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.
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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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Come on, folks, it's really very simple:
As already said, proclaiming pride for something that is a matter of pure chance, e.g. being born white, is like proclaiming pride for hitting a number in rouletter. You were just lucky, pal.
However, when the attribute being celebrated concerns a minority, and, moreover, a minority that has been in the past (or still is) oppressed, then there is an added significance to that atttribute. It acquires the significance of rejecting or accepting the social status of that minority, i.e. by proclaiming pride, one is essentially proclaiming one's willingness to (a) accept one's fate as member of X, and (b) fight discrimination against X.
The whole issue reduces to whether or not X is still a percecuted minority. For example, you can no longer say, and expect us to keep a straight face, that you are proud to be a believer in Round Earth.
Mickey Brausch
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