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MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Mar 2, 8:50am
MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Mar 2, 8:50am
drB6 says
Given whites are the majority, this would be appropriate, normal, and from a marketing view, smart.
We see in South Africa that when Blacks become the Majority, they don't rule with lovingkindness towards minorities either, but plot to find ways to legally redistribute their wealth. Which by the way, is the real goal behind White Privilege - redistribution of resources, and power for the redistribution decision-makers.
"I can turn on the television or open to the front page of the paper and see people of my race widely represented."
Given whites are the majority, this would be appropriate, normal, and from a marketing view, smart.
We see in South Africa that when Blacks become the Majority, they don't rule with lovingkindness towards minorities either, but plot to find ways to legally redistribute their wealth. Which by the way, is the real goal behind White Privilege - redistribution of resources, and power for the redistribution decision-makers.
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Patrick
2018 Mar 2, 9:27am
Patrick
2018 Mar 2, 9:27am
TwoScoopsPlissken says
This is the key.
At all times in history and in all countries on earth, the majority is the "normative" culture for that country. It can not ever be otherwise.
So what we have is a small subset of minority people complaining that they are a minority, and desiring to punish the majority for no reason other than that they are the majority.
Given whites are the majority, this would be appropriate, normal, and from a marketing view, smart.
This is the key.
At all times in history and in all countries on earth, the majority is the "normative" culture for that country. It can not ever be otherwise.
So what we have is a small subset of minority people complaining that they are a minority, and desiring to punish the majority for no reason other than that they are the majority.
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Patrick
2018 Mar 2, 9:31am
Patrick
2018 Mar 2, 9:31am
P N Dr Lo R says
OK, I couldn't resist. I typed it and then noticed the pun, and went with it.
I hope my Asian friends take it with good humor, unlike the dour PC crowd.
rando saysThe chink in the armorNo pun intended?
OK, I couldn't resist. I typed it and then noticed the pun, and went with it.
I hope my Asian friends take it with good humor, unlike the dour PC crowd.
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komputodo
2018 Mar 2, 9:39am
komputodo
2018 Mar 2, 9:39am
Feux Follets says
I'd go with Alvarita if she would bring a box of $1 burritos to work every morning and let you pay on payday.
The names:
Ashanique Kendasha Jackson
Mary Susan Smith
Thanh Yasu Nguyen
BeullaMae EllyLou Honeychild
Alvarita Guadalupe Fernandez
Who did you pick and why ?
I'd go with Alvarita if she would bring a box of $1 burritos to work every morning and let you pay on payday.
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Patrick
2018 Mar 2, 9:40am
Patrick
2018 Mar 2, 9:40am
HeadSet says
My own father told me that when his family really needed a doctor, they would always try to get a Jewish doctor, even though he lived in an Irish neighborhood in Chicago and there were some Irish-American doctors. Kind of a "Jewish privilege" thing I guess.
drB6 says
That pretty much sums up minority complaints about the mythical white privilege.
Feux Follets says
Lol, these are all the results of the majority being the majority, which is true at all times in all places and must necessarily be so. Randomly choosing a person is most likely to result in a person from the majority. There is no valid point to any of the examples given.
Look at it this way: if someone taking statistics tried to claim that getting a green M&M from from a bowl with 77% green M&M's when choosing blindfolded somehow showed bias, then they would fail the class, and rightly so.
Regardless of what race the patient is, that patient may be inclined to chose the Jewish doctor.
My own father told me that when his family really needed a doctor, they would always try to get a Jewish doctor, even though he lived in an Irish neighborhood in Chicago and there were some Irish-American doctors. Kind of a "Jewish privilege" thing I guess.
drB6 says
If someone has problems with other races being around and is complaining about it, then perhaps that person is a racist.
That pretty much sums up minority complaints about the mythical white privilege.
Feux Follets says
•"I can turn on the television or open to the front page of the paper and see people of my race widely represented."
•"When I am told about our national heritage or about “civilization,” I am shown that people of my color made it what it is."
•"If a traffic cop pulls me over or if the IRS audits my tax return, I can be sure I haven’t been singled out because of my race."
•"I can if I wish arrange to be in the company of people of my race most of the time."
Lol, these are all the results of the majority being the majority, which is true at all times in all places and must necessarily be so. Randomly choosing a person is most likely to result in a person from the majority. There is no valid point to any of the examples given.
Look at it this way: if someone taking statistics tried to claim that getting a green M&M from from a bowl with 77% green M&M's when choosing blindfolded somehow showed bias, then they would fail the class, and rightly so.
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komputodo
2018 Mar 2, 9:48am
komputodo
2018 Mar 2, 9:48am
rando says
I'd also like a jewish doctor or at least a doctor named KENNEDY like Junior Soprano.
My own father told me that when his family really needed a doctor, they would always try to get a Jewish doctor
I'd also like a jewish doctor or at least a doctor named KENNEDY like Junior Soprano.
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MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Mar 2, 10:15am
MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Mar 2, 10:15am
rando says
"Branding".
Of course, when you are looking for a good Beer or a Shepard's Pie, you'd probably go to McKesson's Irish Pub rather than Schlomo's Deli.
"Macher of the Hora" isn't a worldwide theater hit.
Nobody complains about Black Achievement in Sport or Music as being some nefarious plot or grave injustice, yet they do so with Whites in the Science and Business. Odd, ain't it?
I googled "Great Physicists". 99% White/Ashkenazis of European Culture since the 1600s. Literally almost EVERYTHING in Physics in due to Males of European culture and often ethnicity as well. Why are women and minorities trying to "Colonize" Physics? Stop Appropriation by Women and Minorities! You didn't make that!
My own father told me that when his family really needed a doctor, they would always try to get a Jewish doctor, even though he lived in an Irish neighborhood in Chicago and there were some Irish-American doctors. Kind of a "Jewish privilege" thing I guess.
"Branding".
Of course, when you are looking for a good Beer or a Shepard's Pie, you'd probably go to McKesson's Irish Pub rather than Schlomo's Deli.
"Macher of the Hora" isn't a worldwide theater hit.
Nobody complains about Black Achievement in Sport or Music as being some nefarious plot or grave injustice, yet they do so with Whites in the Science and Business. Odd, ain't it?
I googled "Great Physicists". 99% White/Ashkenazis of European Culture since the 1600s. Literally almost EVERYTHING in Physics in due to Males of European culture and often ethnicity as well. Why are women and minorities trying to "Colonize" Physics? Stop Appropriation by Women and Minorities! You didn't make that!
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Bd6r
2018 Mar 2, 12:51pm
Bd6r
2018 Mar 2, 12:51pm
Feux Follets says
yes, those FUCKING WHITE MALES made me do it
Blame someone, anyone or anything when things go south
yes, those FUCKING WHITE MALES made me do it
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MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Mar 2, 12:51pm
MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Mar 2, 12:51pm
Feux Follets says
Sounds like any leader or politician. Scott Israel for one, although he literally did provable fuck up big league in multiple angles (restricting cops from engaging, not pursuing mechanisms to treat/restrain Cruz, a known entity, lack of security provision and training for school incidents, etc.) and ought to resign.
When is Al Gore going to apologize for NAFTA?
Sounds just like the current Potus now doesn't it ?
Blame someone, anyone or anything when things go south and lie about what you contributed when things go well.
Sounds like any leader or politician. Scott Israel for one, although he literally did provable fuck up big league in multiple angles (restricting cops from engaging, not pursuing mechanisms to treat/restrain Cruz, a known entity, lack of security provision and training for school incidents, etc.) and ought to resign.
When is Al Gore going to apologize for NAFTA?
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Bd6r
2018 Mar 2, 1:06pm
Bd6r
2018 Mar 2, 1:06pm
Feux Follets says
In our place, we have an extremely competent manager who is from one of Caribbean countries. She has a subordinate who is the same black race, and is utterly incompetent. Our competent Caribbean manager went to HR and asked that the incompetent and lazy person be terminated. She was told that this incompetent will never, ever be terminated. Will our Caribbean manager hire another black person, unless she is 100% sure that the person being hired is competent? And this is not an isolated case, it is fairly typical.
Is this white privilege again?
If you want to terminate an hourly employee for cause without a lot of bullshit, you need to have a well documented case established of what it is that is not meeting expectations, any supervisory input to improve performance (warnings if you will), acknowledgement from the individual they have been counseled/warned etc. - long story short, if the case is well documented, it can be done quite easily.
Unions present a different set of problems but again not insurmountable.
Salaried people on the other hand unless in a union or a handful of state have little to no protections and can be let go on a whim without having an exhaustive documented case to back you up.
In our place, we have an extremely competent manager who is from one of Caribbean countries. She has a subordinate who is the same black race, and is utterly incompetent. Our competent Caribbean manager went to HR and asked that the incompetent and lazy person be terminated. She was told that this incompetent will never, ever be terminated. Will our Caribbean manager hire another black person, unless she is 100% sure that the person being hired is competent? And this is not an isolated case, it is fairly typical.
Is this white privilege again?
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Patrick
2018 Mar 2, 1:10pm
Patrick
2018 Mar 2, 1:10pm
georgeliberte says
That image is a good illustration of James Damore's point that the left will consistently misrepresent arguments that they disagree with:
Misrepresentation and then shaming for that misrepresentation is really their whole bag of tricks.
That image is a good illustration of James Damore's point that the left will consistently misrepresent arguments that they disagree with:
Upper management tried to placate this surge of outrage by shaming me and misrepresenting my document, but they couldn't really do otherwise: The mob would have set upon anyone who openly agreed with me or even tolerated my views.
Misrepresentation and then shaming for that misrepresentation is really their whole bag of tricks.
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Bd6r
2018 Mar 2, 1:13pm
Bd6r
2018 Mar 2, 1:13pm
Feux Follets says
No and no. No unions, and nothing other than organization being afraid of a lawsuit by terminated worker.
Is there a union involved ? Is there something more than meets the eye going on between someone in HR the person in question ?
No and no. No unions, and nothing other than organization being afraid of a lawsuit by terminated worker.
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MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Mar 2, 3:17pm
MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Mar 2, 3:17pm
Feux Follets says
Yep. Another bait and switch, like Al Gore's big job gains from NAFTA.
Ted Kennedy literally promised the 1965 Immigration Act would not fundamentally alter the demographics of the USA. Liberals sneered at suggestions it would do so. Now they say "Haw Haw! You'll become the minority, Ha!Ha!"
Just like the Somalis were going to be so well integrated it would be a model program. Minnesota and Minneapolis and aid organizations from all over spent millions in advance of their arrival. Now into their 2nd/3rd Generations, they are famous only for crime. Even their very first cop on the force shot an unarmed woman who called the police for help, for no reason!
Just like The Giant Sucking sound was mocked, but became the real deal in the wake of NAFTA and MFN. The Free Traders promised it would create "High Tech Jobs of the Future", and then when it didn't, they said "Haw, Haw, can't fight this natural process, even though it's completely political and man-made, lose your job and take Oxy, scum!
Mass Immigration, Rapefugees, and one-sided, unbalanced "Free Trade" aren't natural forces, they're 100% man-made policies that can be ended.
#MAGA
Whites used to be the majority in this country and that is fast passing.
Yep. Another bait and switch, like Al Gore's big job gains from NAFTA.
Ted Kennedy literally promised the 1965 Immigration Act would not fundamentally alter the demographics of the USA. Liberals sneered at suggestions it would do so. Now they say "Haw Haw! You'll become the minority, Ha!Ha!"
Just like the Somalis were going to be so well integrated it would be a model program. Minnesota and Minneapolis and aid organizations from all over spent millions in advance of their arrival. Now into their 2nd/3rd Generations, they are famous only for crime. Even their very first cop on the force shot an unarmed woman who called the police for help, for no reason!
Just like The Giant Sucking sound was mocked, but became the real deal in the wake of NAFTA and MFN. The Free Traders promised it would create "High Tech Jobs of the Future", and then when it didn't, they said "Haw, Haw, can't fight this natural process, even though it's completely political and man-made, lose your job and take Oxy, scum!
Mass Immigration, Rapefugees, and one-sided, unbalanced "Free Trade" aren't natural forces, they're 100% man-made policies that can be ended.
#MAGA
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HeadSet
2018 Mar 2, 3:51pm
HeadSet
2018 Mar 2, 3:51pm
Ted Kennedy literally promised the 1965 Immigration Act would not fundamentally alter the demographics of the USA. Liberals sneered at suggestions it would do so. Now they say "Haw Haw! You'll become the minority, Ha!Ha!"
Liberals today get indignant when vote fraud is mentioned, but tomorrow it will be "Haw Haw, undocumented immigrant voting tipped the scales for us permanently."
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/26/lawsuit-100000-noncitizens-registered-vote-pa/
Liberals today get indignant when vote fraud is mentioned, but tomorrow it will be "Haw Haw, undocumented immigrant voting tipped the scales for us permanently."
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/26/lawsuit-100000-noncitizens-registered-vote-pa/
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anonymous
2018 Mar 4, 7:49am
Feux Follets says
Years ago, some feminist on the internet told me I was "Privileged."You do have privilege because being White is a privilege and it will always remain as such. Don't run from it as other races try to make you do, embrace it.
"THE FUCK!?!?" I said.
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Shaman
2018 Mar 4, 8:29am
Shaman
2018 Mar 4, 8:29am
So i got pulled over for driving too fast on the freeway last month. I was fully cooperative with the officer (Asian male), who asked me some basic questions and then, surprisingly, let me go.
White privilege? Maybe. But perhaps it was a reapectful and cooperative attitude that convinced him that i wasn’t worth the paperwork to ticket. He didn’t seem happy with me, but he didn’t write me a ticket either. So what do you call that?
White privilege? Maybe. But perhaps it was a reapectful and cooperative attitude that convinced him that i wasn’t worth the paperwork to ticket. He didn’t seem happy with me, but he didn’t write me a ticket either. So what do you call that?
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mell
2018 Mar 4, 8:46am
Quigley says
Occam's razor says that it was 99% the respectful and friendly attitude. 99% of the people don't give a shit about who you are as long as you have some manners. This dividing by race, gender, sex, etc. has become so stale and needs to stop pronto.
So i got pulled over for driving too fast on the freeway last month. I was fully cooperative with the officer (Asian male), who asked me some basic questions and then, surprisingly, let me go.
White privilege? Maybe. But perhaps it was a reapectful and cooperative attitude that convinced him that i wasn’t worth the paperwork to ticket. He didn’t seem happy with me, but he didn’t write me a ticket either. So what do you call that?
Occam's razor says that it was 99% the respectful and friendly attitude. 99% of the people don't give a shit about who you are as long as you have some manners. This dividing by race, gender, sex, etc. has become so stale and needs to stop pronto.
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FuckTheMainstreamMedia
2018 Mar 4, 10:02am
FuckTheMainstreamMedia
2018 Mar 4, 10:02am
mell says
That’s cold! Talk like that is gonna shake people’s faith in the inherent racism in America!
Quigley saysSo i got pulled over for driving too fast on the freeway last month. I was fully cooperative with the officer (Asian male), who asked me some basic questions and then, surprisingly, let me go.
White privilege? Maybe. But perhaps it was a reapectful and cooperative attitude that convinced him that i wasn’t worth the paperwork to ticket. He didn’t seem happy with me, but he didn’t write me a ticket either. So what do you call that?
Occam's razor says that it was 99% the respectful and friendly attitude. 99% of the people don't give a shit about who you are as long as you have some manners. This dividing by race, gender, sex, etc. has become so stale and needs to stop pronto.
That’s cold! Talk like that is gonna shake people’s faith in the inherent racism in America!
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MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Mar 14, 8:59am
MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Mar 14, 8:59am
Feux Follets says
Thing is, that's an historical guarantee. Common in the 18th and 19th Century UK, California before the 1950s, etc. Mostly White People.
"New Yorkers, Come West, we're paying a five dollars a day."
"Haha, that was just one position, but I'll do you a favor, you can pick this lettuce for five cents an hour. After the entire season, you might have enough for one ticket back home."
One of the favorite reasons to enclose was "Saucy" laborers who could scratch by between their small holding and the Common. No Common = Dependence on the Farmer for wages.
That's how the US Coastie Elites feel today. "These uncouth Whites are too uppity with the wage demands, all this unionization and American Dream crap. Let's import more desperate Brown People who will take what I'll give 'em."
Skilled farmer populations that are white (supposedly, all of them) who rely on cheap migrant labor of the legal or illegal kind to keep those food prices down so the country can survive on the crap shit wages being paid by there employers.
Thing is, that's an historical guarantee. Common in the 18th and 19th Century UK, California before the 1950s, etc. Mostly White People.
"New Yorkers, Come West, we're paying a five dollars a day."
"Haha, that was just one position, but I'll do you a favor, you can pick this lettuce for five cents an hour. After the entire season, you might have enough for one ticket back home."
One of the favorite reasons to enclose was "Saucy" laborers who could scratch by between their small holding and the Common. No Common = Dependence on the Farmer for wages.
That's how the US Coastie Elites feel today. "These uncouth Whites are too uppity with the wage demands, all this unionization and American Dream crap. Let's import more desperate Brown People who will take what I'll give 'em."
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FortWayne
2018 Mar 14, 9:02am
FortWayne
2018 Mar 14, 9:02am
You need diversity of opinions, not colors. Just hire for skills, and all else will work itself out. It puzzles me how smart people can still make stupid choices.
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Bd6r
2018 Mar 14, 9:04am
Bd6r
2018 Mar 14, 9:04am
Feux Follets says
Microaggression/insensitivity. In Rio Grande Valley (South TX) many (most) farmers are Hispanic.
Skilled farmer populations that are white (supposedly, all of them) who rely on cheap migrant labor of the legal or illegal kind to keep those food prices down so the country can survive on the crap shit wages being paid by there employers.
Microaggression/insensitivity. In Rio Grande Valley (South TX) many (most) farmers are Hispanic.
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A lawsuit alleges the search giant set hiring quotas for some technical positions.
A former Google recruiter was fired from his job for objecting to a company practice of rejecting Asian and white male candidates for technical positions, according to a civil lawsuit filed against the internet giant.
Arne Wilberg, who worked at Google for nine years, alleges Google set quotas for hiring minorities, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The lawsuit, filed in January in California's San Mateo County Superior Court, claims he was fired by Google in retaliation for complaining to human resources about the company's hiring practices, the news agency reported.
The controversy comes as Silicon Valley companies grapple with how to increase workforce diversity in an industry dominated by white men and permeated with corporate cultures that seem biased against women and female engineers. Google, Facebook, Microsoft and other tech companies now regularly release diversity reports, highlighting low percentages of women and minority employees, with few moving up the management chain.
Google had "irrefutable policies, memorialized in writing and consistently implemented in practice, of systematically discriminating in favor job applicants who are Hispanic, African American, or female, and against Caucasian and Asian men," according to Wilberg's complaint.
https://www.cnet.com/news/google-accused-of-excluding-asians-whites-for-some-positions/