly interested in developing a greater understanding of a lot of the topics being discussed in this thread:

1.  William Julius Wilson - The Declining Significance Of Race

2.  William Julius Wilson - The Truly Disadvantaged

3.  Elijah Anderson - Code Of The Street

4.  John Hagedorn - A World Of Gangs

5.  Eduardo Bonilla Silva - White Supremacy & Racism In The Post-Civil Rights Era

6.  Eduardo Bonilla Silva - Racism Without Racists

7.  Tim Wise - White Like Me

These books are not only important for white brothers and sisters to read but also for Black folks, the majority of whom experience the manifestation of the issues discussed in these books on a daily basis but (understandably) have little ability to draw larger connections between race, class, structural economic changes, cultural adaptations, etc.  Real life experience is essential but these books helped open my own eyes to how those experiences are connected within a larger framework...

I've only read one of these titles but some of y'all really need to heed this man's advice.

 

[ricky409]

Originally Posted by Essential1

Originally Posted by Hermosa Beach

I'm unemployed, was living in the streets and can't get a job because of priors. Where's my white privilege card at to make my life better?

The term "white privilege" is a joke and is only used by bitter losers who want to blame the white man for their self made struggles

I'm white...  Yes white people do struggle... But don't think for a second that being white isn't easier in America than any other race..

White privilege doesn't mean every white person becomes Warren Buffet, but it does mean the barriers you have are fewer.

For example look at the numerous studies done on employment.  2 identical resumes..  One a common name like "Joseph" "John" "James" etc. etc., and one named a more predominate black name "Jamal" "Kwame" etc. etc.  and the more common name gets a call back a far more disproportionate level than someone with a name more often attributed to a black person..

Getting pulled over.. In DoJ stated that Minorities 3x more likely to their car searched for drugs, http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=702

The jail statistics.
Employment numbers..
High School graduate numbers.. College graduate numbers..
Poverty numbers..
Political Representation


It goes on and on..  Sure white people (hell every person) have it bad in some way, but don't deny that there isn't a privilege to being white in America.

And don't give me, but poor white guys get discriminated on, and have it bad.. OF COURSE THEY DO. So does the poor of every other race.. What white privilege is saying does not ignore the socioeconomic disparities among white people. What white privilege is saying is that even the poor white guy, will have an easier time in America than the poor black guy..  You never heard anyone call Harlem "Real America", but the good old South across every state is often referred to as "Real America"

great answer, famb...

 

[ricky409]

double dribble.