EDITORIAL: What I Said When My White Friend Asked for My Black Opinion on White Privilege

[IM2]

Tried my white privilege card the other day...
The discount isn't as much as one would believe.View attachment 257461

Denial is all part of it. Now go on and talk to the white person who determined this and talk to her about your white privilege card.

Calling the premise pure bullshit is not denial. That white person and her self imposed guilt doesn't speak for me.

It's denial. There is no such thing as white guilt and apparently you are happy with being given free stuff.

What free stuff?
Sorry, but your tiresome crying is falling on deaf ears.

To feel bad about unearned privilege one would be required to feel guilt....moron.

The only one crying is you. I'm holding a mirror to your face and you can't face what you see. Whites have gotten free stuff since 7-4-1776. That's what free stuff.

 

[Defiant1]

This editorial is in response to a white person who could not understand the concept of white privilege. Why that person decided to ask a black person about it instead of the white person who created the concept once again shows ignorance of an issue and a willingness by some whites to dismiss any thought that perhaps whites have been the prime beneficiary of racial preferences.

EDITORIAL: What I Said When My White Friend Asked for My Black Opinion on White Privilege

by Lori Lakin Hutcherson, GBN Editor-in-Chief

Yesterday I was tagged in a post by an old high school friend, asking me and a few others a very public, direct question about white privilege and racism. I feel compelled not only to publish his query but also my response to it, as it may be a helpful discourse for more than just a handful of folks on Facebook.

Here’s his post:

“To all of my Black or mixed race FB friends, I must profess a blissful ignorance of this “White Privilege” of which I’m apparently guilty of possessing. By not being able to fully put myself in the shoes of someone from a background/race/religion/gender/ nationality/body type that differs from my own makes me part of the problem, according to what I’m now hearing. Despite my treating everyone with respect and humor my entire life (as far as I know), I’m somehow complicit in the misfortune of others. I’m not saying I’m colorblind, but whatever racism/sexism/other -ism my life experience has instilled in me stays within me, and is not manifested in the way I treat others (which is not the case with far too many, I know).

So that I may be enlightened, can you please share with me some examples of institutional racism that have made an indelible mark upon you? If I am to understand this, I need people I know personally to show me how I’m missing what’s going on. Personal examples only. I’m not trying to be insensitive, I only want to understand (but not from the media). I apologize if this comes off as crass or offends anyone.”

Here’s my response:

EDITORIAL: What I Said When My White Friend Asked for My Black Opinion on White Privilege

Of course you don't care. You're happy to be given unearned things. That is your history.

Yep, they are called unalienable rights.
You have them too, but you have to exercise your responsibility to keep and protect them.

 

[IM2]

Because racism in the criminal justice system has been proven. So whites DO have something to do with it.

The Justice system is imperfect, but not systemically racist.

About 90% of felons grew up fatherless.

The main reason there are so many blacks in jail is because there are so many black criminals.

This is a direct result of Democrat/Liberal policies that were designed to put a large portion of Black Americans into an underclass that would depend on Government programs for survival.

Black Chicago residents aren't suffering from White Privilege. They're suffering from generations of voluntary slavery to the Democrat Party.

Wrong answer Cletus.

 

[IM2]

This editorial is in response to a white person who could not understand the concept of white privilege. Why that person decided to ask a black person about it instead of the white person who created the concept once again shows ignorance of an issue and a willingness by some whites to dismiss any thought that perhaps whites have been the prime beneficiary of racial preferences.

EDITORIAL: What I Said When My White Friend Asked for My Black Opinion on White Privilege

by Lori Lakin Hutcherson, GBN Editor-in-Chief

Yesterday I was tagged in a post by an old high school friend, asking me and a few others a very public, direct question about white privilege and racism. I feel compelled not only to publish his query but also my response to it, as it may be a helpful discourse for more than just a handful of folks on Facebook.

Here’s his post:

“To all of my Black or mixed race FB friends, I must profess a blissful ignorance of this “White Privilege” of which I’m apparently guilty of possessing. By not being able to fully put myself in the shoes of someone from a background/race/religion/gender/ nationality/body type that differs from my own makes me part of the problem, according to what I’m now hearing. Despite my treating everyone with respect and humor my entire life (as far as I know), I’m somehow complicit in the misfortune of others. I’m not saying I’m colorblind, but whatever racism/sexism/other -ism my life experience has instilled in me stays within me, and is not manifested in the way I treat others (which is not the case with far too many, I know).

So that I may be enlightened, can you please share with me some examples of institutional racism that have made an indelible mark upon you? If I am to understand this, I need people I know personally to show me how I’m missing what’s going on. Personal examples only. I’m not trying to be insensitive, I only want to understand (but not from the media). I apologize if this comes off as crass or offends anyone.”

Here’s my response:

EDITORIAL: What I Said When My White Friend Asked for My Black Opinion on White Privilege

Of course you don't care. You're happy to be given unearned things. That is your history.

Yep, they are called unalienable rights.
You have them too, but you have to exercise your responsibility to keep and protect them.

Another delusional answer.

 

[IM2]

This editorial is in response to a white person who could not understand the concept of white privilege. Why that person decided to ask a black person about it instead of the white person who created the concept once again shows ignorance of an issue and a willingness by some whites to dismiss any thought that perhaps whites have been the prime beneficiary of racial preferences.

EDITORIAL: What I Said When My White Friend Asked for My Black Opinion on White Privilege

by Lori Lakin Hutcherson, GBN Editor-in-Chief

Yesterday I was tagged in a post by an old high school friend, asking me and a few others a very public, direct question about white privilege and racism. I feel compelled not only to publish his query but also my response to it, as it may be a helpful discourse for more than just a handful of folks on Facebook.

Here’s his post:

“To all of my Black or mixed race FB friends, I must profess a blissful ignorance of this “White Privilege” of which I’m apparently guilty of possessing. By not being able to fully put myself in the shoes of someone from a background/race/religion/gender/ nationality/body type that differs from my own makes me part of the problem, according to what I’m now hearing. Despite my treating everyone with respect and humor my entire life (as far as I know), I’m somehow complicit in the misfortune of others. I’m not saying I’m colorblind, but whatever racism/sexism/other -ism my life experience has instilled in me stays within me, and is not manifested in the way I treat others (which is not the case with far too many, I know).

So that I may be enlightened, can you please share with me some examples of institutional racism that have made an indelible mark upon you? If I am to understand this, I need people I know personally to show me how I’m missing what’s going on. Personal examples only. I’m not trying to be insensitive, I only want to understand (but not from the media). I apologize if this comes off as crass or offends anyone.”

Here’s my response:

EDITORIAL: What I Said When My White Friend Asked for My Black Opinion on White Privilege

Of course you don't care. You're happy to be given unearned things. That is your history.

What "Unearned" things? LOL

Study history. Then understand how that history impacts us now. The claim of that was in the past was rendered meritless by this comment:

Spoken by a white man.

 

[MAGAman]

The only one crying is you. I'm holding a mirror to your face and you can't face what you see. Whites have gotten free stuff since 7-4-1776. That's what free stuff.

It's not 1776. Nobody here was alive then.

All good children of good parents that don't love in a Democrat shit-hole can succeed they try.

 

[MAGAman]

Wrong answer Cletus.

Not the right answer for the victim class, Willie.

 

[IM2]

The only one crying is you. I'm holding a mirror to your face and you can't face what you see. Whites have gotten free stuff since 7-4-1776. That's what free stuff.

It's not 1776. Nobody here was alive then.

All good children of good parents that don't love in a Democrat shit-hole can succeed they try.

Try a new line.

 

[IM2]

Wrong answer Cletus.

Not the right answer for the victim class, Willie.

I know, that's why I told Cletus he did not have the right answer. You whites are the victim class.

 

[MarcATL]

uhm am no rocket scientist like you, but it means





Anyone in America can achieve what ever they fucking want


It's not a libtard socialist commie country


.

OK, that was quite an outburst.

But what does Obama being President have to do w/the OP, dunce?

 

[MarcATL]

We know.

You and many other whites in this racist country simply don't give a rat about black people.

No need to advertise it.

 

[MarcATL]

Her 2nd reason...

2. When my older sister was 5, a white boy named Mark called her a “******” after she beat him in a race at school. She didn’t know what it meant but in her gut, she knew it was bad. This was the first time I’d seen my father the kind of angry that has nowhere to go. I somehow understood it was because not only had some boy verbally assaulted his daughter and had gotten away with it, it had way too early introduced her (and me) to that term and the reality of what it meant – that some white people would be cruel and careless with black people’s feelings just because of our skin color. Or our achievement. If it’s unclear in any way, the point here is if you’ve NEVER had a defining moment in your childhood or your life, where you realize your skin color alone makes other people hate you, you have white privilege.

 

[IM2]

White privilege demonstration. It's real.

Having 2 parents is a privilege.

Learning self reliance is a privilege.

Being taught honor, decency, morality, and generosity is a privilege.

Learning to earn your way by your deeds is a privilege.

Not growing up in a Democrat run shit-hole is a privilege.

Being taught you are equal, and don't need racist Government programs to succeed is a privilege.

When will whites learn these things?

I live in a shit hole state ruined by republicans, you can try another line.

 

[IM2]

Tried my white privilege card the other day...
The discount isn't as much as one would believe.View attachment 257461

Denial is all part of it. Now go on and talk to the white person who determined this and talk to her about your white privilege card.

Damned if I know how you tell the difference between "white privilege" and black failure.

I don't know anything about black failure. But what I see is a failing white system built on racism.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

We know.

You and many other whites in this racist country simply don't give a rat about black people.

No need to advertise it.

Fake negro USMB Poster sez wha...?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Clearly conservatives responding to this thread didn't bother to read the article; such is the willfully ignorant right .

 

[IM2]

We know.

You and many other whites in this racist country simply don't give a rat about black people.

No need to advertise it.

Fake negro USMB Poster sez wha...?

He ain't fake. The imaginary black you make who agree with your racism and just take it, are.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

We know.

You and many other whites in this racist country simply don't give a rat about black people.

No need to advertise it.

Fake negro USMB Poster sez wha...?

He ain't fake. The imaginary black you make who agree with your racism and just take it, are.

LOL.

Sure.

 

[impuretrash]

I made it to number ten of little miss snowflake's list of minor inconveniences she's faced and blown out of proportion until my tolerance for petty bullshit reached it's limit.

 

[IM2]

We know.

You and many other whites in this racist country simply don't give a rat about black people.

No need to advertise it.

Fake negro USMB Poster sez wha...?

He ain't fake. The imaginary black you make who agree with your racism and just take it, are.

LOL.

Sure.

Since I am black and see that every black person here says what Marc does, it is apparent you have made up blacks that don't exist.