i was just making a magic the gathering joke. that was apparently in the wrong context

There's really no denying the existence of white privilege. Yes obviously there are a GRIP of white people out there who will never have the same opportunities as wealthy people of any race who are handed admittance to the nicest schools and employment at high paying jobs, but that doesn't change the fact that our systems are set in place in favor of the racial majority. Even if a minority did get a job with a high salary, they will be surrounded by ignorant white people asking themselves what great challenges they must have overcome. All that race card bull shit just perpetuates the same beliefs, too.

Anyways, vote yes and shut up. It doesn't matter if your paying more on taxes to put a car thief or whoever through school. There are a lot of other people who need that shit too.

SkidMark:

So why are the majority of homeless white men?

that's not true. the majority of homeless are african american. anyway, what is important is what % are homeless vs. what % they constitute of the US population.

from this study: http://usmayors.org/hungersurvey/2006/report06.pdf

* 39% are non-Hispanic whites (compared to 76% of the general population)
* 42% are African-Americans (compared to 11% of the general population)
* 13% are Hispanic (compared to 9% of the general population)
* 4% are Native-American (compared to 1% of the general population)
* 2% were Asian

toddistic:

ians:

There's really no denying the existence of white privilege. Yes obviously there are a GRIP of white people out there who will never have the same opportunities as wealthy people of any race who are handed admittance to the nicest schools and employment at high paying jobs, but that doesn't change the fact that our systems are set in place in favor of the racial majority. Even if a minority did get a job with a high salary, they will be surrounded by ignorant white people asking themselves what great challenges they must have overcome. All that race card bull shit just perpetuates the same beliefs, too.

Anyways, vote yes and shut up. It doesn't matter if your paying more on taxes to put a car thief or whoever through school. There are a lot of other people who need that shit too.

lets talk about male privilege instead!

I think that's an important part of the whole discussion. Our government is run by old, rich, white men who don't give a fuck about anything except their money and they are willing to fuck everything up for the rest of OUR lives so they can live out the short rest of theirs knowing their money is safe in their pockets and not spread around to the other 98% of the population who need support in one way or another.

[quote][cite] SkidMark:[/cite]So why are the majority of homeless white men?[/quote]

Spend less time downtown and more time at a soup kitchen and you'll realize the falsity of this statement.

In addition, it's no secret Portland is short on diversity. Skid Row on the other hand.......

[quote]Where do you think everyone who is displaced by Portland's gentrification is moving to? Perhaps to Beaverton / Hillsboro where the rents are (slightly) cheaper?[/quote]

People moving to Beaverton does not equate to the homeless population. Homeless people don't care about gentrification increasing property rents - they care about where their next meal is going to come from.

uhm guys, we are onto missing white woman syndrome, not class / race / sex privilege topics mkay.

they deleted my piture!

toddistic:

uhm guys, we are onto missing white woman syndrome, not class / race / sex privilege topics mkay.

that reminds me of the dave chappelle stand up where he's talking about those 2 little girls getting kidnapped and the black one escapes in like 15 minutes. HA.

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