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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Privileged people seriously need to wake up.

It's a shame that video was taken down.[/quote]

Wake up to what? What about that video was going to bring about meaningful change?

What were white men supposed to take away from that video? On one hand, the video tells them to change their racist ways. On the other hand, the video tells them to not be too into "black" things- saying woke, for example. So I guess the only acceptable thing for them to do is to acknowledge they're oppressive losers. Why does anyone think this is a good strategy? Why do people think this will lead to positive outcomes for marginalized groups?

And why, specifically, are white men targeted for being told to not say "woke" and not to manspread? White women don't say woke? I know that's not true, I read Jezebel. Black men don't manspread? I ride the train every day, my space invaded by thighs of all ethnicities and colors.

I know people say the video was supposed to be lighthearted, but I don't buy that. As a millennial living in a liberal city, I see this kind of... [i]discourse[/i] all over media popular for my generation and IRL. I think it's toxic, and not in an "oh poor white men and their feelz" way. It's just that far too often it seems to be about roasting someone for inherited offenses, but there's no actual solution for how the people can improve... other than to conform completely to every liberal belief. But I don't think people want actually solutions. They just want a target for their ire. 
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