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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th December 2014, 08:23 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 5,490
Posted By Rairun
Yeah, this. A lot of people here (including the...

Yeah, this. A lot of people here (including the OP) are giving too much importance to niceness and respect. The argument goes: white people are treated nicely, and we need to change things around so...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 15th April 2014, 02:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,937
Posted By Rairun
I live in the UK (and the shop is UK-based), but...

I live in the UK (and the shop is UK-based), but I asked them for a PT keyboard because I work as a translator and prefer to have my special characters easily accessible.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 14th April 2014, 01:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,937
Posted By Rairun
After doing some research, last week I ordered...

After doing some research, last week I ordered this Clevo laptop from pcspecialist.co.uk. I'm currently waiting for it to be built.

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th January 2014, 05:19 AM
Replies: 583
Views: 48,787
Posted By Rairun
Sorry for taking so long to reply. I had to be...

Sorry for taking so long to reply. I had to be away for a few days.

Anyway, I'm male and I don't have children either (and I'm absolutely sure I don't want one). Does it feel unfair that I need to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd January 2014, 12:20 PM
Replies: 583
Views: 48,787
Posted By Rairun
Do you have children by any chance?

Do you have children by any chance?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd January 2014, 09:02 AM
Replies: 583
Views: 48,787
Posted By Rairun
Xulld, I'm not a native speaker of English...

Xulld, I'm not a native speaker of English myself, and I'm not one to pick on language mistakes for no reason. But if I try to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you are an intelligent...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd January 2014, 06:00 AM
Replies: 583
Views: 48,787
Posted By Rairun
The person is factually wrong. It's easy to do a...

The person is factually wrong. It's easy to do a google search and find the data: the gender pay gap, for example, still exists even when you control for different professions. And even if it didn't,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th October 2013, 06:43 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 13,585
Posted By Rairun
Maybe the intention wasn't at a KKK level of...

Maybe the intention wasn't at a KKK level of racism, but I can't see how the practice wasn't racist at its conception. It was at the very least Orientalist. But you are right that the issue is...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 4th July 2013, 04:28 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,208
Posted By Rairun
Yep, exactly. I used Yahoo and Cadê (in...

Yep, exactly. I used Yahoo and Cadê (in Portuguese) for keyword searches, and AltaVista for phrase searches. I only switched to google because their spiders were A LOT more efficient - you felt like...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2013, 04:13 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,375
Posted By Rairun
You're not legally obligated to let them in. They...

You're not legally obligated to let them in. They need a warrant.

Also, you are wrong about having to pay if you own the equipment. Yes, if you buy a TV, you need to give your address - and yes,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th June 2013, 03:36 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 4,431
Posted By Rairun
What amazes me is how a teenager could be so...

What amazes me is how a teenager could be so technologically impaired. When I was 13, I was the one who decided what was accessible to my parents and what wasn't.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th June 2013, 05:20 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 6,456
Posted By Rairun
It depends on how you define them. Some of them...

It depends on how you define them. Some of them are. Others aren't. The point is that there are no agreed-upon violent practices that encompass all varieties of Islam - it doesn't matter who their...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th June 2013, 03:44 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 6,456
Posted By Rairun
Islam, like any other religion/ideology/etc,...

Islam, like any other religion/ideology/etc, isn't inherently peaceful because it's not defined by its tenets - it's defined by the practices of people who identify as members of the group. Liberal...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th May 2013, 12:14 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,100
Posted By Rairun
I don't find the Gregory Brothers tune funny, and...

I don't find the Gregory Brothers tune funny, and it doesn't make me laugh at Charles Ramsey. In fact, it's a pretty moving song. Good lyrics.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 8th May 2013, 06:18 AM
Replies: 240
Views: 7,264
Posted By Rairun
What exactly do you mean by "maybe some people...

What exactly do you mean by "maybe some people just prefer things how they were"? Do you mean some people prefer not seeing brown faces when they are out and about? Or do they prefer only ever...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th April 2013, 04:19 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 10,370
Posted By Rairun
Theology was historically important. There's a...

Theology was historically important. There's a significant link between theology and early western philosophy and science.

I also think theology could be an interesting tool to understand...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th April 2013, 07:46 AM
Replies: 3,646
Views: 251,688
Posted By Rairun
Which one? I said I wanted it to be a right...

Which one? I said I wanted it to be a right winger, not that I would blame right wingers, nor that I think being a right winger makes people kill others.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th April 2013, 07:29 AM
Replies: 3,646
Views: 251,688
Posted By Rairun
I did want it to be a right wing extremist group,...

I did want it to be a right wing extremist group, not because I want to blame all right-wingers, but so they would be forced to reflect on their generalizations about Islam.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th April 2013, 03:25 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,334
Posted By Rairun
Sorry, but it doesn't work that way. So you're...

Sorry, but it doesn't work that way. So you're saying that a white man with a disability will feel that he is to blame for his failures because black women with disabilities exist? How does that make...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th April 2013, 04:19 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,334
Posted By Rairun
I think the disagreement comes down to the way we...

I think the disagreement comes down to the way we are defining race here.

I like a lot of music that can be classified as indie. It's an overwhelmingly white world - so much so you could call it a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th April 2013, 09:23 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,334
Posted By Rairun
Not really. Off the top of my head, we have: ...

Not really. Off the top of my head, we have:

- Class
- Physical disability
- Mental illness
- A history of parental abuse
- Luck
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th April 2013, 06:14 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,334
Posted By Rairun
You misunderstand the concept of structural...

You misunderstand the concept of structural privilege. When individual men lose, yes, oftentimes their loss is a product of the power structures that privilege men as a class. For instance, I'd hate...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th April 2013, 03:00 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,334
Posted By Rairun
The repeated theme isn't that white males have an...

The repeated theme isn't that white males have an easy life. The theme is that white people (as opposed to non-white people), men (as opposed to women) and the rich (as opposed to the poor) are more...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th April 2013, 02:33 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,334
Posted By Rairun
I think it's an interesting question worthy of...

I think it's an interesting question worthy of investigation. What I find strange is that people seem to be strongly implying that this means white priviledge doesn't exist.

An American becomes...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th April 2013, 02:12 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 7,627
Posted By Rairun
I don't understand. I read the thread, and found...

I don't understand. I read the thread, and found stuff like this:

I don't mean to minimize your concerns, but the phrase "I hate men" is usually in a nonserious or joking context. So much so, that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th April 2013, 02:04 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,334
Posted By Rairun
I'm not entirely sure this is true. Italians, due...

I'm not entirely sure this is true. Italians, due to their immigration history in the US, sure. Irish as well. But people with Swedish and German backgrounds? I see nothing wrong with being invested...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th April 2013, 12:36 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,334
Posted By Rairun
I was addressing a specific point that tyr_13...

I was addressing a specific point that tyr_13 made - that "racial identity is tied to Hitler and the KKK". Direct quotation. And by "you" I didn't mean tyr_13, but a general, white "you".

Anyway,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th April 2013, 09:36 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,334
Posted By Rairun
White identity is not tied to Hitler and the KKK....

White identity is not tied to Hitler and the KKK. Any white person can say, "Yeah, I'm white" without being linked to them. It's only when you say you're proud to be white that you bring forth that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th April 2013, 04:59 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 7,627
Posted By Rairun
This, mostly. I'd support the movement if it...

This, mostly.

I'd support the movement if it were a sort of companion to feminism, working on male issues that fall under the umbrella of feminism, but that feminist movements don't pay much...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 6th April 2013, 07:16 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,388
Posted By Rairun
It happens a lot. For example, OEM laptop...

It happens a lot. For example, OEM laptop batteries on ebay are almost always fake.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 2nd April 2013, 06:02 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 847
Posted By Rairun
Yep, I second the recommendation for the Xbox...

Yep, I second the recommendation for the Xbox controller, but no controller will replace a mouse when it comes to FPS, RTS, etc.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th March 2013, 03:13 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 3,558
Posted By Rairun
It's not a very well designed exercise because...

It's not a very well designed exercise because not all students are Christian. This is like asking everyone to write Mike's mom's name on a piece of paper, and then step on it.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th March 2013, 02:54 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 6,233
Posted By Rairun
No time to address every single one of you now,...

No time to address every single one of you now, but the slippery slope arguments here are incredible. Do any of you see any significant demand - or any demand at all - on the part of black, Hispanic...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2013, 08:34 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 6,233
Posted By Rairun
Look, let's say you have class A and class B. ...

Look, let's say you have class A and class B.

Class A represents the majority, which benefits from all sorts of inequalities and does not encounter barriers to prestigious (and lucrative) circles...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2013, 07:47 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 6,233
Posted By Rairun
First of all, as I said in my previous reply, you...

First of all, as I said in my previous reply, you were being disingenuous by using loaded, racist language ("blacks") instead of arguing that a black-only space would be racist against white people....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2013, 07:34 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 6,233
Posted By Rairun
I thought it was disingenuous to call it a...

I thought it was disingenuous to call it a "blacks only" section. As you know, the term "blacks" is freely used by outright racists. It's very different from "black people", "African-Americans", etc....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2013, 07:07 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 6,233
Posted By Rairun
Can you not read?

Can you not read?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2013, 06:49 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 6,233
Posted By Rairun
The whole thing really was ill-devised. The mixed...

The whole thing really was ill-devised. The mixed section shouldn't have been for couples only, and the men-only space shouldn't have existed at all. I can understand a women-only section (or...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2013, 06:18 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 6,233
Posted By Rairun
No, but I'd feel comfortable with a mixed race...

No, but I'd feel comfortable with a mixed race section + a section for black people who didn't feel comfortable around whites.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2013, 05:47 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 6,233
Posted By Rairun
There are several reports about racial and ethnic...

There are several reports about racial and ethnic job discrimination in the UK. For example:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/oct/18/racism-discrimination-employment-undercover
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2013, 05:11 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 6,233
Posted By Rairun
I have no idea. I know around 60% are Christians,...

I have no idea. I know around 60% are Christians, and the country seems to be doing OK. It's also worth noting that organizations like British Muslims for Secular Democracy...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2013, 03:06 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 6,233
Posted By Rairun
You're right - he doesn't go as far as dismissing...

You're right - he doesn't go as far as dismissing islamophobia altogether here, if you read him generously. The problem is that he is known to align himself with the position that claims of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2013, 02:49 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 6,233
Posted By Rairun
In the sense that in the UK (obviously, this is...

In the sense that in the UK (obviously, this is different in countries with a Islamic majority) being a Muslim is far from being an asset. You're less likely to get a job if you are competing with...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th March 2013, 05:35 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 6,233
Posted By Rairun
Obviously, I agree there should be no...

Obviously, I agree there should be no segregation, religiously motived or not. But Dawkins really doesn't know what he's talking about when he dismisses islamophobia so flippantly. Surely we can say...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th March 2013, 02:53 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,577
Posted By Rairun
Clearly the phenomenon you describe exists, but...

Clearly the phenomenon you describe exists, but (1) it's not universal (some humans, including mothers, are known to abandon or be cruel to babies) and (2) I wouldn't be so quick to ascribe a cause...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th March 2013, 02:59 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,577
Posted By Rairun
I'm extremely wary of evolutionary psychology....

I'm extremely wary of evolutionary psychology. Obviously, human practices have come about through a process of selection (both biological and memetical - we don't really know to which extent)....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th March 2013, 02:52 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,577
Posted By Rairun
Having 9 months of her life spent going through a...

Having 9 months of her life spent going through a rather brutal physiological process? Pregnancy is no joke. You can't force someone to donate bone marrow to a dying person - what makes you think...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th March 2013, 09:35 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,577
Posted By Rairun
To be honest, I can see the reason. Women have it...

To be honest, I can see the reason. Women have it worse in almost every single area in our society - and when there are women-dominated spheres, they tend to be undervalued and underpaid. The most...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th March 2013, 02:56 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,577
Posted By Rairun
The main issue here is that the whole legality of...

The main issue here is that the whole legality of abortion lies on women's right to own their own bodies. I agree with it. What the law doesn't contemplate is that abortion is not just about a woman...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th March 2013, 10:41 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,577
Posted By Rairun
I think a father should be able to choose to...

I think a father should be able to choose to abdicate parental responsibility, but single mothers should also receive a pension from the government to raise their children if that happens (if their...
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