LGBT
Related: About this forumI love it when people get offended when you talk about real issues
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024419958I guess we should all shut up and quit complaining because it makes some people feel uncomfortable.
Squinch
(50,957 posts)allies," argument, I always wonder how good of an ally they were in the first place.
"You are talking about it too much." "You are getting too offended by ______"
Uh, I'm talking about it because it is still a relevant point, and I got offended because it was offensive.
Squinch
(50,957 posts)need to talk about it A LOT more."
Aerows
(39,961 posts)That video was offensive, but also illuminating in the respect that people in a privileged group get pissed off when called on it, don't understand what the problem is, and aren't willing to see that they might just be part of the problem. The arrogance is akin to "let them eat cake".
Sentath
(2,243 posts)I thought that using privilege to adjust the message of the outgroup to be more acceptable to the privileged was a tradition of longstanding? :devil's grin:
Aerows
(39,961 posts)William769
(55,147 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)thought that video was an honest conversation.
William769
(55,147 posts)I think someone is still a little po'd about what happened yesterday.