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Essentially what you're saying is that, because he's a white male, his opinion on the matter isn't taken as seriously. In other words, this is a clear case of s

• dbenhur 9y ago
  Alternatively: his membership in a privileged class is unlikely to grant him especially accurate insight into the experience of individuals in less privileged classes, and more likely to reinforce his bias to justify his own privileged position.
  • justin_vanw 9y ago
    Deleting because apparently you can get brigaded and fired for any slightly dissenting opinion.
• zimpenfish 9y ago
  > Essentially what you're saying is that, because he's a white male, his opinion on the matter isn't taken as seriously. Correct. Just as my opinion, as a privileged white dude, can be largely ignored on the topics of the problems of the less privileged because I do not have the experiences necessary to give them any weight.