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It is honestly a bit offensive to any white person who grew up with serious problems, of which there are many. The term first-world problems is much more accep
by readme 14y ago
It is honestly a bit offensive to any white person who grew up with serious problems, of which there are many.
The term first-world problems is much more acceptable.
- obviouslygreen 14y agoWhile I understand your point, it shouldn't be. It's a pretty obvious references to well-off white people, which is the stigma we get (and certainly one of the reasons I paid for almost all of my education despite being a national merit scholar finalist). My intention was certainly not to offend. My ex-fiancee came from a very poor white area in the midwest, and I also have friends from similar backgrounds in the south... the problem with "acceptable" terms is that they limit your discourse. If you grew up somewhere with serious problems, you should be concentrating on solving the problems, not changing the way people talk about them so others will think about it less.
- encoderer 14y agoBut what you're talking about are clearly socio-economic problems. Calling them "white people problems" is just wrong even if it wasn't offensive. Which it is.
- obviouslygreen 14y agoThen please accept my unqualified apology for offending you (and whoever else is offended by this term). Clearly we have different perspectives, and as I said, my intention was not to offend. However, separately, please also consider that intention should be considered when deciding whether something is "offensive." Taking offense to an offensive comment is appropriate, but deciding whether it was actually made in such a manner is something relevant (whether you consider it so or not) that people too often skip.
- encoderer 14y agoI didn't say I'm offended, just that what you said is offensive.
- obviouslygreen 14y agoThen I'd have to say you might as well be wrong. Unless you are offended, or you have someone next to you saying "hey, that guy's a jerk, and this is why," your opinion of what other people should be offended about really isn't relevant. People who overreact will always be offended. If you're not one of those people, stop acting on their behalf. All you're doing is intimidating people with the prospect of other people being oversensitive.
- encoderer 14y agoI don't really understand your point. Why, WHY call what you're talking about "white people problems?" You're 1) wrong and 2) insensitive that many people find race-based classifications offensive. Have you spent much time here in the bay area? A huge, huge chunk of the people experiencing these "white people problems" are of asian descent. Anyway, I'm not one for online debates. Go ahead and have the last word, but I think you could be a little more artful next time and communicate yourself without the noise of racial labels.
- obviouslygreen 14y agoNo, I have spent absolutely no time in the bay area. Have you spent any time outside of it? If you're so completely against online debate, stop wasting your time on people like me and find a point to make. If you want to be offended, find a better reason, and then actually do something about it.
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