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Shout it out
 

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Why can't one be proud to be a straight white male?

[/ QUOTE ] You are absolutely right. You should indeed be proud.

And I'm proud to have two eyes and two legs.

I'm also extremely proud of my tonsils (never bothered me) and yesterday's weather. It was simply magnificent!

Mickey Brausch

Re: Why can\'t one be proud to be a white male
 

Because of the historical position of white men, their accomplishments and successes are frequently attributed to their culture or society as a whole. E.g., most Americans feel pride in the Founding Fathers, even though they were white men. Minority groups tend to have prominent figures that are "their own" in that members of other groups feel less of a connection to them.

So, I suppose you could be proud of being a white male specifically, but what exactly are you celebrating?

Re: Why can\'t one be proud to be a straight white male
 

You didn't get the memo? We are the root of all evil, duhz.

Re: Why can\'t one be proud to be a straight white male
 

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You didn't get the memo? We are the root of all evil, duhz.

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Naw, it's because we oppress everyone else. Ooh snap, it's getting late, I haven't oppressed anyone yet today! Gotta run...

Re: Why can\'t one be proud to be a straight white male
 

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Its odd. I'm proud of who I am. I'm a married man, an expectant father, bored of my job but successful. But I don't see any pride in the color of my skin, my gender or my sexuality. Its not like I chose any of them. I didn't have to accomplish anything because of them or overcome any obstacle because of those traits. Where is the pride coming from exactly?

As another person said... should I be proud for having 10 fingers? Or proud of my height?

Re: Why can\'t one be proud to be a straight white male
 

Would you be proud of hitting your number in roulette?

Post deleted by Mat Sklansky
 

Re: Why can\'t one be proud to be a straight white male
 

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There are loads of normal women who are feminimists/pround to be women

Gays who are proud of that

Blacks the same

On and on and on

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Simply saying, "I'm proud to be a straight white male," in a public forum would probably be construed as being racist/sexist/homophobic etc. all at once.

These sentiments are equally racist, etc. when they come from minorities, but we oppress them, so it's justified. Just today I personally oppressed 6 blacks, 8 women, 3 gays, and a Jew just for good measure!

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Why is this?

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If you go to china then I'm sure there will be clubs specifically for white people, and none for chinese. Why is that?

The real question is why white males are considered the normative dominant group in a country where they are an overall minority.