What is privilege

[anna.]

By not jumping to ideological conclusions

It's not necessary to jump to see intent when the intent is already standing there front and center.

 

[anna.]

Thanks. It starts to become clearer now.

It may be that this person has seen examples of welfare abuse, among parents at her school or something and that is what has provoked this intemperate outburst. But she'll pay the price.

This was from last year, and apparently she's still an assistant principal at the school, although the school disavowed her post at the time.

Principal Deirdre DeAngelis sent a letter to parents and guardians about the post, which was shared on New Dorp High School’s website.

"I am writing to you to inform you that we were made aware of a highly inappropriate social media post that was allegedly posted by a school employee," the letter said.
https://nycrubberroomreporter.blogspot.com/2020/06/new-dorp-ap-deborah-morse-cunningham-in.html
DeAngelis said in the letter that the matter is being taken very seriously and has been reported to the appropriate investigatory office -- which was confirmed by the DOE.

"We want to assure you that New Dorp High School does not stand for or condone language that promotes intolerance of hatred of any kind. The words contained in the post go against the beliefs and values of our school and do not represent us in any way. New Dorp High School will continue to work extremely hard to establish a supportive, uplifting, and caring community that prides itself on inclusion, understand, and acceptance," said the letter.

 

[Brickjectivity]

In US its actually working people who scam the welfare system. Some don't report their income but collect welfare, but this is not the situation with most people who need welfare. Also the cost is tiny compared to other government expenditures. Point is, to scam welfare you have to keep working.

 

[Audie]

It's not necessary to jump to see intent when the intent is already standing there front and center.

As you like.
A lot of obvious things are not true.

 

[We Never Know]

In US its actually working people who scam the welfare system. Some don't report their income but collect welfare, but this is not the situation with most people who need welfare. Also the cost is tiny compared to other government expenditures. Point is, to scam welfare you have to keep working.

Yep
My wife said she once knew a couple that had two kids. They received full housing assistance, full food assistance, full medical/dental assistance, extra money for school supplies, around $8k tax return on the kids even though they didn't pay taxes, etc.
They both worked at a big night club. He was a bartender and she was a waitress and between them they made pretty good $$ and its was all unreported cash.

 

[Revoltingest]

Thats about as x- treme as the post.

There is abuse of the welfare system, sometimes very large scale.

Small scale, a friend at uni supporting herself
with a part time job was fuming about a guy
with a stack of t bone steaks from arms length to his chin, paid for with public assistance.

I have endless stories about people I've known
slopping at that trough. The worst was a family
who pulled a morbidly obese daughter out of a
weight loss program because they'd lose the
benefits due to her disability. (I worked at the
gym where it was, & knew the prof who ran it.)

As for the rant in the OP, I saw it as an intentionally
obvious fictional composition. Take it literally as
about one person....even I ain't that clueless.

 

[Revoltingest]

It's not necessary to jump to see intent when the intent is already standing there front and center.

Sometimes people just need to rant.
I'll sometimes frubal a good rant on RF.
Gotta let it out sometimes.

 

[Audie]

Yep
My wife said she once knew a couple that had two kids. They received full housing assistance, full food assistance, full medical/dental assistance, extra money for school supplies, around $8k tax return on the kids even though they didn't pay taxes, etc.
They both worked at a big night club. He was a bartender and she was a waitress and between them they made pretty good $$ and its was all unreported cash.

Report them

 

[exchemist]

After a quick google search here's one but not sure if the same one I read.

Are You Privileged?

Here's another

Staten Island Assistant Principal Unleashes Racist Rant About 'Privilege'

By the way, one further question: why are you reading and copying newspaper cuttings of an event that took place over a year ago, to share with us all, only now? It seems a strange thing to do, on the face of it.

 

[We Never Know]

By the way, one further question: why are you reading and copying newspaper cuttings of an event that took place over a year ago, to share with us all, only now? It seems a strange thing to do, on the face of it.

Lol.
1. I had just read it
2. I thought it was worth discussing
3. Are only "new" events allowed?

 

[Aštra’el]

“Privilege” is the fruits of success or fortune (primarily success) of a group/ family/ individual, as well as any genetic characteristics that are an advantage in a particular area.

It is not something to regret. It is not something to be ashamed of. It is not something to apologize for. It is an opportunity... and people utilize those opportunities, that edge they have, those advantages in their lives, to make their dreams a reality. Or, at the very least, to bring some measure of improvement or comfort to their lives.

I feel no regret. I feel no shame. And there will be no apologies. Be angry, be resentful, be jealous, claim it is not fair all you want. It is not fair. I have advantages you do not have, and you have advantages I do not have. People have to accept it. Humans are not equal. We all have our own strengths and weaknesses. Some are developed, some are inherited. It makes no difference. An advantage is an advantage and you either utilize it or you do not. But do not sit there yelling at the universe about how life has treated you unfairly, complaining about other people’s “privilege”, when you can be out in the world developing your own... for yourself, for your family, for whatever group holds meaning to you, and for your descendants.

 

[exchemist]

Lol.
1. I had just read it
2. I thought it was worth discussing
3. Are only "new" events allowed?

You had just read it, over a year later? It looks as if you have specially photographed an old newspaper and scanned it to share with us. Are you in the habit of keeping and reading year old newspapers, then?

 

[Revoltingest]

Where did you come across it though, over a year after the event? It looks as if you have specially photographed an old newspaper and scanned it to share with us.

People post things of interest.
Well, it sure got your motor running.
Qaplagh!

 

[We Never Know]

You had just read it, over a year later? It looks as if you have specially photographed an old newspaper and scanned it to share with us. Are you in the habit of keeping and reading year old newspapers, then?

I copy and shared the picture instead of the text. The picture says it all.
It was in the link I read. I think even in one of the links I posted at your request(doubtfully you even read it though)
I read all kinds of things whether its new or old.

If you don't like what i post, you don't have to participate, especially if its only to complain.

 

[exchemist]

I copy and shared the picture instead of the text. The picture says it all.
It was in the link I read. I think even in one of the links I posted at your request(doubtfully you even read it though)
I read all kinds of things whether its new or old.

If you don't like what i post, you don't have to participate, especially if its only to complain.

Hmm. I'm not sure I find the re-heating of old culture war causes célèbres to stir things up is a great thing to do, that's all. Just seems a bit, well, gratuitously divisive. Sort of a bit Trumpy. Picking at scabs. But there's no law against it, obviously.

 

[Revoltingest]

Hmm. I'm not sure I find the re-heating of old culture war causes célèbres to stir things up is a great thing to do, that's all. Just seems a bit, well, gratuitously divisive. Sort of a bit Trumpy. Picking at scabs. But there's no law against it, obviously.

It's a current issue, ie, that those who complain
about the privilege of others will ignore their own.
Sometimes the oldies are the goodies.

 

[We Never Know]

It's a current issue, ie, that those who complain
about the privilege of others will ignore their own.
Sometimes the oldies are the goodies.

Good thing people don't talk about things that are thousands or hundreds of years old like the bible or evolution...oh wait

 

[sun rise]

There is abuse of the welfare system, sometimes very large scale.

That's written like someone who does not know many on the bottom if any and displays ignorance of the vast majority of the truly needy.

https://www.whiteponyexpress.org/news https://www.followingfrancis.org/ are two organizations that have my cash, my volunteer time and my total support.

 

[sun rise]

If you want a system where it's better for 10,000 to suffer to stop one from getting away with something, I have no issue with opposing that philosophy 10000%

 

[We Never Know]

If you want a system where it's better for 10,000 to suffer to stop one from getting away with something, I have no issue with opposing that philosophy 10000%

When leaders live fraudulently, that isn't setting a good example.
But greed is a powerful thing.