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>As a reasonably well-educated conservative ... Why am I going to take lessons ... from those who judge me entirely on my skin color and my gender? It is so de

by yodon 4y ago

>As a reasonably well-educated conservative ... Why am I going to take lessons ... from those who judge me entirely on my skin color and my gender? It is so depressing to hear well-educated conservatives act as if the primary racism in this country is directed against conservatives. Is some racism directed against self described well educated conservatives? Certainly. Is the amount of racism directed against well educated conservatives within even an order of magnitude of the racism directed at Black, Latino, and Asian individuals regardless of political leaning or educational level? Far greater self-reflection is needed on the part of those who believe it is. The experiences you are having as a self described well-educated conservative who is encountering racism directed at you should give you empathy for those who experience racism at much higher rates than you do, because these experiences that are new for you are not new for them.

mustache_kimono 4y ago
> It is so depressing to hear well-educated conservatives act as if the primary racism in this country is directed against conservatives. Certainly not as conservative as the poster, but that's not what they said. They seemed to indicate that it's hypocritical to call someone a racist solely on the basis of their race, and I agree. > The experiences you are having as a self described well-educated conservative who is encountering racism directed at you should give you empathy for those who experience racism at much higher rates than you do Why are we to suppose the OP doesn't have empathy for those who experience racism at much higher rates? It sounds like you're not listening to them, in fact imagining they hold views it's not clear they hold. They are saying it's hard to listen to anyone when they are calling you racist, sexist, homo/transphobic when you're not, or when someone chooses to talk about your race or other essential characteristic, rather than your ideas. Consider for a moment the OP didn't come here to explain who has it worse. Perhaps they are trying to explain that they are more interested in ideas than struggle sessions. Again, I agree.
- foogazi 4y ago
  > They are saying it's hard to listen to anyone when they are calling you racist, sexist, homo/transphobic when you're not, It’s not. Maybe they should toughen up a little bit. > or when someone chooses to talk about your race or other essential characteristic, rather than your ideas. Some states in the US want to tell adults how to dress based on the characteristics of their private parts. What are your conservative ideas about that ?
  - mustache_kimono 4y ago
    > Maybe they should toughen up a little bit. Not listening when someone wrongly labels you and calls you names seems like a healthy response? At least compared to losing your mind in front of a federal judge? > Some states in the US want to tell adults how to dress based on the characteristics of their private parts. Yeah, that's not good. But I'd imagine law students losing their cool over a judge whose rulings never touch that particular trans issue make it less likely Americans give these draconian and illiberal laws a second thought. So -- nice job, goofball. You've stepped on our collective dicks and proven how ridiculous progressives can be once again. Love nothing more than you proving how impotent and self important we can be.

by yodon 4y ago

mustache_kimono 4y ago

> It is so depressing to hear well-educated conservatives act as if the primary racism in this country is directed against conservatives. Certainly not as conservative as the poster, but that's not what they said. They seemed to indicate that it's hypocritical to call someone a racist solely on the basis of their race, and I agree. > The experiences you are having as a self described well-educated conservative who is encountering racism directed at you should give you empathy for those who experience racism at much higher rates than you do Why are we to suppose the OP doesn't have empathy for those who experience racism at much higher rates? It sounds like you're not listening to them, in fact imagining they hold views it's not clear they hold. They are saying it's hard to listen to anyone when they are calling you racist, sexist, homo/transphobic when you're not, or when someone chooses to talk about your race or other essential characteristic, rather than your ideas. Consider for a moment the OP didn't come here to explain who has it worse. Perhaps they are trying to explain that they are more interested in ideas than struggle sessions. Again, I agree.

foogazi 4y ago
> They are saying it's hard to listen to anyone when they are calling you racist, sexist, homo/transphobic when you're not, It’s not. Maybe they should toughen up a little bit. > or when someone chooses to talk about your race or other essential characteristic, rather than your ideas. Some states in the US want to tell adults how to dress based on the characteristics of their private parts. What are your conservative ideas about that ?
- mustache_kimono 4y ago
  > Maybe they should toughen up a little bit. Not listening when someone wrongly labels you and calls you names seems like a healthy response? At least compared to losing your mind in front of a federal judge? > Some states in the US want to tell adults how to dress based on the characteristics of their private parts. Yeah, that's not good. But I'd imagine law students losing their cool over a judge whose rulings never touch that particular trans issue make it less likely Americans give these draconian and illiberal laws a second thought. So -- nice job, goofball. You've stepped on our collective dicks and proven how ridiculous progressives can be once again. Love nothing more than you proving how impotent and self important we can be.