The Democratic Convention

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by barbara

You exposed nothing.
You tried to put words in my mouth and tell me how I felt and I didn't put up with that.

now now Barb, all I did was question.... you blew up....

Do you want to see my onions?

[Pio1980]

In Barbara's defense;
Much of what I see from my perspective is a general peniscentric attitude of crass judgement of women for their attractiveness (read bluntly, 'fuckability'), rather than intelligence and accomplishment, both potential and actual. How is this not 'exclusive'?
She imho shows remarkable restraint in spite of this often mindlessly shared attitude of worthiness in a man's world.

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[noonereal]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Is a good idea for me to highly resent that you have told me I sort of gummed it up?

Fair question. I would say no in this case.

[Pio1980]

BTW, let's see the onions, please.

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[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

BTW, let's see the onions, please.

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well it's about time!!!!!

[JJIII]

I want to see Nooner's onions, dammit!

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by jjiii

i want to see nooner's onions, dammit!

:d

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[Boreas]

Originally Posted by noonereal

now now Barb, all I did was question.... you blew up....

Do you want to see my onions?

These onions?

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by noonereal

..... two thoughts

these days will never be gone but it's not about color, it's about family and who you now, the luck of birth and what was so easy for me that wasn't for my female counter part?

My black counterpart operated a disadvantage, yes, but women????

Noone just as an example when a woman make a speech on any subject the reporters spend little column space on what she said so much as how her hair looked, what she wore, etc. Not saying everything was easy for you as it sure as hell was not for me. But when I applied for a job they really looked at my CV, had my skin been a different color I know where my CV would wind up- in the circular file.

[barbara]

Disclaimer: this post is written with no malice intended.

Here are things I see and/or do that gives me evidence of discrimination and white privilege.

Ok.... I'll admit at... As a white female, there have been times that I have seen a man of color approaching me as he is walking somewhere, or get in an elevator with me, or sit next to me on a public bus and I tighten my grip on my purse. I have never ever done that in the same circumstances with a female if any color. Discrimination.

Early in my marriage I owned a deli and husband worked for me. Sales people (including females) would address husband when showing their products. Husband would tell them I was the owner and made purchasing decisions. They would give me a nod and continue to address husband. White male privilege.


I went to a well known college in my area and had a good friend who also attended. He was Vietnamese. When I told people where I went to college it was accepted as though there would be no doubt I would go to a good college. The response he got was,,, "you are going there! How lucky that you got accepted." As if the good grades he made had nothing to do with being accepted to this college. White female privilege.



There are many examples.... But my point is that discrimination/ white privilege is so ingrained in our society that we don't often recognize it and that only perpetuates it.

It is far easier to recognize when you are the recipient.