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Yes, they do have an intersectionality with privilege

Posted on: August 7, 2019 at 15:25:30 CT

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but they are also held up as "the model minority" in efforts to distract from systemic oppression that black and brown people of color are subject to.

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Are white libs so pathetically insecure (see; raskol, the) - hokie VT - 8/7 15:00:45

link? - TexJohnson MU - 8/7 16:35:57

Pathetic, really craving someone, anyone to pay attention - raskolnikov MU - 8/7 16:13:34

RE: Are white libs so pathetically insecure (see; raskol, the) - MOCO SON MU - 8/7 15:17:55

And yet, those self-hating white liberals do everything they - zounami MU - 8/7 15:10:04

I don't see anything wrong with acknowledging privilege - Th8tnTiger MU - 8/7 15:04:39

I love when you have people like Booker and Harris telling - DHighlander NWMSU - 8/7 15:24:56

exactly... it's about class, not race... - zounami MU - 8/7 15:37:49

Actually it is not about class or race. The determining - DHighlander NWMSU - 8/7 15:49:14

right, but "more safety nets" = privilege (nm) - zounami MU - 8/7 15:57:04

does "other people of color" include Asians?... - zounami MU - 8/7 15:12:54

Yes, they do have an intersectionality with privilege - Th8tnTiger MU - 8/7 15:25:30

So I'll ask again: Shouldn't Asians be forced to acknowledge - zounami MU - 8/7 15:35:35

In certain spaces, yes - Th8tnTiger MU - 8/7 15:44:07

They had nothing to do with the abolition of slavery either. - zounami MU - 8/7 15:56:24

So, both of are minorities - mizzouSECedes STL - 8/7 15:27:35

Of course not - mizzouSECedes STL - 8/7 15:22:11

Don't be silly. People of color is just lib code for blacks - hokie VT - 8/7 15:17:03

Asians (people of color) are the most privileged race in the - zounami MU - 8/7 15:32:13

They don't have to because they're not white (nm) - mizzouSECedes STL - 8/7 15:35:05

it Does not really work for browns either. By the time they - DHighlander NWMSU - 8/7 15:29:20

Monetary advantage or - mizzouSECedes STL - 8/7 15:06:34

That's so sweet. You're a good person. Now, off you go. nm - hokie VT - 8/7 15:06:31

You need to take a break and stop being such a big - playhard NWMSU - 8/7 15:03:03

Thanx dad. Can i go to the movies? nm - hokie VT - 8/7 15:04:21