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Originally Posted by xepherys
Frankly, white folk are not the global majority, as many would like to think... East Asians are. Hell, China alone contains roughly 25-33% of the world's population. There are very few (in comparison) caucasians living there permanently, even less blacks, and even less white/hispanics. Then there are the other east asian countries (japan, vietnam, korea(s), phillipines, singapore, hong kong, et cetera...) that also have very skewed populations to the native side.
So, since white people are NOT the majority, then technically we CAN be slighted.
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The driving issue here isn't in the numbers, majority vs minority, it's about who has the power. There have been numerous cases brought to court that claim discrimination based on the fact that an individual is a white male. They lose every time. The most recent I can think of is a white male that sued a gym that only allows women. He lost precisely because he is a white male. A woman can go out and start a female only gym, but a white male cannot because they are the demographic group that maintains power in our society, from government to corporations to social clubs, etc.
I think Suave gets at this point well (although he omits gender from his point), and it is held up in courts today.
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Originally Posted by Suave
We have this issue because white people are the predominant skin colour in North America, as well as the socially dominant one. It can therefore be inferred that we do not require "power", "pride" or any sorts of funds specifically for those of our skin colour, as it is already king of the hill, so to speak (a fitting term considering the show). If we did not have societies created on racist presumptions, with racism embedded within them, then there would be no need for racial distinctions along any lines. As it is however, people have differing opporunities based either directly or indirectly on their skin colour, and therefore "visible minorities" may require assistance in many ways, financial, moral, etc.
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