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History of Feminism

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YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts)
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 05:02 PM Dec 2013

What I have learned from the Internet re: discussions of social oppression and privilege [View all]

Just some observations that I have, based on the "logic" of some...

It is worse to be called a sexist, than it is to experience sexism.

It is worse to be called a racist, than it is to experience racism.

It is worse to be called an anti-poor elitist, than it is to experience anti-poor elitism.

It is worse to be called a bigoted asshole, than it is to experience bigoted assholeism.

It is worse to be called on your bullying and shaming tactics, than it is to experience bullying and shaming.

It is worse to be called on your privilege (or even to point out that you have privilege), than it is to be socially oppressed and disenfranchised.

and finally,

It is worse to feel guilt about your privileged social position, than it is to be a member of a non-privilged (read: oppressed) group.

One has to conclude, therefore, that wealthy, straight, white men are the REAL victims of society!

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Funny ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #1
Only because they are not xulamaude Dec 2013 #2
+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2013 #28
Please step forward ... You have won the internet for the day. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #3
i think so too strong. yes indeed. seabeyond Dec 2013 #5
+1 redqueen Dec 2013 #14
that is very very good. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #4
I might add BainsBane Dec 2013 #6
Oh ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #8
i got number two. a prostitute. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #10
oh... three is the guys go to. slut. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #11
Doh ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #12
lol. it is kinda fun trying to figure it out. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #13
Yeah, I wasn't careful about the spaces I used. BainsBane Dec 2013 #16
Well added. And too true. nt xulamaude Dec 2013 #15
That's excellent assessment nt MrScorpio Dec 2013 #7
After reading another thread where someone is gleeful passiveporcupine Dec 2013 #9
+100 Duppers Dec 2013 #17
Case in point BainsBane Dec 2013 #18
Lord lord ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #19
the only thing would be throwing the porn in there, and that referenced another thread or two. but, seabeyond Dec 2013 #20
He talked about porn. That's what I was responding to. BainsBane Dec 2013 #21
i htought he had. but re reading i didnt see it. will look again. but, when i first saw the hide seabeyond Dec 2013 #22
gotcha. porn argument was not in Op. was in the post you actually addressed. i knew i had read it seabeyond Dec 2013 #23
Weakness. Cowardliness. They can't take scrutiny of what they say. redqueen Dec 2013 #24
that is it. we are told that is what we are suppose to do. but when we do, we are punished and seabeyond Dec 2013 #25
+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2013 #27
Kicked and Recommended for the fucking truth...................nt Enthusiast Dec 2013 #26
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