Unexpected from Metro — but welcomed.http://metro.co.uk/2017/09/01/stop-kidding-yourself-white-people-are-racist-6895283/ …
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Replying to @o_guest
This crap is in the metro? How is a racist article welcome? Ascribing attributes to an entire group based on their colour is racist
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Replying to @o_guest @synapticity
Also no, it's not racist to say white people benefit from racism at many levels, from interpersonal to societal.
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Replying to @o_guest
You don't see any irony or hypocrisy here? Justified bigotry doesn't make sense. At some scary future (bad) point this will be reciprocated
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Replying to @synapticity
I have no idea what you are talking about. it's not bigoted to say that you and I are racist because we have white skin. I'm not even a bona
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Replying to @o_guest @synapticity
fide white person since I'm ethnically not white, but we still are racist. We benefit from global and local racism.
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Replying to @o_guest @synapticity
If that upsets you more than the fact that people around the world die and are less privileged that you in the UK and in general because
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Replying to @o_guest @synapticity
they aren't white, then it's deeply worrying.
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Replying to @o_guest @synapticity
Being scared of being called a racist, so scared in fact that you shut down the debate by calling it "bigoted" is what I'm talking about.
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If being called a racist is the most "bigoted" (in your words) thing that's happened to you today, then you're privileged to the max.
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Replying to @o_guest
I am privileged (as are you for that matter). It's a benefit of being in 2017 for many people in the world (especially the UK)
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Replying to @synapticity
Yes, I'm very lucky to escape my country and get to the UK. Not sure what this has to do with you throwing your toys out of pram though.
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