1. 2017-08-16, 02:02 PM (ISO 8601) - Top - End - #194
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    Default Re: Questionable Content 11: It's Like Seeing a Unicorn

    Quote Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf_c View Post
    No, that's not what we are saying at all, and the fact you had to go for such an obvious strawman says it all about your position, really.
    That is exactly what the toxic, derisive, backwards, ugly concept of "privilege" is all about. No strawman about it.

    The problem isn't one person's "privilege", the problem is the actual injustice done to the other person.

    It's not a "privilege" if your skin color doesn't keep you from getting a mortgage because of bigotry -- it's an injustice and a violation of your rights if bigotry against your skin color results in you not getting a mortgage.
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