[Swan]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

You've just illustrated my point... whataboutery.

Nobody said sexism, racism and homophobia are the only things people face....YOU just brought that up.

Just as anytime those issues or discussions are raised are met by "But I go through this...." as though having a victim complex and can't just accept that in some ways you are more fortunate to be born one way rather than another.

EVERYONE goes through things, but a white person bleating about how hard done by they are by having white skin or a straight person about the difficulty they face due to their sexuality or a man about the sexism they face is actually gross.

Can a white person face racism? Yeah sure. Can a straight person receive abuse for being straight? Probably. Do men ever hear derogatory things about their gender? Yes.
Does that mean straight white men are a sidelined minority in society who face these discriminations at every turn in life? No it bloody doesn't.

No i haven't illustrated your point, your argument is this 'white privilege' which doesn't exist in the real world, it may exist in super wealth, but not in every day life, for every day people. Im not moaning that 'i go through this, i go through that because im white' im merely pointing out no one really has it worse than anyone else nowadays, every race, every religion, every gender, they all face struggles and hardship.

My point is this 'f u for being a white man you're scum by default' is not only racist, sexism and against what diversity stands for, it's also extremely damaging for society. All it does is divides us further when isn't the goal accepting all colours, creeds, religion, people?