April 28, 2012

White Male Privilege

From the Daily Dot:
Justin Anthony Knapp. 
The bearded and bespectacled former pizza delivery guy from Indianapolis, Indiana is a pretty extraordinary wikipedian. Last week, Knapp, 30, became the first person on the site to reach 1 million edits. He’s done it by spending “several hours” every day on the site. Knapp’s never received a cent of pay from Wikipedia and is currently unemployed.

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Maya said...

"I'm tapped out, but I think the women here have reasons for offering a dozen (at least) apologies"

Look, I said I didn't have anything against the guy, and that I hope he'll figure out how to lead a happier life.

All the harsh things said about Knapp's dating prospects and the reasons behind them were not in response to the article. They were in response to the ridiculous assertions that Knapp's assumed romantic/life situation is somehow the fault of a decaying culture rather than his own. From what I can tell, it wasn't women who brought the question of the dude's marriageability into this discussion.

Hey, it's rude to call Gabby Sidibe fat out of the blue. But if some femenazi would rant that Sidibe is just as sexy as Megan Fox, and the young men who disagree had been corrupted by the racist, sexist media, there'd be nothing wrong with setting her straight. This is no different.

el dorado said...

"Were they [Japanese] Westernized only when they did good things such as a progressive view on womens fashion but also when indulged in mass rape, genocide and slavery.Or do you attribute the latter habits to Asiatic savagery alone?Just curious."

I don't know. You tell me.
While you're at it, dig up any progressive technological and/or human rights sorts of achievements made by Asians of any geographic orientation, east, west, near or south between 1500 and 1900, and dangle them out there. We'll see who bites.
Clue: you can find growth of religious and philosophical movements in these places. Putting aside outworn and corrupted religions like Islam and Hinduissm (who had their big day), those are the major contributions of Asian societies pre-mid-20th century.

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