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Re: White Privilege

From Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca>
Newsgroups alt.usage.english
Subject Re: White Privilege
Date 2015-12-27 17:26 -0330
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On 2015-12-27 1:19 PM, Jerry Friedman wrote:

>
> I don't think it implies that either.  It's completely obvious that
> position in society depends on many factors other than race.
>
> Do you have a suggestion for better ways to talk about this subject?

There are probably any number of ways of making the point that some 
people are treated unequally in society without resorting to an 
excessive degree on generalizations based on group membership, causing 
people to miss the obvious. I think that analysis of social problems 
based on group membership is so popular that alternatives aren't likely 
to be used.


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White Privilege David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 12:18 -0800
  Re: White Privilege Horace LaBadie <hlabadie@nospam.com> - 2015-12-26 15:46 -0500
  Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2015-12-26 17:58 -0330
  Re: White Privilege Harrison Hill <harrisonhill2345@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 14:12 -0800
    Re: White Privilege Helen Lacedaemonian <helenofsunnyvale@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 23:50 -0800
  Re: White Privilege Helen Lacedaemonian <helenofsunnyvale@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 23:48 -0800
    Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2015-12-27 06:58 -0330
      Re: White Privilege "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> - 2015-12-27 08:46 -0500
        Re: White Privilege Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-27 08:32 -0800
      Re: White Privilege Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-27 08:49 -0800
        Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-27 10:40 -0800
          Re: White Privilege Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-27 10:57 -0800
            Re: White Privilege Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2015-12-27 20:20 -0500
          Re: White Privilege spuorgelgoog@gowanhill.com - 2015-12-27 12:16 -0800
            Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-27 13:19 -0800
              Re: White Privilege charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> - 2015-12-27 21:49 +0000
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-27 14:06 -0800
                Re: White Privilege James Hogg <Jas.Hogg@gOUTmail.com> - 2015-12-27 23:15 +0100
                Re: White Privilege charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> - 2015-12-27 22:20 +0000
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-27 20:34 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Janet <nobody@home.org> - 2015-12-28 12:27 +0000
                Re: White Privilege richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2015-12-28 19:29 +0000
                Re: White Privilege "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <mail@peterduncanson.net> - 2015-12-28 22:15 +0000
                Re: White Privilege charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> - 2015-12-27 22:26 +0000
                Re: White Privilege Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2015-12-27 20:06 -0500
                Re: White Privilege wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) - 2015-12-28 01:34 +0000
                Re: White Privilege John Dawkins <artfldodgr@aol.com> - 2015-12-28 10:26 -0800
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-27 20:40 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Horace LaBadie <hlabadie@nospam.com> - 2015-12-28 01:54 -0500
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-28 04:18 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Horace LaBadie <hlabadie@nospam.com> - 2015-12-28 09:05 -0500
                Re: White Privilege Horace LaBadie <hlabadie@nospam.com> - 2015-12-28 11:59 -0500
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-28 11:39 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Horace LaBadie <hlabadie@nospam.com> - 2015-12-28 15:42 -0500
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-28 13:23 -0800
                Re: White Privilege charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> - 2015-12-28 09:27 +0000
                Re: White Privilege Janet <nobody@home.org> - 2015-12-28 12:30 +0000
                Re: White Privilege "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> - 2015-12-28 11:44 -0500
                Re: White Privilege James Hogg <Jas.Hogg@gOUTmail.com> - 2015-12-27 23:15 +0100
                Re: White Privilege charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> - 2015-12-27 22:22 +0000
              Re: White Privilege "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <mail@peterduncanson.net> - 2015-12-28 13:57 +0000
                Re: White Privilege Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2015-12-28 09:23 -0500
                Re: White Privilege "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> - 2015-12-28 11:37 -0500
                Re: White Privilege Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-28 15:12 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2015-12-29 15:38 +1100
                Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2015-12-28 22:53 -0700
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-28 06:41 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2015-12-28 09:52 -0500
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-28 08:38 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2015-12-28 13:26 -0500
                Re: White Privilege "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <mail@peterduncanson.net> - 2015-12-28 22:19 +0000
                Re: White Privilege Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2015-12-28 17:47 -0500
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-28 19:58 -0800
            Re: White Privilege "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <mail@peterduncanson.net> - 2015-12-27 22:26 +0000
            Re: White Privilege Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2015-12-28 20:23 +1100
              Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2015-12-28 08:45 -0330
                Re: White Privilege HVS <usenet@REMOVETHISwhhvs.co.uk> - 2015-12-28 14:31 +0000
                Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2015-12-28 11:53 -0330
                Re: White Privilege David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-12-28 10:18 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2015-12-28 15:52 -0330
                Re: White Privilege Oliver Cromm <lispamateur@crommatograph.info> - 2015-12-28 14:54 -0500
                Re: White Privilege David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-12-28 14:14 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-12-31 01:24 -0800
                Re: White Privilege David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-12-31 09:38 -0800
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-31 11:16 -0800
                Re: White Privilege David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-12-31 12:31 -0800
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-01 06:03 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Oliver Cromm <lispamateur@crommatograph.info> - 2016-01-04 09:12 -0500
                Re: White Privilege Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-04 07:26 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Oliver Cromm <lispamateur@crommatograph.info> - 2015-12-28 15:09 -0500
                Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2015-12-28 16:55 -0330
                Re: White Privilege Oliver Cromm <lispamateur@crommatograph.info> - 2016-01-04 12:56 -0500
                Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2016-01-04 14:07 -0700
                Re: White Privilege Mike Barnes <mikebarnes333@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 22:07 +0000
                Re: White Privilege wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) - 2016-01-04 21:57 +0000
                Re: White Privilege Oliver Cromm <lispamateur@crommatograph.info> - 2016-01-04 17:36 -0500
                Re: White Privilege wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) - 2016-01-05 01:24 +0000
                Re: White Privilege Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2016-01-04 21:14 -0500
                Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2015-12-28 15:59 -0700
                Re: White Privilege msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) - 2015-12-28 18:20 -0600
                Re: White Privilege Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2015-12-28 19:45 -0500
                Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2015-12-28 17:53 -0700
                Re: White Privilege msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) - 2015-12-28 22:53 -0600
                Re: White Privilege Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2015-12-28 21:08 -0800
                Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2015-12-28 22:54 -0700
                Re: White Privilege msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) - 2015-12-29 06:23 -0600
                Re: White Privilege Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2015-12-30 11:51 +1100
                Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2015-12-29 18:58 -0700
                Re: White Privilege msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) - 2015-12-29 22:19 -0600
                Re: White Privilege bill van <billvan@delete.shaw.ca> - 2015-12-29 21:04 -0800
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-30 07:01 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Horace LaBadie <hlabadie@nospam.com> - 2015-12-30 11:47 -0500
                Re: White Privilege Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-12-31 01:30 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-12-31 01:37 -0800
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-28 20:02 -0800
                Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2015-12-28 22:55 -0700
                Re: White Privilege Athel Cornish-Bowden <acornish@imm.cnrs.fr> - 2015-12-29 11:08 +0100
                Re: White Privilege Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2015-12-29 15:57 +1100
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-28 08:44 -0800
                Re: White Privilege "Dr. HotSalt" <alien8752@gmail.com> - 2015-12-28 18:09 -0800
                Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2015-12-28 20:50 -0700
                Re: White Privilege Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-28 20:44 -0800
                Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-29 06:49 -0800
                Re: White Privilege rcpj@panix.com (Pierre Jelenc) - 2015-12-29 17:18 +0000
                Re: White Privilege Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2015-12-29 15:48 +1100
                Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2015-12-28 22:57 -0700
                Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2015-12-29 08:42 -0330
                Re: White Privilege Oliver Cromm <lispamateur@crommatograph.info> - 2016-01-04 12:56 -0500
                Re: White Privilege Will Parsons <varro@nodomain.invalid> - 2016-01-04 18:38 +0000
                Re: White Privilege David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 12:03 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Oliver Cromm <lispamateur@crommatograph.info> - 2016-01-04 17:36 -0500
                Re: White Privilege Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 18:03 -0500
                Re: White Privilege David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 16:11 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Oliver Cromm <lispamateur@crommatograph.info> - 2016-01-04 17:36 -0500
                Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2016-01-04 19:14 -0330
                Re: White Privilege richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2016-01-04 22:52 +0000
                Re: White Privilege wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) - 2016-01-05 01:34 +0000
                Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2016-01-04 19:55 -0700
                Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2016-01-05 06:24 -0330
                Re: White Privilege Oliver Cromm <lispamateur@crommatograph.info> - 2016-01-05 13:32 -0500
                Re: White Privilege Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-05 15:20 +1100
                Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2016-01-04 19:02 -0330
                Re: White Privilege Oliver Cromm <lispamateur@crommatograph.info> - 2016-01-05 13:32 -0500
                Re: White Privilege "Dr. HotSalt" <alien8752@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 18:49 -0800
                Re: White Privilege "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <mail@peterduncanson.net> - 2016-01-05 12:02 +0000
                Re: White Privilege msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) - 2015-12-29 06:24 -0600
                Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2015-12-29 06:01 -0700
                Re: White Privilege msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) - 2015-12-29 22:15 -0600
                Re: White Privilege Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-29 08:30 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2015-12-29 12:28 -0500
                Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2015-12-29 14:11 -0330
                Re: White Privilege Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-29 10:29 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2015-12-29 16:16 -0330
                Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2015-12-29 16:20 -0330
                Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2015-12-29 14:05 -0700
                Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2015-12-29 17:58 -0330
                Re: White Privilege Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 23:25 -0800
                Re: White Privilege "Dr. HotSalt" <alien8752@gmail.com> - 2015-12-29 17:58 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Athel Cornish-Bowden <acornish@imm.cnrs.fr> - 2015-12-30 10:27 +0100
                Re: White Privilege Ross <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> - 2015-12-30 01:57 -0800
                Re: White Privilege Jack Campin <bogus@purr.demon.co.uk> - 2015-12-30 10:04 +0000
                Re: White Privilege HVS <usenet@REMOVETHISwhhvs.co.uk> - 2015-12-30 12:01 +0000
                Re: White Privilege Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2015-12-30 11:57 +1100
                Re: White Privilege Will Parsons <varro@nodomain.invalid> - 2015-12-30 01:24 +0000
                Re: White Privilege Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 23:32 -0800
              Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-28 04:20 -0800
          Re: White Privilege "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> - 2015-12-27 14:08 -0500
            Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-27 13:23 -0800
            Re: White Privilege Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2015-12-27 16:49 -0500
              Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-27 14:07 -0800
              Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2015-12-27 19:08 -0700
            Re: White Privilege Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-27 19:14 -0800
              Re: White Privilege Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-27 19:19 -0800
        Re: White Privilege "Dr. HotSalt" <alien8752@gmail.com> - 2015-12-27 11:25 -0800
          Re: White Privilege "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2015-12-27 13:27 -0800
          Re: White Privilege Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 23:37 -0800
            Re: White Privilege RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2016-01-06 03:15 -0700
              Re: White Privilege Helen Lacedaemonian <helenofsunnyvale@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 21:16 -0800
                Re: White Privilege bill van <billvan@delete.shaw.ca> - 2016-01-06 22:51 -0800
        Re: White Privilege Helen Lacedaemonian <helenofsunnyvale@gmail.com> - 2015-12-27 12:19 -0800
        Re: White Privilege Cheryl <cperkins@mun.ca> - 2015-12-27 17:26 -0330
    Re: White Privilege David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-12-27 10:36 -0800
      Re: White Privilege Athel Cornish-Bowden <acornish@imm.cnrs.fr> - 2015-12-28 10:12 +0100
    Re: White Privilege Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2015-12-28 20:10 +1100

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