Comments on: White Privilege, White Entitlement and the 2008 Election

By: noting the white privilege of this election « seeking spirit

noting the white privilege of this election « seeking spirit — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:39:40 +0000

[...] White Privilege, White Entitlement and the 2008 Election Wajahat Ali on September 15th, 2008 [...]

By: brekinapez

brekinapez — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:34:38 +0000

Don’t forget, if you aren’t white AND WEALTHY, you only get the nominal privileges. If you’re poor and white, you’re a failure and probably a stupid, bleeding heart Liberal.

I know my whiteness moves me ahead of non-whites in certain circles (I live in rural Georgia) but I’m still not considered good enough to hobnob with the Good Ol’ Boys.

Not that I want to play their game anyway.

By: ellurian

ellurian — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:35:25 +0000

I Love blanket statements. They keep me warm in the winter months when the snow flies. I don’t believe in voting color, I believe in voting who is the most qualified. The most qualified candidate had the nomination stolen from her by a motley bunch voting party over people.

By: tmnk

tmnk — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:55:17 +0000

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?
In Stanley Kramer’s 1967 movie “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?”, a whirlwind romance by an interracial couple forced their families to confront their attitudes about race. The male love interest, and lead was a young NEGRO played by Sydney Portier. Matters were only further complicated by the fact that this was no stereotypical NEGRO. Smart, accomplished, ARTICULATE, polite, and sophisticated.
Well here we are some 40+ years later, and guess who may be coming to dinner?
Yup, another smart, accomplished, ARTICULATE, polite, and sophisticated Negro, accept today they’re called Black.
It seems America is in the midst of filming an updated version of that cinematic classic starring Barack Obama. This time around , however, the love interest is not a “white woman”, it’s THE WHITE HOUSE! And just like the parents in 1967, America is being forced to confront it’s racial attitudes (the one’s it supposedly doesn’t have).
You think Tilly had a fit when Sydney Portier’s character wanted to marry the sweet little white girl she had helped raise. Well Tilly honey, will likely piss in her panties when she sees who’s knocking at the front door of the white house.
Guess who’s coming to dinner now Tilly? “Hi, my name is Barack Obama.”
- TMNK (to know me is to google me)