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HoneyBadger

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18. The article clearly applies

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #17)

Tue Apr 11, 2017, 12:23 PM

Apr 2017

Whites are appropriately represented as a percentage of population, and they are not seeking additional representation. Meanwhile people of color are attempting to instititional reverse racism against other people of color. The lack of white in this issue does not make it less important.

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Whiteness is predicated on racism. So why do so many white people take offense at "reverse racism?" [View all] YoungDemCA Apr 2017 OP

Unless..... RandySF Apr 2017 #1

It took an embarrassing amount of time and bloodshed to get over our "we own people" growing pains Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #2

I'm white and been called a "cracker.". But I still benefit from being white. sharedvalues Apr 2017 #4

It's never fun being 11 and singled out. RandySF Apr 2017 #5

Yup. At that age any difference is made fun of - nerdy, short, sneakers, skin color sharedvalues Apr 2017 #8

My daughter grew up in an Hispanic community. Alice11111 Apr 2017 #27

it is terrible and horrible and has been happening to non whites Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #12

Of course, it's absolutely happened to non-white kids. RandySF Apr 2017 #13

Trump and team have really only two messages Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #14

Racism is a white problem? Billy Jingo Apr 2017 #26

Because GOP identity politics relies on lying to white people sharedvalues Apr 2017 #3

On this board of progressives I hope you get some takers on your OP. brush Apr 2017 #6

I am concerned bout Asians, who get discriminated against by other people of color HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #7

You are? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #17

The article clearly applies HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #18

Absurd Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #19

You will of course, allow us objective evidence to support this allegation, yes? LanternWaste Apr 2017 #20

The article is entirely unbiased and fully supports the post HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #21

What is an editorial without opinion? What is opinion without bias? A non-existent. LanternWaste Apr 2017 #24

Post 18 is even worse. Remarkable there are people who believe this garbage. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #23

This article doesn't say anything about discrimination against Vietnamese Americans. kwassa Apr 2017 #25

Guilt safeinOhio Apr 2017 #9

I've lived in West Africa and in Japan. I've found racism to be universal. Nitram Apr 2017 #10

Xenophobia isn't "racism" in the academic forjusticethunders Apr 2017 #15

I am aware that the academic definition is different, but I'm looking at the pehnomenon from Nitram Apr 2017 #22

Didn't the phenomenon of "Whiteness" start with colonialism? ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #11

From what I understand forjusticethunders Apr 2017 #16