I understand what you’re saying, but I highly doubt that swapping out that word would solve the problem. What if we instead said that white people are lucky because they were born white. Instead of white privilege we can call it white luck. Does anyone honestly believe that would solve the problem? And if it wouldn’t solve the problem, then the vocabulary is not the issue.
This is what I believe. I believe that people who have a privileged background are often resistant to recognizing it, because they want to believe that they got to where they are entirely because of their own hard work, but subconsciously they know that’s not true. So then there’s some cognitive dissonance, and rather than deal with it, why not just complain about the terminology that’s used in modern society? It’s much easier to complain about how someone else speaks then it is to confront your own insecurities or racist values.
How about none of the above, how about focusing on the bastards who actually put these racist systems in place instead of focusing on any nomenclature that’s literally only point is “make white cis man feel bad for being white cis man”
You’re literally drawing a line in the sand and saying “this doesn’t mean anything, but also you’re not allowed on this side of the line” while rich ass hats build a brick wall around both parties.
You sir, are propagating a culture war, and this infighting isn’t going to be tolerated much when we rise up against the rich people stepping on their common man.
You’re literally taking the opposite lesson you should. People aren’t being offended because you’re taking away their achievements, which you are, you’re also telling the majority of white people that they’re worse than (insert race), because with their privilege they should be more successful than (insert race).
That’s what’s offensive, besides ignoring racism when it doesn’t fit your narrow definition.
I understand what you’re saying, but I highly doubt that swapping out that word would solve the problem. What if we instead said that white people are lucky because they were born white. Instead of white privilege we can call it white luck. Does anyone honestly believe that would solve the problem? And if it wouldn’t solve the problem, then the vocabulary is not the issue.
This is what I believe. I believe that people who have a privileged background are often resistant to recognizing it, because they want to believe that they got to where they are entirely because of their own hard work, but subconsciously they know that’s not true. So then there’s some cognitive dissonance, and rather than deal with it, why not just complain about the terminology that’s used in modern society? It’s much easier to complain about how someone else speaks then it is to confront your own insecurities or racist values.
How about none of the above, how about focusing on the bastards who actually put these racist systems in place instead of focusing on any nomenclature that’s literally only point is “make white cis man feel bad for being white cis man”
You’re literally drawing a line in the sand and saying “this doesn’t mean anything, but also you’re not allowed on this side of the line” while rich ass hats build a brick wall around both parties.
You sir, are propagating a culture war, and this infighting isn’t going to be tolerated much when we rise up against the rich people stepping on their common man.
I suggest you get with the times or get run over.
You’re literally taking the opposite lesson you should. People aren’t being offended because you’re taking away their achievements, which you are, you’re also telling the majority of white people that they’re worse than (insert race), because with their privilege they should be more successful than (insert race).
That’s what’s offensive, besides ignoring racism when it doesn’t fit your narrow definition.