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[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Yes, there are rich and privileged people with any given skin color. Nonetheless are non-white rich and privileged people by far outnumbered by white rich and privileged and non-white rich and privileged are very often less privileged than their white peers.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago

But that's just the situation as it is now, it doesn't make the definition racist.

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What I mean to say is that it includes every citizen of a particular 1st world country. The US, for example, has a very wide racial diversity, and every one of them is part of my encountered definition.

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de -5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Then your definition is dumb. There are a lot of poor people in the US. Just because there are people worse off doesn't mean your own poors aren't poor and underprivileged and suffering from it.

Edit: Your description also even furthers my point, because the globally poorest people are non-whites and they are also outnumbering rich and privileged by a large margin.

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Are you saying a POC can't have 1st world problems?

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, that is the exact meaning if my words /s

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

I think you misinterpreted my comments. That's okay my dude. I was saying POC can also have 1st world problems and aren't excluded because of their race.

[–] Makhno@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nonetheless are non-white rich and privileged people by far outnumbered by white rich and privileged and non-white rich and privileged are very often less privileged than their white peers.

Super american-centric take, go off wrong-queen

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

Bullshit. Western-centric, maybe. But even globally seen are white people generally better off than non-white people. That doesn't mean that in countries that are not USA, Canada or european countries non-white people cannot be privileged over white people, but globally and statistically, white people have more freedom are wealthier and have better access to any kind of infrastructure.