Current Events > Pete Buttigieg's real 'black problem': He has been convicted of white privilege

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/12/10/buttigieg-deserves-benefit-of-doubt-black-problem-2020-column/2631049001/

Harriot's attack in The Root, an African American-oriented online magazine, was prompted by a 2011 interview in which Buttigieg said that "kids need to see evidence that education is going to work for them in order to be motivated to get a higher education. Because many kids in minority communities havent seen it work for people they know, Buttigieg said, its understandable that they are skeptical about the value of education. For this expression of empathy, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was labeled a baldfaced liar. Harriot was furious that Buttigieg did not name systemic racism as the reason for black kids depressed college enrollment. But Buttigiegs comment was not intended as a list of all reasons, only one. So when Harriot cited higher unemployment and lower income for black college graduates as two reasons black kids are less likely to go to college, it sounded an awful lot like Buttigieg saying black kids dont see college working for them in the same way white kids do. It made me think Harriots anger was about something else.

To be fair, Buttigieg had a black problem before Harriots article. By most accounts, the problem began when he demoted South Bends black police chief in 2012, shortly after he was elected Mayor Pete. There was also Buttigiegs statement at the Democratic presidential debate last month in which he said being gay helped him understand the struggles of the black community. Buttigiegs expression of camaraderie with another minority is a good thing, right? Nope. It drew anger from the black community, with many feeling a privileged white man should not be comparing his struggle to theirs. Recent efforts to paint Buttigieg as an undercover bigot prompted an uproar over a stock photo of a black woman and child that was used to promote Buttigiegs Douglass Plan, which is designed to dismantle racist structures and systems in the United States. The woman in the photo is from Kenya and was not aware her picture was going to promote the plan. The backlash was swift and strong. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who has endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont for the Democratic nomination, tweeted: This is not OK or necessary. In reality, Buttigieg has been convicted of white privilege. The phrase was originally intended to convey that white people in the United States have gained unfair advantages by virtue of being white. Thats indisputable. But the phrase has morphed into more than that.

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He needs to do a lot more to appeal to marginalized PoC. Frankly I think he should just listen to voices of color and drop out, since he's clearly failing them.

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Does Mayor Pete have a black problem?

Or does the black community have a gay problem? Has anyone looked into if black homophobia as a reason why they don't like Mayor Pete?

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I'm not sure I get the issue. Was the blogger mad because he suggested black kids don't pursue academics enough because they don't see enough academically successful black adults?

LOL what an article. Its a desperate defense of Buttigieg by a white male supporter of his. Convicted? Buttigieg is white, he has white privilege, hes lived a white privileged life.

Its good that the news is focusing on his racism towards black people. He may not be racist in a malicious way but definitely out of ignorance.

His racism has continued to this day with how hes handled his presidential run, from messaging to strategy hes shown that black people are not a focus of his campaign.

Just because hes not as bad as Trump doesnt mean people should vote for him. He should drop out and work on his racism. Black people deserve better than him, Democrats deserve better than him, the country deserves better.

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iPhone_7 posted...

LOL what an article. Its a desperate defense of Buttigieg by a white male supporter of his. Convicted? Buttigieg is white, he has white privilege, hes lived a white privileged life.

I thought this too while I read it. A likely privileged white guy who lives in a big city, is trying to convince us black folks that another white privileged guy should be excused. Kinda funny.

https://twitter.com/ChalicothereX/status/1208472761158397952
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Buttigieg would be a far superior president than socialist Bernie.

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