• Zomg@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    “Hey white guys, fix this so we can improve society. Also, I’m choosing the bear, fuck white men.”

    This sort of thing bothers me. It seems people only want white men for what they can potentially provide, then I’m sure we’ll all go back to hating again. Thanks for giving me another new label too I guess.

    This should be gender agnostic advice, not specifically for white men.

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      3 days ago

      I think the reason the advice is so pointed to one group is, there’s many people who disrespect the opinion of every minority, and think they’re all in a sympathetic league against them. Being belittled by another white man baffles them and makes them worry about being disincluded.

      The people you’re protecting also didn’t necessarily answer that dumb bear question.

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        4 days ago

        That’s true, and I wouldn’t say the phrase I quoted is specific to this post, but damn does it feel kinda close.

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      4 days ago

      You’re experiencing the othering that many groups have for millennia and often times at the hands of us “cis white men”, instead of being mad about have empathy for your fellow humans who have had to go through this and grow.

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        3 days ago

        Two wrongs don’t make a right. I’m going to react just as negatively to being disrespected as they would, because we’re all people who deserve respect.