"Check Your Privilege"

[3RA1N1AC]

as far as the article goes, i felt it was shallow and pedantic

 

[maxiep]

as far as the article goes, i felt it was shallow and pedantic

Check your snark.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

honestly, i have about as much interest in people blathering "quit judging me because i am a white male!" as a person of any other race or sex doing the same thing

there are articles or blogs expressing the same sentiment about being poor, black, gay, a woman, asian, rich, short, ugly, fat, smart, tall, skinny, near-sighted, etc, etc, on and on and on. i find them ALL tedious for the most part. give me a personal example of your plight so that i may better understand your struggle in this cruel world. show me your scars. you got your feelings hurt? dont bother.

dont get me wrong, prejudice is a real thing, and im sure he has had a real rough go of it, but color me unimpressed. a 20 year old that has life all figured out. doubtful. likely he will look back at this article in another 20 years and cringe at every other sentence.

now, if this guy gets beaten with a cactus, shot in the face by a cop, or penetrated by a balled up bicycle chain for the poor misfortune of being a white male, there might be something worth reading at that point. let me know.

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

The catchphrase is meant to end the conversation, not start one. Therefore, my thesis holds and yours fails.

I love how you, and many others, assume you know what the intent is. Why do you assume you know? Perhaps you have a thing that needs checking?

 

[blue32]

Meh, boring... and if someone told me to 'check my privi' I'd tell them to fuck off and deal. Work hard, and earn what you get. There are plenty of successful people in this world no matter what color, sex, bla bla bla they are.

 

[MarAzul]

Check your snark.

Ha! Snark was the word that came to my mind too.

 

[MarAzul]

I love how you, and many others, assume you know what the intent is. Why do you assume you know? Perhaps you have a thing that needs checking?

hoo! Did you ever wonder what you need checked?

 

[3RA1N1AC]

Ha! Snark was the word that came to my mind too.

snark [snahrk]
noun
a mysterious, imaginary animal.

interesting take, but if the shoe fits i guess

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

hoo! Did you ever wonder what you need checked?

well i've got this nasty cough that won't go away

 

[maxiep]

I love how you, and many others, assume you know what the intent is. Why do you assume you know? Perhaps you have a thing that needs checking?

My, how post-modern of you.

 

[PapaG]

Originally Posted by hoojacks
I love how you, and many others, assume you know what the intent is. Why do you assume you know? Perhaps you have a thing that needs checking?

You KNOW what the intent is, though. White hipsters down with the struggle, UNITE!

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

You KNOW what the intent is, though. White hipsters down with the struggle, UNITE!

Right. Of course. You just KNOW they're doing it to be dicks. Kids these days

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

My, how post-modern of you.

I don't even get it

 

[PapaG]

Right. Of course. You just KNOW they're doing it to be dicks. Kids these days

I think they're doing it because they're brainwashed saps who think that skin color is more important to success in life than hard work.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

I think they're doing it because they're brainwashed saps who think that skin color is a more important to success in life than hard work.

repped

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

I think they're doing it because they're brainwashed saps who think that skin color is more important to success in life than hard work.

lol. Go start another belligerent Obamacare thread. That'll be more your speed.

 

[maxiep]

I don't even get it

Not surprising.

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Not surprising.

It's not, considering I didn't go to a real school where the real academics were.

 

[maxiep]

It's not, considering I didn't go to a real school where the real academics were.

You can get an education anywhere. Too bad you didn't take advantage of your opportunity. You seem awfully hung up on the fact you went to a third rate grad school, and want to make that my issue. Sorry, it's yours.

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

You can get an education anywhere. Too bad you didn't take advantage of your opportunity. You seem awfully hung up on the fact you went to a third rate grad school, and want to make that my issue. Sorry, it's yours.

Lol nope just paraphrasing you from a previous thread. If you want to deny it, I'll look it up on my weekend

 

[MARIS61]

I think they're doing it because they're brainwashed saps who think that skin color is more important to success in life than hard work.

It also helps a huge amount if people, (employers, clients, friends and coworkers), like you as a person. Nobody likes a whiner.

 

[maxiep]

If you want to deny it, I'll look it up on my weekend

That might be the saddest thing I've ever read on a forum. By all means, spend your weekend doing forum reference work instead of enjoying your life.

 

[MARIS61]

Isn't there an app for that?

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Look, I can take just a piece of your post and respond to it in order to get the snarkiest last word in too. Who cares if it hijacks the thread? Just keep doing it.

That might be the saddest thing I've ever read on a forum.

You feel emotions from forum posts? Pansy.

 

[maxiep]

Look, I can take just a piece of your post and respond to it in order to get the snarkiest last word in too. Who cares if it hijacks the thread? Just keep doing it.



You feel emotions from forum posts? Pansy.

It looks like someone didn't "check their privilege".

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

It looks like someone didn't "check their privilege".

That doesn't make any sense, but why would I expect it to coming from you

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Can you feel the loooovveee..... tonight?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

This is what its like to watch an Occupy Wall Street vs. the 1% rally...on the internet.

 

[maxiep]

This is what its like to watch an Occupy Wall Street vs. the 1% rally...on the internet.

With Occupy Wall Street having had an easier life. That's the delicious irony.

"Check your privilege!"

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

well, that was the point. most of those guys were pretty fucking cush.