06-28-2016, 06:40 PM
Do you say that in jest or actually?
I was thinking about Blindgreed's thread about victim blaming or shaming-and he and most males have privilege, but then again so do we as females right? We can probably get away with some things men cannot. And how about privilege blacks may have that we do not, or those who get special privileges based on their skin color when it comes to applying for colleges? In some aspects the white male might have lost out on that. And in my case I felt like because I didn't have 5 kids and a drug problem I didn't get special benefits either. (Seriously-there are school benefits for those recovering from drug abuse and who have kids-what about those who chose not to do those things?)
BUT-I do not believe I have had to go through things that someone with black skin has gone through. However I don't think anger and having those that haven't gone through these things feel guilt is the answer. I think there must be a better way and solution, but is that just my privilege speaking and I don't know any better?
The best readings I have found so far are from Eckhart Tolle when he talks about pain bodies in his "New Earth" book. He talks about how many countries have a cultural pain body that they feel-a collective pain or trauma that is hung on to; Native Americans, Jews, blacks, Vietnamese the list goes on from any country that has had trauma.
Sorry, I got carried away.
I was thinking about Blindgreed's thread about victim blaming or shaming-and he and most males have privilege, but then again so do we as females right? We can probably get away with some things men cannot. And how about privilege blacks may have that we do not, or those who get special privileges based on their skin color when it comes to applying for colleges? In some aspects the white male might have lost out on that. And in my case I felt like because I didn't have 5 kids and a drug problem I didn't get special benefits either. (Seriously-there are school benefits for those recovering from drug abuse and who have kids-what about those who chose not to do those things?)
BUT-I do not believe I have had to go through things that someone with black skin has gone through. However I don't think anger and having those that haven't gone through these things feel guilt is the answer. I think there must be a better way and solution, but is that just my privilege speaking and I don't know any better?
The best readings I have found so far are from Eckhart Tolle when he talks about pain bodies in his "New Earth" book. He talks about how many countries have a cultural pain body that they feel-a collective pain or trauma that is hung on to; Native Americans, Jews, blacks, Vietnamese the list goes on from any country that has had trauma.
Sorry, I got carried away.