The Irish and Italians are, perhaps, the greatest silver bullet against "white privilege" theory.
White wasn't only skin color. It was country of origin and religion.
Did the Irish have white skin? Yes. Did they have "white privilege?" No. Why? They were the wrong religion.
Did the Italians have white skin? A little on the darker side - but yes. Did they have "white privilege?" No. Why? They were a shade darker and had the wrong religion.
And yet, SJWs will point to Irish/Italians (along with Jews) of today and say "Look at their white privilege!" That analysis is skin deep - and ignorant of history. The Irish were slaves. The Italians were hanged in mass lynchings. The Jews were reviled and subject to hate crimes.
A SJW cannot comprehend how people who were actual victims managed to succeed and thrive in America on their own. In their world, victims cannot succeed until the whole of society pacifies and placates the victim group. That is why a SJW sees successful Irish/Italian/Jews and says "white privilege." For them, the only way to succeed in America is to be white.
Anytime you hear the privilege argument, hammer them with these points about the Irish, Italians and Jews. Why? Because these groups realized that assimilation and perseverance were the keys to success in America. The proof is in the pudding: they are successful. The groups that wallowed in their victim hood attained nothing other than government handouts (which kept them in a perpetual state of victim hood.)
Best response to the whole conversation was from a black guy who said, "Why do these SJW's and guilty liberals infantilize us? They treat us like children with no agency to make our own life choices. I'm sick of it."
Try that on a SJW. This is all virtue signaling for them to feel better about themselves, they don't give a rat's patootie about Black people!
The Irish and Italians are, perhaps, the greatest silver bullet against "white privilege" theory.
White wasn't only skin color. It was country of origin and religion.
Did the Irish have white skin? Yes. Did they have "white privilege?" No. Why? They were the wrong religion.
Did the Italians have white skin? A little on the darker side - but yes. Did they have "white privilege?" No. Why? They were a shade darker and had the wrong religion.
And yet, SJWs will point to Irish/Italians (along with Jews) of today and say "Look at their white privilege!" That analysis is skin deep - and ignorant of history. The Irish were slaves. The Italians were hanged in mass lynchings. The Jews were reviled and subject to hate crimes.
A SJW cannot comprehend how people who were actual victims managed to succeed and thrive in America on their own. In their world, victims cannot succeed until the whole of society pacifies and placates the victim group. That is why a SJW sees successful Irish/Italian/Jews and says "white privilege." For them, the only way to succeed in America is to be white.
Anytime you hear the privilege argument, hammer them with these points about the Irish, Italians and Jews. Why? Because these groups realized that assimilation and perseverance were the keys to success in America. The proof is in the pudding: they are successful. The groups that wallowed in their victim hood attained nothing other than government handouts (which kept them in a perpetual state of victim hood.)
Best response to the whole conversation was from a black guy who said, "Why do these SJW's and guilty liberals infantilize us? They treat us like children with no agency to make our own life choices. I'm sick of it."
Try that on a SJW. This is all virtue signaling for them to feel better about themselves, they don't give a rat's patootie about Black people!