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What? Why?

JungleGymSam 6y ago
Because that person believes their point of view must be taken as truth and cannot be questioned because of the color of their skin. We used to call this "racist".
- cultus 6y ago
  You are a racist who is projecting.
- dangus 6y ago
  Excuse me? If you don’t mind, can you please point out the sentence or phrase lambdasquirrel said that would indicate to you that they consider their point of view must be taken as truth and cannot be questioned? They were just giving their opinion based on their perspective, and their status as a person of color was something they felt was an important detail since the original article involved demographic data, and you jumped down their throat over it.
  - JungleGymSam 6y ago
    > Well as a POC That right there.
JAlexoid 6y ago
Being POC doesn't make you any more or less right - considering that nothing of what you wrote is exclusively applicable to POC in US. You created a narrative that any opposition to your opinion will be instantly regarded as racist. (That said, I disagree with the prejudiced person above)
- shadowfox 6y ago
  > Being POC doesn't make you any more or less right That is obviously true. However when someone is describing thier personal experience, that context is quite useful, which was clearly what was going on in the original comment.
  - JAlexoid 6y ago
    I did mention that not one part of that comment is actually specific to being POC. The comment lacks the subject that explains where that matters. Without that relevant context, the first few words seem to be just a shield from criticism. I suspect that that is a slip by the OP, but it is easily interpreted as "I'm POC, so shut up" For example - As a gay man I notice subtle prejudice against me in the use of "gay" in negative connotations. (being gay is relevant to the experience here)
    - schwartzworld 6y ago
      you said you stopped reading after the first few words, so how would you know what the rest of the comment says?
      - JAlexoid 6y ago
        I never said that.

What? Why?

Because that person believes their point of view must be taken as truth and cannot be questioned because of the color of their skin. We used to call this "racist".

cultus 6y ago
You are a racist who is projecting.
dangus 6y ago
Excuse me? If you don’t mind, can you please point out the sentence or phrase lambdasquirrel said that would indicate to you that they consider their point of view must be taken as truth and cannot be questioned? They were just giving their opinion based on their perspective, and their status as a person of color was something they felt was an important detail since the original article involved demographic data, and you jumped down their throat over it.
- JungleGymSam 6y ago
  > Well as a POC That right there.

JAlexoid 6y ago

Being POC doesn't make you any more or less right - considering that nothing of what you wrote is exclusively applicable to POC in US. You created a narrative that any opposition to your opinion will be instantly regarded as racist. (That said, I disagree with the prejudiced person above)

shadowfox 6y ago
> Being POC doesn't make you any more or less right That is obviously true. However when someone is describing thier personal experience, that context is quite useful, which was clearly what was going on in the original comment.
- JAlexoid 6y ago
  I did mention that not one part of that comment is actually specific to being POC. The comment lacks the subject that explains where that matters. Without that relevant context, the first few words seem to be just a shield from criticism. I suspect that that is a slip by the OP, but it is easily interpreted as "I'm POC, so shut up" For example - As a gay man I notice subtle prejudice against me in the use of "gay" in negative connotations. (being gay is relevant to the experience here)
  - schwartzworld 6y ago
    you said you stopped reading after the first few words, so how would you know what the rest of the comment says?
    - JAlexoid 6y ago
      I never said that.