Had a shot, back in Jan.

Here's what I said then:

I'm not privileged, though compared to most of the world's population my parents were really loaded, compared to most of the UK's population, they really weren't. Not all my decisions have been good ones. I don't earn a lot by UK standards, though by world standards I'm f**king minted (but UK cost of living, etc).

I do have white privilege. No-one's ever given me a kicking, sworn at me, refused to give me a job, belittled me or made me feel worthless because my skin is brown. It isn't. I'm a white man. I think I understand racism because growing up in the 70s I saw it and joined groups opposed to it. But I've never experienced it myself and my perspective on it can never be the same as someone who has. It's white "privilege" because that's given me a freedom to live my life, however badly I've done that, that someone who isn't white hasn't enjoyed.

They're two different things.

Posted By: Yurik Hunt on September 10th 2020 at 20:45:07

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So anyway,let's break down the implications of the phrase "white (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 10, 18:21:54
- Had a shot, back in Jan. (General Chat) - Yurik Hunt, Sep 10, 20:45:07
  - Nah.that's lovely,I know black people are discriminated against but I also know (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 10, 20:54:26
    - You lying bastard. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 10, 20:55:12
      - ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Yurik Hunt, Sep 10, 20:57:49
        
        Dickhead. White privilege also implies every decision (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 10, 21:03:40
        
        No obviously it doesn't, yes obviously they are, but honestly I have better things to do (General Chat) - Yurik Hunt, Sep 10, 21:10:51
        
        The world goes on without you .You silly little bugger, (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 10, 21:19:32
- I wonder where that phrase came from anyway? And have (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 10, 18:45:47
  - Course they have (General Chat) - Yurik Hunt, Sep 10, 20:52:48
    - No it's not is it,you're trolling now. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 10, 20:57:29
      - ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Yurik Hunt, Sep 10, 20:58:35
  - The old boys network probably does (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Sep 10, 19:01:42
    - Having said that, it's more to do with the class system than anything racial (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Sep 10, 19:06:49
      - Exactly. There has to be police reform ,and much better (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 10, 19:23:31
    - My grandparents lived in Eaton. Didn't attain high office having said that. (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 10, 19:06:03
      - My typo,I who is have said Eton (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Sep 10, 19:09:33
        
        Not quite, but very pretty (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 10, 19:11:26
        
        Is the Swans still there? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 10, 20:10:04
        
        Was the pond there then? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 10, 19:24:35
        
        I should have said (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Sep 10, 19:10:14

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