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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

“ Those who are most sensitive about "politically incorrect" terminology are not the average black ghetto-dweller, Asian immigrant, abused woman or disabled person, but a minority of activists, many of whom do not even belong to any "oppressed" group but come from privileged strata of society.” - Industrial Society”

Sounds like a bunch of crap. If I want to stick up for my melanated/non-melanated friend regardless of class differences because an overprivileged punk decided to go hard R (racial) to echo their historical ignorance without self-control, then my bilious nature is a token of anarchy that wants to preserve life. Same thing with lgbtq, religion etc. We are talking about prejudicial ignorance though, not politics.

[–]Mr9to5[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Great, I’ll call him up and let him know.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The quoted paragraph assumes that an underprivileged person cannot stand up for another underprivileged person beside them. There is a boiling point and people are imperfectly bilious.