So far, 2022 is not a good year to be an entitled white man!

Anniebach

You express sympathy for someone who has suffered a horrific
trauma, I am surprised

Why ? That’s not a nice thing to say to Alegrias

Really?

Yes really. Why do you say that ?

I chose to

Someone’s feeling bilious.

Wow. Nasty.

Anniebach

I chose to

Annie I know you're feeling bruised, understandably, but my Mum used to say that two wrongs don't make a right.
Rise above it.

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I just can't think of anything to say. Best just move on I think.

So, entitled white men...any comments, anyone?

No.
Except -
Is this a thread about threads?

Callisttemon thank you, yes your Mum was right

I'm not sure this is relevant but my lovely, kind, sensitive 35 year old nephew joined in a conversation at work recently and was told by a colleague 'As a white heterosexual male your opinion is irrelevant'.

Kate1949

I'm not sure this is relevant but my lovely, kind, sensitive 35 year old nephew joined in a conversation at work recently and was told by a colleague 'As a white heterosexual male your opinion is irrelevant'.

Well, I suppose if the conversation was about black gay women, it may well have been.

Nobody's opinion is relevant to every situation, and maybe he took the comment too personally?

Kate1949

I'm not sure this is relevant but my lovely, kind, sensitive 35 year old nephew joined in a conversation at work recently and was told by a colleague 'As a white heterosexual male your opinion is irrelevant'.

The colleague sounds extremely rude and unpleasant. Not worth taking offense of such an unpleasant individual. If he/she didn’t want comments then he/she shouldn’t have spoken in front of him.

That's true, too.

Exactly Kamiso Rude and he's so lovely.

Your nephew's work colleague was rude.

Doodledog I'm not sure what the conversation was about but under what circumstances is it OK to be so rude and insulting?

I feel sad that all heterosexual, white, middle class men are lumped together these days. They are not all entitled. They are not all irrelevant. And their opinions are just as valid as anyone else’s opinions. Some are entitled and arrogant, but the vast majority are not.

Kate1949

Doodledog I'm not sure what the conversation was about but under what circumstances is it OK to be so rude and insulting?

Exactly three posts above yours I acknowledged that. Not reading posts before criticising is also rude in my book.

maddyone - but the post says 'entitled white man' - and yes, I like to see them thwarted, ridiculed and criticised, because of their (unacceptable) attitude and behaviour.

Exactly, Hetty.

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BJ, Andrew and Djokovic are all fools in their own way but it has nothing to do with race at all. I’m sure there are fools from other races but not in the headlines at present.

Just because a person does not hold the same views, there is no cause to be be rude, as I thought the reply to my original comment was. It is an actual person you are replying to. . I personally do not like the term Entitled White Man, meaning a person not white is above that, apart from the three men mentioned, being white they are all from different backgrounds, the behaviour they have shown is across the board, people who think they are above the rules that others follow, it is different personalities, plenty of women divas about, people that think only their way is correct. To continuously bring race into an argument is not helpful. Thank goodness we are a free country and allowed an opinion.

Kate1949

I'm not sure this is relevant but my lovely, kind, sensitive 35 year old nephew joined in a conversation at work recently and was told by a colleague 'As a white heterosexual male your opinion is irrelevant'.

Yes, with so much attention about LGBTQ, race and feminist issues, straight white men get no lookin. It is a fact that they are the only group that are not labeled “disadvantaged” in some way.
Wether the comment that “their opinion is not relevant” depends on the context of the conversation. It might be a very rude interjection or just a statement of reality.