We are all equal again, right?

[Dill]

(07-01-2023, 10:42 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: No. You missed what I was saying as I was replying to Pally. However, straight white male has become a target of racial, LGBTQIA’s, or whatever discriminatory discussions are taking place. I’m pretty sure you know this and if you don’t, just google straight white male and read for yourself. Also, I believe I said extreme left, and if I didn’t, I meant to. 

LOL saw the Tom McDonald video. That's what you wanted me to see, right? The poor tatooed white guy in the witness stand defending himself in courtroom full of accusing minorities as he assures us he likes Blacks and gays etc.   

But that looks to me more like an expression of white grievance which is not very well grounded--like all those Blacks and feminists and gays are picking on straight whitey for no good reason. 

Just a quick impression--complaints by the aforementioned groups about very real oppression has made some whites feel like THEY are now the ones oppressed, as if our national and state legislatures were dominated by anything but straight white males. 

This may strike lower or under class white males more deeply, because they correctly don't see themselves in charge of much, or possessing much political power--at least until Trump spoke (ginned up) their grievances for them. I think one can make a case that lower class whites are oppressed, but not by women, gays and blacks. There is a wealth and opportunity gap in the U.S. which is protected by the party which stokes white grievance.

Upper class whites with wealth or professional power don't seem much exercised by criticism of straight white males, because they still have the greater share of power in the U.S. and know it. They didn't get that power by misjudging where the strings are and how they are pulled. And they've got a Supreme Court extending their power now. Most of us middle class whites also don't get much exercised over accusations of white privilege either.