White Privilege

nicknyr15

oftenreading said:

Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. Absolutely ridiculous tweet. 

tempo_n_groove

nicknyr15 said:

oftenreading said:

Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. Absolutely ridiculous tweet. 

I don’t understand that a person who doesn’t realize color is a bad person now…

oftenreading

nicknyr15 said:

oftenreading said:

Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. Absolutely ridiculous tweet. 

 

Halifax2TheMax

Ha, ha, ha!

https://mobile.twitter.com/danpatrick

Hobbes

tempo_n_groove said:

nicknyr15 said:

oftenreading said:

Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. Absolutely ridiculous tweet. 

I don’t understand that a person who doesn’t realize color is a bad person now…

Not "bad" necessarily, more so ignorant. Lack of awareness, understanding, education, recognition, etc.

The "I don't see color" mantra needs to go.

Because it disregards your privilege as the dominant race. Because it diminishes the racism experienced by people of color. Because it denies that color is part of their cultural makeup. Because it strips POC of their identity. Because it dilutes your bias and prejudice. Because it reinforces ignorance and lack of awareness. Because it disables and disempowers POC. Because, because, because...

brianlux

Hobbes said:

tempo_n_groove said:

nicknyr15 said:

oftenreading said:

Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. Absolutely ridiculous tweet. 

I don’t understand that a person who doesn’t realize color is a bad person now…

Not "bad" necessarily, more so ignorant. Lack of awareness, understanding, education, recognition, etc.

The "I don't see color" mantra needs to go.

Because it disregards your privilege as the dominant race. Because it diminishes the racism experienced by people of color. Because it denies that color is part of their cultural makeup. Because it strips POC of their identity. Because it dilutes your bias and prejudice. Because it reinforces ignorance and lack of awareness. Because it disables and disempowers POC. Because, because, because...

"The "I don't see color" mantra needs to go."

Yeah for sure, agreed!  (Unless you are monochromatic.) 

hedonist

Halifax2TheMax said:

Ha, ha, ha!

https://mobile.twitter.com/danpatrick

Oh lord.

As to color, I’d have to be willfully (or legitimately) blind to not see it.

I’ll judge people — and yes, I do judge, myself included — by their actions, their words, their character. 

1ThoughtKnown

tempo_n_groove said:

nicknyr15 said:

oftenreading said:

Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. Absolutely ridiculous tweet. 

I don’t understand that a person who doesn’t realize color is a bad person now…

Not a bad person, but perhaps an ignorant one. They are proud of their heritage. Proud of who they are. If they are of different colour they want you to recognize that. To say “I don’t see colour”  is disingenuous and, quite frankly, just plain lazy. The person saying it (who is always white) means they treat everyone the same and therefore aren’t racist all the while not recognizing their own white privilege in life. 

Recognize who they are and understand they are different. They don’t want to be seen or treated as “similar” because the inherent systemic problems will still exist. The statement allows white folks to lie to themselves that they aren’t part of the problem, simply because “they don’t see colour”.  

If you believe it “doesn’t matter” you are sadly mistaken. It does matter. It matters as much to them as your heritage does to you. People are different and trust me in this, asking questions and learning about those differences will enrich your own life both personally and professionally. 

I’ve only learned this in the last few years by talking to people. I was one of those white folks who once said “I don’t see colour”.  It’s an asinine statement of course.  There are words for the different races of humanity and you learn them at a pretty young age. 

brianlux

To have no colors in the world, not great variety of culture, that would be a great loss. 

tempo_n_groove

1ThoughtKnown said:

tempo_n_groove said:

nicknyr15 said:

oftenreading said:

Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. Absolutely ridiculous tweet. 

I don’t understand that a person who doesn’t realize color is a bad person now…

Not a bad person, but perhaps an ignorant one. They are proud of their heritage. Proud of who they are. If they are of different colour they want you to recognize that. To say “I don’t see colour”  is disingenuous and, quite frankly, just plain lazy. The person saying it (who is always white) means they treat everyone the same and therefore aren’t racist all the while not recognizing their own white privilege in life. 

Recognize who they are and understand they are different. They don’t want to be seen or treated as “similar” because the inherent systemic problems will still exist. The statement allows white folks to lie to themselves that they aren’t part of the problem, simply because “they don’t see colour”.  

If you believe it “doesn’t matter” you are sadly mistaken. It does matter. It matters as much to them as your heritage does to you. People are different and trust me in this, asking questions and learning about those differences will enrich your own life both personally and professionally. 

I’ve only learned this in the last few years by talking to people. I was one of those white folks who once said “I don’t see colour”.  It’s an asinine statement of course.  There are words for the different races of humanity and you learn them at a pretty young age. 

So my thought on this.  I grew up in a “ghetto” and was a mixing pot.  Color was never an issue if you were also struggling.  You were all people trying to make it.  

The answers I see here were never in my shoes and I need to understand that and not take it heart as most people didn’t live like I did and won’t get it.

For those that grew up like this, color wasn’t a thing.  We didn’t see color, just our struggles.  It gave us all an appreciation for each other.

1ThoughtKnown

tempo_n_groove said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

tempo_n_groove said:

nicknyr15 said:

oftenreading said:

Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. Absolutely ridiculous tweet. 

I don’t understand that a person who doesn’t realize color is a bad person now…

Not a bad person, but perhaps an ignorant one. They are proud of their heritage. Proud of who they are. If they are of different colour they want you to recognize that. To say “I don’t see colour”  is disingenuous and, quite frankly, just plain lazy. The person saying it (who is always white) means they treat everyone the same and therefore aren’t racist all the while not recognizing their own white privilege in life. 

Recognize who they are and understand they are different. They don’t want to be seen or treated as “similar” because the inherent systemic problems will still exist. The statement allows white folks to lie to themselves that they aren’t part of the problem, simply because “they don’t see colour”.  

If you believe it “doesn’t matter” you are sadly mistaken. It does matter. It matters as much to them as your heritage does to you. People are different and trust me in this, asking questions and learning about those differences will enrich your own life both personally and professionally. 

I’ve only learned this in the last few years by talking to people. I was one of those white folks who once said “I don’t see colour”.  It’s an asinine statement of course.  There are words for the different races of humanity and you learn them at a pretty young age. 

So my thought on this.  I grew up in a “ghetto” and was a mixing pot.  Color was never an issue if you were also struggling.  You were all people trying to make it.  

The answers I see here were never in my shoes and I need to understand that and not take it heart as most people didn’t live like I did and won’t get it.

For those that grew up like this, color wasn’t a thing.  We didn’t see color, just our struggles.  It gave us all an appreciation for each other.

How do you know no one was in your shoes or grew up like you? You make a lot of assumptions.  Anyway, you only want to look at this through your own eyes and from your own life experience. Until you look at it through others eyes it is moot. 

It’s kind of interesting for you to say no one here “was ever kn your shoes” and therefore you “didn’t see colour”.  Basically, you feel like no one here is placing themselves in your shoes and understanding your point of view. At the same time you aren’t putting yourself in the shoes of the minority, who are asking for you (and all white people) to see the colour. See the differences. See the struggles they have had. 

Just being white you get more chances in life: Facts are facts. I grew up piss poor as well. I was a pain in the ass trouble
maker. I know if I was indigenous or black I would never have gotten so many second and third chances in life. No way no how. That is my white privilege. I got all those breaks simply by being born with this skin colour. Sounds fair right? 

brianlux

tempo_n_groove said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

tempo_n_groove said:

nicknyr15 said:

oftenreading said:

Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. Absolutely ridiculous tweet. 

I don’t understand that a person who doesn’t realize color is a bad person now…

Not a bad person, but perhaps an ignorant one. They are proud of their heritage. Proud of who they are. If they are of different colour they want you to recognize that. To say “I don’t see colour”  is disingenuous and, quite frankly, just plain lazy. The person saying it (who is always white) means they treat everyone the same and therefore aren’t racist all the while not recognizing their own white privilege in life. 

Recognize who they are and understand they are different. They don’t want to be seen or treated as “similar” because the inherent systemic problems will still exist. The statement allows white folks to lie to themselves that they aren’t part of the problem, simply because “they don’t see colour”.  

If you believe it “doesn’t matter” you are sadly mistaken. It does matter. It matters as much to them as your heritage does to you. People are different and trust me in this, asking questions and learning about those differences will enrich your own life both personally and professionally. 

I’ve only learned this in the last few years by talking to people. I was one of those white folks who once said “I don’t see colour”.  It’s an asinine statement of course.  There are words for the different races of humanity and you learn them at a pretty young age. 

So my thought on this.  I grew up in a “ghetto” and was a mixing pot.  Color was never an issue if you were also struggling.  You were all people trying to make it.  

The answers I see here were never in my shoes and I need to understand that and not take it heart as most people didn’t live like I did and won’t get it.

For those that grew up like this, color wasn’t a thing.  We didn’t see color, just our struggles.  It gave us all an appreciation for each other.

I think we need to decide here what we mean by "not seeing color".  

I once lived in a high rise apartment building in the south end of San Francisco.  Knowing what kind of place S.F. is today, it may be hard to believe this, but that was basically a ghetto back then.  My building was about 80% black, 15% Asian, 5% other.  I was an "other".  I mixed fine those those folks and never got treated badly, nor treated anyone differently.  In fact, once when I was dirt poor, one week I sold some records to these black dudes living on a different floor.  They were cool, paid me some cash and gave me a handful of drugs (which a couch surfer crashing at my place took all at once and told me later it was "a trip".  Strange days.)

Anyway, when it came to being neighbors, everyone was cool there.  So maybe that's what it means to "not see colors".

On the other hand, the guys that bought my records were black.  Their pad had a whole different vibe than mine did and I thought that was cool.  The Asians kind of kept to themselves and had their mannerism which were somewhat unique.  I have no problem remembering the black dudes as being black and the Asians as what we then referred to  as "yellow", and me being white.  No big deal.  We were all different, but we all got along and were cool.

So what is this "see not color" thing anywa?    Are we supposed to pretend there are no white, blacks, yellows, tans?  Let's see  what  Native American musician Link Wray had to say about all that:

"Ice People"

Ice people
They're just made of ice
They don't treat
Their fellow man very nice

You wear your hair long
As Jesus did
They'll crucify you
You're not part of the establishment

You stand up for your rights
They'll call you a fool
If you don't go to war
You're not living by the golden rule

Ice people
They're just made of ice
They don't treat
Their fellow man very nice

The red man lives and dies on the reservation
And the black man just lives anywhere he can
And the poor white man he doesn't live any where at all
He can't say I'm red, I'm black, I'm yellow, I'm tanned

We're all caught up together

Like the buffalo on the plains
We're just shooting sport for ice people
We're just their game

Ice people
They're just made of ice
They don't treat
Their fellow man very nice

Well, I'd say Link had no problem with seeing colors and at the same time understood well how people of different colors often have the same troubles.

tempo_n_groove

1ThoughtKnown said:

tempo_n_groove said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

tempo_n_groove said:

nicknyr15 said:

oftenreading said:

Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. Absolutely ridiculous tweet. 

I don’t understand that a person who doesn’t realize color is a bad person now…

Not a bad person, but perhaps an ignorant one. They are proud of their heritage. Proud of who they are. If they are of different colour they want you to recognize that. To say “I don’t see colour”  is disingenuous and, quite frankly, just plain lazy. The person saying it (who is always white) means they treat everyone the same and therefore aren’t racist all the while not recognizing their own white privilege in life. 

Recognize who they are and understand they are different. They don’t want to be seen or treated as “similar” because the inherent systemic problems will still exist. The statement allows white folks to lie to themselves that they aren’t part of the problem, simply because “they don’t see colour”.  

If you believe it “doesn’t matter” you are sadly mistaken. It does matter. It matters as much to them as your heritage does to you. People are different and trust me in this, asking questions and learning about those differences will enrich your own life both personally and professionally. 

I’ve only learned this in the last few years by talking to people. I was one of those white folks who once said “I don’t see colour”.  It’s an asinine statement of course.  There are words for the different races of humanity and you learn them at a pretty young age. 

So my thought on this.  I grew up in a “ghetto” and was a mixing pot.  Color was never an issue if you were also struggling.  You were all people trying to make it.  

The answers I see here were never in my shoes and I need to understand that and not take it heart as most people didn’t live like I did and won’t get it.

For those that grew up like this, color wasn’t a thing.  We didn’t see color, just our struggles.  It gave us all an appreciation for each other.

How do you know no one was in your shoes or grew up like you? You make a lot of assumptions.  Anyway, you only want to look at this through your own eyes and from your own life experience. Until you look at it through others eyes it is moot. 

It’s kind of interesting for you to say no one here “was ever kn your shoes” and therefore you “didn’t see colour”.  Basically, you feel like no one here is placing themselves in your shoes and understanding your point of view. At the same time you aren’t putting yourself in the shoes of the minority, who are asking for you (and all white people) to see the colour. See the differences. See the struggles they have had. 

Just being white you get more chances in life: Facts are facts. I grew up piss poor as well. I was a pain in the ass trouble
maker. I know if I was indigenous or black I would never have gotten so many second and third chances in life. No way no how. That is my white privilege. I got all those breaks simply by being born with this skin colour. Sounds fair right? 

No matter what I say will be wrong so I’ll just drop it. 

mickeyrat

tempo_n_groove said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

tempo_n_groove said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

tempo_n_groove said:

nicknyr15 said:

oftenreading said:

Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. Absolutely ridiculous tweet. 

I don’t understand that a person who doesn’t realize color is a bad person now…

Not a bad person, but perhaps an ignorant one. They are proud of their heritage. Proud of who they are. If they are of different colour they want you to recognize that. To say “I don’t see colour”  is disingenuous and, quite frankly, just plain lazy. The person saying it (who is always white) means they treat everyone the same and therefore aren’t racist all the while not recognizing their own white privilege in life. 

Recognize who they are and understand they are different. They don’t want to be seen or treated as “similar” because the inherent systemic problems will still exist. The statement allows white folks to lie to themselves that they aren’t part of the problem, simply because “they don’t see colour”.  

If you believe it “doesn’t matter” you are sadly mistaken. It does matter. It matters as much to them as your heritage does to you. People are different and trust me in this, asking questions and learning about those differences will enrich your own life both personally and professionally. 

I’ve only learned this in the last few years by talking to people. I was one of those white folks who once said “I don’t see colour”.  It’s an asinine statement of course.  There are words for the different races of humanity and you learn them at a pretty young age. 

So my thought on this.  I grew up in a “ghetto” and was a mixing pot.  Color was never an issue if you were also struggling.  You were all people trying to make it.  

The answers I see here were never in my shoes and I need to understand that and not take it heart as most people didn’t live like I did and won’t get it.

For those that grew up like this, color wasn’t a thing.  We didn’t see color, just our struggles.  It gave us all an appreciation for each other.

How do you know no one was in your shoes or grew up like you? You make a lot of assumptions.  Anyway, you only want to look at this through your own eyes and from your own life experience. Until you look at it through others eyes it is moot. 

It’s kind of interesting for you to say no one here “was ever kn your shoes” and therefore you “didn’t see colour”.  Basically, you feel like no one here is placing themselves in your shoes and understanding your point of view. At the same time you aren’t putting yourself in the shoes of the minority, who are asking for you (and all white people) to see the colour. See the differences. See the struggles they have had. 

Just being white you get more chances in life: Facts are facts. I grew up piss poor as well. I was a pain in the ass trouble
maker. I know if I was indigenous or black I would never have gotten so many second and third chances in life. No way no how. That is my white privilege. I got all those breaks simply by being born with this skin colour. Sounds fair right? 

No matter what I say will be wrong so I’ll just drop it. 

Brian does pose a very good question though....

1ThoughtKnown

tempo_n_groove said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

tempo_n_groove said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

tempo_n_groove said:

nicknyr15 said:

oftenreading said:

Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. Absolutely ridiculous tweet. 

I don’t understand that a person who doesn’t realize color is a bad person now…

Not a bad person, but perhaps an ignorant one. They are proud of their heritage. Proud of who they are. If they are of different colour they want you to recognize that. To say “I don’t see colour”  is disingenuous and, quite frankly, just plain lazy. The person saying it (who is always white) means they treat everyone the same and therefore aren’t racist all the while not recognizing their own white privilege in life. 

Recognize who they are and understand they are different. They don’t want to be seen or treated as “similar” because the inherent systemic problems will still exist. The statement allows white folks to lie to themselves that they aren’t part of the problem, simply because “they don’t see colour”.  

If you believe it “doesn’t matter” you are sadly mistaken. It does matter. It matters as much to them as your heritage does to you. People are different and trust me in this, asking questions and learning about those differences will enrich your own life both personally and professionally. 

I’ve only learned this in the last few years by talking to people. I was one of those white folks who once said “I don’t see colour”.  It’s an asinine statement of course.  There are words for the different races of humanity and you learn them at a pretty young age. 

So my thought on this.  I grew up in a “ghetto” and was a mixing pot.  Color was never an issue if you were also struggling.  You were all people trying to make it.  

The answers I see here were never in my shoes and I need to understand that and not take it heart as most people didn’t live like I did and won’t get it.

For those that grew up like this, color wasn’t a thing.  We didn’t see color, just our struggles.  It gave us all an appreciation for each other.

How do you know no one was in your shoes or grew up like you? You make a lot of assumptions.  Anyway, you only want to look at this through your own eyes and from your own life experience. Until you look at it through others eyes it is moot. 

It’s kind of interesting for you to say no one here “was ever kn your shoes” and therefore you “didn’t see colour”.  Basically, you feel like no one here is placing themselves in your shoes and understanding your point of view. At the same time you aren’t putting yourself in the shoes of the minority, who are asking for you (and all white people) to see the colour. See the differences. See the struggles they have had. 

Just being white you get more chances in life: Facts are facts. I grew up piss poor as well. I was a pain in the ass trouble
maker. I know if I was indigenous or black I would never have gotten so many second and third chances in life. No way no how. That is my white privilege. I got all those breaks simply by being born with this skin colour. Sounds fair right? 

No matter what I say will be wrong so I’ll just drop it. 

I’m not saying your “wrong”.  I’m merely suggesting you to look at it from another point of view. The minorities want you to see their colour. As Brian’s post above indicates, that’s who they are. It is what makes them unique. Treating everyone “the same” could be seen as akin to subtle assimilation in their eyes. 

mace1229

tempo_n_groove said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

tempo_n_groove said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

tempo_n_groove said:

nicknyr15 said:

oftenreading said:

Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. Absolutely ridiculous tweet. 

I don’t understand that a person who doesn’t realize color is a bad person now…

Not a bad person, but perhaps an ignorant one. They are proud of their heritage. Proud of who they are. If they are of different colour they want you to recognize that. To say “I don’t see colour”  is disingenuous and, quite frankly, just plain lazy. The person saying it (who is always white) means they treat everyone the same and therefore aren’t racist all the while not recognizing their own white privilege in life. 

Recognize who they are and understand they are different. They don’t want to be seen or treated as “similar” because the inherent systemic problems will still exist. The statement allows white folks to lie to themselves that they aren’t part of the problem, simply because “they don’t see colour”.  

If you believe it “doesn’t matter” you are sadly mistaken. It does matter. It matters as much to them as your heritage does to you. People are different and trust me in this, asking questions and learning about those differences will enrich your own life both personally and professionally. 

I’ve only learned this in the last few years by talking to people. I was one of those white folks who once said “I don’t see colour”.  It’s an asinine statement of course.  There are words for the different races of humanity and you learn them at a pretty young age. 

So my thought on this.  I grew up in a “ghetto” and was a mixing pot.  Color was never an issue if you were also struggling.  You were all people trying to make it.  

The answers I see here were never in my shoes and I need to understand that and not take it heart as most people didn’t live like I did and won’t get it.

For those that grew up like this, color wasn’t a thing.  We didn’t see color, just our struggles.  It gave us all an appreciation for each other.

How do you know no one was in your shoes or grew up like you? You make a lot of assumptions.  Anyway, you only want to look at this through your own eyes and from your own life experience. Until you look at it through others eyes it is moot. 

It’s kind of interesting for you to say no one here “was ever kn your shoes” and therefore you “didn’t see colour”.  Basically, you feel like no one here is placing themselves in your shoes and understanding your point of view. At the same time you aren’t putting yourself in the shoes of the minority, who are asking for you (and all white people) to see the colour. See the differences. See the struggles they have had. 

Just being white you get more chances in life: Facts are facts. I grew up piss poor as well. I was a pain in the ass trouble
maker. I know if I was indigenous or black I would never have gotten so many second and third chances in life. No way no how. That is my white privilege. I got all those breaks simply by being born with this skin colour. Sounds fair right? 

No matter what I say will be wrong so I’ll just drop it. 

This is tricky. If you’re right this time, then you’d be wrong? But if you’re wrong that makes you right? 

FiveBelow

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Hobbes

AOC reflects on today's verdict...

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1461783529197555715?s=20

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