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White Fragility Digest #7: 20 May 2018 [View all] MrScorpio May 2018 OP

White Tears Are Funny As Memes But Potentially Deadly For Black Folks MrScorpio May 2018 #1

K&R Solly Mack May 2018 #2

Comedian Gets Blasted for Saying 'Straight White Male' Is 'This Century's N-word' MrScorpio May 2018 #3

White Evangelicals Are The Most Fragile Of All White People MrScorpio May 2018 #4

How about this: If they want to claim tax exempt status ProudLib72 May 2018 #8

K&R ismnotwasm May 2018 #5

Questions: 19catsandcounting May 2018 #6

Individuals belong to groups and each group has its own dynamic MrScorpio May 2018 #7

Thank you, that was informative 19catsandcounting May 2018 #10

The problem is more of white supremacy than it is white people, who all benefit from it MrScorpio May 2018 #12

Oppression of whites is off subject 19catsandcounting May 2018 #23

In spite of a penchant for not being able to deal with race based stress, i.e., white fragility MrScorpio May 2018 #27

Those observations are not smears 19catsandcounting May 2018 #29

Perhaps you could give us a name for people who do engage in white fragility MrScorpio May 2018 #32

There already is a name for it EffieBlack May 2018 #43

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I don't know about you... MrScorpio May 2018 #70

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No one at any time said white people are inherently fragile. gollygee May 2018 #88

Seriously-- Maeve May 2018 #89

Is somebody at DU calling white people who aren't fragile racist crybullies gollygee May 2018 #37

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No it isn't. nt gollygee May 2018 #73

No, it isn't EffieBlack May 2018 #78

LOL, haven't white people suffered enough? FSogol May 2018 #62

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LOL, I don't see whites being run out of town, shot en masse by cops, pulled over for no reason, FSogol May 2018 #71

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Things a little slow at the Cave? I have a feeling you'll be having more time to spend there soon. marble falls May 2018 #80

Good answer. The poor snpwflake thinks a couple of years of snark are the equivelent of of the.... marble falls May 2018 #91

No. EffieBlack May 2018 #79

You're being sarcastic, right? whathehell May 2018 #61

ALL females are oppressed, regardless of color whathehell May 2018 #30

You can certainly have one kind of privilege but lack another gollygee May 2018 #33

Privilege in itself isn't monolithic, as you know... MrScorpio May 2018 #38

Correct, but it's often spoken of on DU as of it was. whathehell May 2018 #42

But black women are far more oppressed than white women EffieBlack May 2018 #44

A reply to your "Where have I gone wrong?" query Tarc May 2018 #19

Perhaps I'm not as familiar with the alt right as you 19catsandcounting May 2018 #24

1/10. It must be Sunday Tarc May 2018 #49

Don't be so modest, I'm sure you have hands on experiance. marble falls May 2018 #81

Did you mean Underground? Fla Dem May 2018 #64

yes, thanks Tarc May 2018 #66

What biological traits do you feel are being given negative connotations? Demit May 2018 #9

Race and sex 19catsandcounting May 2018 #11

"whites (biological category)" BumRushDaShow May 2018 #18

Irrelevant 19catsandcounting May 2018 #21

You correctly note that whiteness is a social construct. Thus the "characteristics" of being white Demit May 2018 #28

Wonderful 19catsandcounting May 2018 #35

I'm not sure I understand the last part - are you talking about Rachel Doelzal? nt gollygee May 2018 #46

What makes you white? You still haven't defined it. Demit May 2018 #54

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We also participate *in* whiteness as a dominant social standard ismnotwasm May 2018 #55

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It's a social construct created by and perpetuated by whites EffieBlack May 2018 #45

It is just a construct, but it certainly has meant a great deal. Garrett78 May 2018 #58

Uh no BumRushDaShow May 2018 #47

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You still haven't enumerated what "biological traits" white people have that black people don't. Demit May 2018 #34

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Race isn't biological. And there's no such thing as "reverse racism." Garrett78 May 2018 #57

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"Would it not be better...?" Iggo May 2018 #15

I am not some representative of whites 19catsandcounting May 2018 #25

A very helpful thing at DU gollygee May 2018 #31

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If you're interpreting this as racism and it's causing you pain and suffering gollygee May 2018 #84

Impressive post count and membership length you have there LSFL May 2018 #51

Oh man we got Cha May 2018 #60

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You joined DU just this morning and most of your first 20 or so posts are complain that white people EffieBlack May 2018 #56

"Verbally attacking whites." Jesus ficking christ. Iggo May 2018 #63

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Another K & R salin May 2018 #13

But, but, but whatabout.... Iggo May 2018 #14

Somebody actually alerted this post. leftofcool May 2018 #16

Careful, commenting about ridiculous jury service... moriah May 2018 #17

That guy was alerted on a lot today. Only one hide. marble falls May 2018 #90

White people are only insulated from racial stress -- if they don't read. Top-Hat May 2018 #20

I take it that this is a "black on black. crime" assertion. MrScorpio May 2018 #26

Not that relevant, as the fact that white criminals usually attack whites and blacks usually black whathehell May 2018 #41

Who ever wrote the title to that article, mischaracterized what was written in the story. salin May 2018 #36

It's about time these people were charged with interfering in a police investigation TrogL May 2018 #22

You should put a word that starts with T Cracklin Charlie May 2018 #39

Good point... MrScorpio May 2018 #40

Here is the statement from the police department oberliner May 2018 #48

Let me get this straight... MrScorpio May 2018 #50

It definitely sounds fishy to me oberliner May 2018 #52

Oh, definitely the store employees MrScorpio May 2018 #53

My heart goes out to these Cha May 2018 #59

I have no idea where the concept of "White Fragility" comes from. Fla Dem May 2018 #65