adonis
Footballguy
I recently had a discussion/debate with a friend who is from Puerto Rico, and he's a fairly liberal guy.
During the discussion, the term "white privilege" was thrown around pretty freely, and was used as a way to discredit my opinion on most things related to racial issues. This was mixed with a discussion about "intersectionality" which left me confused as to why anyone thinks it was useful, and then we ended the conversation after discussing how science and truth matter, and he said "but what were the races of those who were conducting the science?"
I have yet to have a single meaningful/useful conversation where the terms "white privilege" or "intersectionality" were used in a serious manner.
Is there any useful place in today's politics for concepts like "white privilege" which state that white people in the USA should feel guilt and shame at actions their ancestors committed because today they benefit from them? And intersectionality, where it's basically a game to see who can be the most victimized by amassing the most disadvantages in specific and narrow categories.
What in the world is going on with the liberals in our country when this kind of conversation is so pervasive? Part of identity politics run amok?
During the discussion, the term "white privilege" was thrown around pretty freely, and was used as a way to discredit my opinion on most things related to racial issues. This was mixed with a discussion about "intersectionality" which left me confused as to why anyone thinks it was useful, and then we ended the conversation after discussing how science and truth matter, and he said "but what were the races of those who were conducting the science?"
I have yet to have a single meaningful/useful conversation where the terms "white privilege" or "intersectionality" were used in a serious manner.
Is there any useful place in today's politics for concepts like "white privilege" which state that white people in the USA should feel guilt and shame at actions their ancestors committed because today they benefit from them? And intersectionality, where it's basically a game to see who can be the most victimized by amassing the most disadvantages in specific and narrow categories.
What in the world is going on with the liberals in our country when this kind of conversation is so pervasive? Part of identity politics run amok?