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In reply to the discussion: Is the term "White Privilege" a racially divisive term [View all]cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)48. Yes, it is. But that is hardly decisive.
Almost any term that starts by identifying a race is racially divisive in some sense.
"Black church" is a racially divisive phrase, in that it highlights racial difference and implies a lumping together of things based primarily on race.
But it is also a sensible term for describing a real institution.
A thing can be unavoidably 1% divisive by its nature simply by trying to describe something racial, or 100% divisive and outright poisonous.
I would give "white privilege" about a 25% on that scale. Not a terrible thing, but a little more divisive in practice than might be optimal.
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Anyone who chooses the affirmative is probably either a wingnut or a dumbass. n/t
demmiblue
Mar 2014
#2
If one is a racist, and doesn't like being called out for it, the answer is surely "yes".
Scuba
Mar 2014
#4
Some people can't tell the difference between reading something they don't like to read, and a
RC
Mar 2014
#56
It is better to convince than to ventilate. I don't doubt for one second that white privilege is
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2014
#17
Using academic terminology in a non-academic setting can lead to misunderstandings
Fumesucker
Mar 2014
#29
This trouble that people have is also why this will probably remain a predominantly white
ScreamingMeemie
Mar 2014
#35
White privilege is always applicable, though. The issue of misinterpretation in on the interpreter.
kwassa
Mar 2014
#41
How is your poll more valid than the poll where 93% said that white privilege is real?
kwassa
Mar 2014
#95
Who is the audience? You can blame the audience all you like but they aren't who gets the downside
TheKentuckian
Mar 2014
#89
Exactly. Putting up barriers to even grasping the situation is counterproductive by definition.
TheKentuckian
Mar 2014
#104
I don't think so, and I don't recall it getting a lot of attention until recently
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Mar 2014
#38
If all whites could just acknowlege their privilege 3 times a day, every day,
Nye Bevan
Mar 2014
#49
No. To believe there is no white privelege is to believe there is no racism.
TransitJohn
Mar 2014
#60