@tanehisicoates Because "Honey Boo Boo" isn't deemed broadly representative of whites. Whites get to be individuals, not members of a class.
@Amy_Rey @tanehisicoates This thinking gets internalized too. Blacks told to "be a credit to your race."
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@Amy_Rey@tanehisicoates Parallel example: I feel ashamed when an South Asian does a crappy thing, no parallel among whites.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Amy_Rey@tanehisicoates White people don't feel "hey, we produced Richard Nixon & John Wayne Gacy, what the hell is wrong with us?" -
@HeerJeet@tanehisicoates And that is white privilege. "Those jerks are horrible," never "those jerks are typical white people."
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