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Member Since: 1/3/2014
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No. I think that people get hung up on the details a little too much. Privilege 100% exists, but it is the result of a much larger issue. You can't really fully expect to demonize a group of people and yet at the same be dependent on them to help solve the issue of why they have privilege in the first place. I always see SJW's on twitter and tumblr saying things like "this is offensive, and you're racist/sexist." Then the white person or male asks "what about this is even offensive?" To which the keyboard warrior replies "When will ____ learn that we don't have to explain our issues or our problems to them?!" Excuse me? The last time I checked, it takes both sexes to end sexism, all races to end racism, etc. You can't automatically expect males or whites or able-bodied people to understand your struggle automatically. People spend too much time getting emotional or mad at their "oppressors" rather than actually sitting down and trying to educate them on an issue. Stop this "black people can't be racist," this "down with cis," this "men are evil" ********. Because people will confuse your dumb ass for someone who is actually trying to correct an issue.
Anyways, I went hella OT. But no. People can complain about what they want. I don't think anybody is really being "silenced" unless they are literally being physically forced.
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