I honestly hate journalism.
Agreement or disagreement with the views it presents aside, that article is bullshit. It presents itself as a jaunty explanation for straight white males as to why they're privileged. If he actually wanted to convince people who disagree, or make a difference - y'know, be an actual groundbreaking journalist - he'd present it more sympathetically. It's presented in as condescending a manner as possible, aimed purely at people who already agree. Because it's guaranteed to get a thousand shares from the folks who already do nothing but link to carbon copies of this article written on feminist blogs, with gay rights and being as popular as they are.
It's fucking old news, but hey, the bandwagon is there and apparently you don't even have to add an interesting argument to jump on it anymore and have people think you're a bold genius for being so forward-thinking and out there. Guess what? The president of the US is black.
He didn't mention people with learning disabilities, or people living in undeveloped countries, for example. Why? Because there are much fewer of those people on the internet to share and like his article, and if it doesn't apply directly to you, people don't give a shit. Honestly makes me angry.
Agreement or disagreement with the views it presents aside, that article is bullshit. It presents itself as a jaunty explanation for straight white males as to why they're privileged. If he actually wanted to convince people who disagree, or make a difference - y'know, be an actual groundbreaking journalist - he'd present it more sympathetically. It's presented in as condescending a manner as possible, aimed purely at people who already agree. Because it's guaranteed to get a thousand shares from the folks who already do nothing but link to carbon copies of this article written on feminist blogs, with gay rights and being as popular as they are.
It's fucking old news, but hey, the bandwagon is there and apparently you don't even have to add an interesting argument to jump on it anymore and have people think you're a bold genius for being so forward-thinking and out there. Guess what? The president of the US is black.
He didn't mention people with learning disabilities, or people living in undeveloped countries, for example. Why? Because there are much fewer of those people on the internet to share and like his article, and if it doesn't apply directly to you, people don't give a shit. Honestly makes me angry.
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Bra Wrote:People are dumb, essentially.