Angry White Male studies

[tigerwoodKhorns]

I thought that this thread was about receiving angry letters through the US mail in white envelopes.  I am not a good speller. 

 

[oldtimer]

And yet your post is spelled correctly.

[CECAA850]

56 minutes ago, oldtimer said:

And yet your post is spelled correctly.

[juniper]

May, you being used? 

[y2keglide]

I'm mostly white, a little injun blood in me (more than Elizabeth Warren but I don't claim to be a native American).

I'm not particularly angry but it does wear thin being bashed all the time and told I should hold my head in shame for being white.

I must have missed the day in school when they handed out the "white privilege cards" because nothing ever came easy for me.

I had ADHD before they had a name for it, dropped out of high school and struggled for years trying to make my way in life.

Had the rug yanked out from under me more times than I can count  but clawed my way back surviving the Carter era recession and later the Obama era recession.

Now I'm pushing 63 years of age, making good money driving truck and have a pretty nice home in the country but it wasn't white privilege that got me here

it was perseverance and a lot of hard work, I've worked with blacks and Hispanics and never got any preferential treatment because I'm white.

At this point I don't see an opportunity to retire any time soon if at all, SSI isn't even beer money at 62 and I still have a mortgage.

I'm not angry but a little disappointed that after 50+ years working (started at 10 picking berries by the flat) and paying into the system what they offer is way below what's considered poverty income.

My Dad survived the Great Depression, he turned 18 just before the crash in 1929 and had been on his own since he was 13, I was raised by a man that expected self reliance.

He came from poverty and made his way on his own through the worst of times and expected the same from me.

Am I angry? Well no not really but I do get tired of all the PC BS and being called out for being a white male when I made my own way in life through the school of hard knocks.

Here's a pic of my Dad in his last year of school (8th grade) in the 1920's before he ran away from home due to stepdad issues, no white  privilege there, half the class were Indians. (lol)

He's the ornery looking cuss in the lower right corner in the overalls ,no school bus

 for him he rode a plow horse to school and worked on the farmstead when he got home until dark. No white privilege there either but he was never bitter or angry about where he came from, he became a home building contractor and did pretty well.

 

Edited April 6, 2019 by y2keglide

[oldtimer]

Victims everywhere!  You're all a bunch of sheep.

[twk123]

I consider "White" to be an offensive term.

 

Im Caucasian American.

[oldtimer]

That's because you are a snowflake.

[MyOwn]

I'm not sure what I am.

My skin is olive and I was born to an Irish Mom and My Dad has "according to my Great Auntie Myrtle" 7 different nationalities....I used to make fun and tell people that I'm a Cur Dog.

Look that one up...My family came off a boat in New York and migrated first South then West.

 

Sex has no boundaries, This person screws that person and the off spring screw this person and that person and so-on and so-forth...

[oldtimer]

And then they all become victims.

[oldtimer]

Poor poor pitiful me.

[MyOwn]

3 minutes ago, oldtimer said:

And then they all become victims

 

1 minute ago, oldtimer said:

Poor poor pitiful me.

 

I can only hope this is sarcasm directed at our current state in the world and a woe is me attitude

[oldtimer]

Even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then.

[MyOwn]

4 minutes ago, oldtimer said:

Even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then

 

Your funny, I love you old man, are you White?

[jimjimbo]

1 hour ago, oldtimer said:

You're all a bunch of sheep.

Thank you Captain Obvious.

[babadono]

3 hours ago, Bosco-d-gama said:

Well perhaps angry white guys should demand reparations for affirmative action decisions back in the 60’s, 70’s ,etc? After all many were denied access to higher education and if they had gotten educated they’d not be so angry now. It’s a classic catch 22 😳.

HUH? What does educational background have to do with having over half of one's income taken and given to those who don't deserve it, or to fund things I don't support?

If I'm better educated I could bend over more easily?

[MEH Synergy]

8 minutes ago, babadono said:

If I'm better educated I could bend over more easily?

I thought if you were less educated that was an easier process. Maybe I have that one backwards

[dirtmudd]

 

[Zen Traveler]

9 hours ago, CECAA850 said:

Honestly, this thread has lasted longer than I thought it would but I'm sure that there are those out there that love to turn things political that haven't seen it yet.

I think part of the problem is you don't see it as political and don't understand the dog whistles...

20 hours ago, richieb said:

well it appears the snowflake educational PC faction has now officially gone off the rails or maybe just headlong into an oncoming train. My Kansas University (KU) will be offering a course study in - Angry White Male studies. True. I literally had smoke coming from my ears when I heard this. So being slow I’m guessing this means there are no, or have not been, angry black men, brown men, Asian men or heaven forbid an angry women of any color. What would you think that if indeed the course would have been Angry Black Male studies?

Fwiw, the term, "Angry White Males," was coined for the people who voted for one particular candidate in the 2016 election--They were the ones angry that race relations seem to be on the front page and they were being neglected...

14 hours ago, wvu80 said:

In 2019 deliberately trying to elicit emotional outrage is the hallmark of the fake media, clickbait Youtube videos, and Twitter tweets.  It's how the fake media makes money, more viewers means more advertising revenue.  This is more than a political observation, the increase in views means dollars to the bottom line.

2019 and "fake media?" It's hard to respond, but at the end of the 2016 Election YOU seemed so concerned about the plight of Black people during the Obama Administration and when I brought it up you deleted all of your posts on the subject---Fwiw, the several Russian Investigations whose findings have already been released exposed that they purposefully used Social media in cahoots with Conservative media to spark racial unrest--That dynamic along with spreading "Fake News" was the reason everyone was surprised with the election outcome....That said, I totally agree ALL media spends too much time talking about race problems and I think it's a smoke screen to cover up more important things.

[Zen Traveler]

3 hours ago, y2keglide said:

I'm mostly white, a little injun blood in me (more than Elizabeth Warren but I don't claim to be a native American).

I'm not particularly angry but it does wear thin being bashed all the time and told I should hold my head in shame for being white.

I am also white and if anyone is making you feel bad about your race then my guess it's a natural reaction when you have others supporting White Nationalism and acting like it's a "White thing." It's not and you should hold your head up high and treat others with the same respect you deserve...That's my take.