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Alright, time for a recap:
After countless pages of completely pointless huffing and puffing, it turns out that my original post:
I've seen this before, I'm not gonna say I'm surprised, but come on, guys. Casey let two go by before he struck out. Next time you let me get away with something so easily I'm gonna be seriously disappointed.
After countless pages of completely pointless huffing and puffing, it turns out that my original post:
is something that all reasonable people are now acknowledging as self-evident.I'm going to pretend you are asking a serious question and not just trolling here.
First of all, let me start by explaining what being privileged DOESN'T mean:
- It doesn't mean you will never experience hardships or difficulties.
- It doesn't mean you haven't earned the things you worked hard for in your life.
- It doesn't mean you "owe" anything in particular to people you don't know.
- It doesn't mean you're the bad guy.
Put simply, "checking your privilege" means realizing and acknowledging that, as a white male, you have certain privileges that other races and genders simply don't have. That's it.
I get it. You grew up poor and worked to better your own life. You can't stand the idea of people supposedly implying that you didn't earn what you worked for. That's not what "check your privilege" means. I'm not trying to belittle the efforts you made in your life, nor am I implying that you had it easy because you're white and male. However, whether or not you realize it, you still had several advantages afforded to white males. You could go shopping without store clerks eyeing you like a hawk waiting for you to shoplift something. You could take public transit and not feel the eyes of strangers staring and judging your attractiveness regardless of how you dress.
Also, you should be aware that by saying that you equate "acting dumber" with "acting less white", you are being an asshole who gives the whole "check your privilege" crowd plenty of fuel for their ire.
I don't see it any more, but that video of Louis CK is basically Louis CK checking his privilege. He's a professional comedian so it happens to be hilarious, but he's acknowledging that it is advantageous in today's society to be white. If you agree, you have successfully checked your privilege. Congratulations.
Gentlemen, this has been your daily voice of reason. Now bring on the negs!
I've seen this before, I'm not gonna say I'm surprised, but come on, guys. Casey let two go by before he struck out. Next time you let me get away with something so easily I'm gonna be seriously disappointed.