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Originally posted by FAME.
Like....everything?  White privilege is alive and real.
From walking down the damn street in some places, to getting jobs, to getting fair trials, to shopping at a certain store. White people are privelaged in literally every social, political and economic way. I'm not even going to get into the fact that we are held to white standards of beauty in society and how even the most successful black people are still getting their checks signed/being run by MORE successful white people 
We are at a disadvantage in literally every aspect because society and social systems weren't set up to benefit us from the beginning. Which is why seeing people "complain" about not being able to use a freaking word is SO ridiculous. |
Fair enough. I understand white privilege completely. I thought you were talking about restrictions in the eyes of the law or something. That's why I was asking.
I also understand what you're saying about white people complaining. I think often the reason it happens is because people don't explain the reasons why a white person shouldn't use the word. Often people say (including you in some of your posts) things like: "You just can't" "Get over it" or something to that effect. For most that isn't an acceptable reason because regardless of white privilege, it seems unjust to randomly dictate things to white people to counteract their privilege. Hence it appears to them that either the word should be off limits, or its not.
I'm not saying I think this way, because I don't. I understand the kind of, should I say, 'linguistic logic' behind why the community targeted by a slur should be allowed to reclaim it. But it's a complicated concept. I hope that makes sense in your eyes.
