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View Poll Results: Straight white men face more discrimination in American society than any other group.
Agree 82 26.80%
Disagree 210 68.63%
Not sure 14 4.58%
Voters: 306. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 03-07-2012, 05:45 AM
 
Location: Georgia
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Completely agree.
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Old 03-07-2012, 05:56 AM
 
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the 25% are obvious racists who are failures at finding jobs...
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Old 03-07-2012, 06:57 AM
 
Location: 20 years from now
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lol

white males blaming everyone for their failures but themselves I see.

For some odd reason, this forum churns out a monthly thread for white whiners
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Old 03-07-2012, 08:04 AM
 
Location: Here
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Not necessarily discrimination but far less, if any, privilege or advantage than once may have been true in times past. Other groups and protected classes now have special benefits unavailable to white males simply for no other reason than being born that way.
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Old 03-07-2012, 08:30 AM
 
Location: Center of the universe
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Not necessarily discrimination but far less, if any, privilege or advantage than once may have been true in times past. Other groups and protected classes now have special benefits unavailable to white males simply for no other reason than being born that way.
Please illuminate the forum. What are the benefits other groups and "protected classes" - and what are "protected classes," anyway - get that white males don't get?
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Old 03-07-2012, 08:57 AM
 
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Please illuminate the forum. What are the benefits other groups and "protected classes" - and what are "protected classes," anyway - get that white males don't get?
Preferential treatment in college admissions and employment opportunities not available to white men. A white man cannot claim discrimination because of who he is as other protected classes can and do for being fired.


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Old 03-07-2012, 09:13 AM
 
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Preferential treatment in college admissions and employment opportunities not available to white men. A white man cannot claim discrimination because of who he is as other protected classes can and do for being fired.


Really? Considering the unemployment rates for white men are lower than for any other group, I find it fascinating that you would claim this. As for college admissions, I would like to see how nonwhites - especially males - get preferential treatment in admissions. I mean, I hear about it all the time, but there seem to be a whole lot of white males in colleges all over America.

White men claim discrimination in employment all the time. Whether discrimination is actually present or not is up for debate.
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Old 03-07-2012, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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Preferential treatment in college admissions and employment opportunities not available to white men. A white man cannot claim discrimination because of who he is as other protected classes can and do for being fired.


What about Legacy admissions? You get in because your White daddy or granddaddy attended the college? Yeah, that is certainly preferential treatment that whites have benefitted from the longest. There are plenty of ways for rich whites to benefit from things that have nothing to do with their hard work
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Old 03-07-2012, 09:40 AM
 
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What about Legacy admissions? You get in because your White daddy or granddaddy attended the college? Yeah, that is certainly preferential treatment that whites have benefitted from the longest. There are plenty of ways for rich whites to benefit from things that have nothing to do with their hard work
I didn’t have a legacy admission nor knew anybody who did. Another preference unavailable.
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Old 03-07-2012, 09:41 AM
 
Location: Charlotte, NC (in my mind)
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I don't believe that the majority of heterosexual white men think of themselves as persecuted victims, but it's clear that some do. Perhaps those who believe they are discriminated against can explain why they feel this way.
They aren't the most discriminated against. However, they are the only group it's still politically correct to discriminate against so it might seem that way to some, especially Southern straight white males.
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