Linotype

Ok children, look in the mirror each morning and repeat:

'Got privilege?' B.C. school district under fire after launching anti-racism campaign - British Columbia - CBC News

dave_j

Don't shoot the messenger.

Teaandtoday5

The complaint about these posters reminds me of the complaints about this children’s tv presenter

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerrie_Burnell

dbd33

"she attracted controversy from parents complaining that the one-armed presenter was scaring children, and prompting difficult conversations to explain her disability."

I'm at a loss to imagine a household in which that is a difficult conversation.

macadian

Sounds pretty 'armless' to me.....

Shard

And i wonder why I can't stand BC. There we go.

Meanwhile, in the grown up world, we have politicians that reject victimisation:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43350527





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MarkG

So what, exactly, is 'BME'?

It's so hard to keep up with SJW terminology these days. Is there a website that lists today's politically-correct acronyms?

Shard

It is hard, but the first line of the article explains:

She told BBC Radio Kent she found the commonly used acronym for Black and Minority Ethnic "patronising" and "insulting".

Oink

Why did the OP need three question marks?

scrubbedexpat091

Its a new term to me.

Seems to be a new one each week.

caretaker

I hadn't heard it either, but no surprise since it's English.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/b...it-d3q87mxj9zz

jandro

It's widespread across the country.

It appears to have started in Saskatchewan with this ad campaign.

City of Saskatoon, advocates defend anti-racism billboards

And at a technical university in Ontario:

Are you privileged because you're white, male, heterosexual? UOIT posters spark controversy

And at Trent University this controversial event:

‘Anti-white(ness)’ Canadian university event mired in controversy

dbd33

Nice to see you. So, where do you find these Americans who speak of civil war?

JamesM

What terminology do you want to use then if this social justice warrior terminology is so hard to keep up with?

JamesM

This thread reminds of the idiots on LinkedIn who plump up on the white privilege threads saying that "you have to play your hand" and "I got where I did through hard work".

Candidly just so everyone is clear there is no such thing as a self made person and anyone who tells you other wise is kidding themselves.