What Does Modern Prejudice Look Like?

Re:What Does Modern Prejudice Look Like? by theorique on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @08:08PM (#5598781)

I sometimes reflect on pride in being a member of the White race.

I know such thoughts aren't considered PC the way saying "Black Pride" or "Latino Pride" is, but I think it's kind of cool that I share a similar heritage with the inventors of calculus or linear algebra or the transistor.

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Re:What Does Modern Prejudice Look Like? by eurleif on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @08:12PM (#5598800)

I think it depends how you use it. Ultimately, all pride other than human pride and pride in yourself is bullshit. But if taking pride in people who share a superficial similarity with you helps with motivation, and you do so with full awareness that it's just a cognitive trick, and ultimately bullshit, there's nothing wrong with it.

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Re:What Does Modern Prejudice Look Like? by jiggy2011 on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @09:03PM (#5599005)

Human pride is pretty bullshit too.

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Re:What Does Modern Prejudice Look Like? by theorique on Wednesday April 24, 2013 @08:42AM (#5601115)

I tend to drill down to more specific category more often - being proud of being Irish seems to be more respectable than saying, "hey, I'm happy to be White".

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