Carlton Supporters Club

You can leave out the 'white' and 'male'.
That's a generalisation that's unrepresentative of all white, males
Just leave it at prick.
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I'm also white male and privileged, and my views on pretty much everything are the opposite of his. But that's not quite the point. There's no suggestion on my part that whites are inherently more racist, misogynistic etc. than anyone else. This is an issue of structured power imbalance. If the roles were reversed, there's every chance that blacks and other POC would behave as badly as the whites. Power and privilege cause blindness and entitlement over a period of time. But as far as the status quo in the developed world is concerned, facts are facts. The great majority of people who publicly express views like Clarkson, whether overtly or subtly, do happen to be people like him.

I think we have to start being a bit careful with using labels like 'old', '
'white', 'male'.

These groups have a great variation in their thinking and views of life.

Far from being a privileged group under such labelling, when used in a derogatory manner, we're actually assuming an "intellectual inferiority" in terms of their thinking.
 

Right. She's trying to make a buck by following the fairly standard celebrity route, so when deadsh1ts like Clarkson post violent misogynistic filth, then that's OK, because hey, that's just the price of doing business ? Maybe the b1tch just had it coming ? Surely you can see the narrative you're setting up here ? You do realise the media portrays Lady Di as holier than thou, despite the fact that she cheated on her husband. The narratives between the two women are totally different, and they're intended to be different, and they're structured to be different. I'm not for or against Di or Markle or anyone else.

And as for the comparison to Essendon, I mean what ?

Clarkson is only made relevant by your posts, his abhorrent rhetoric should not be used to excuse Markle's actions, actions that are clearly contrary to her words.

They aren't so much victim as they are instigator...................................................................

Right, so because in your eyes she's hypocritical, therefore she deserves :
a. a punishment,
b. the punishment specified by Clarkson.

In other words, as I said earlier, "b1tch had it coming."

Great work LP.

Markle has done nothing,  I mean literally nothing,  to deserve those comments, and no amount of spin from you is going to change that.  The comments are awful,  and they need be condemned as such, without excuses and without  qualification.

Merely a level playing field of identical units,  who are either cynical opportunists or shameless hucksters  where victim hood is simply another marketing opportunity. 

One step away from believing that Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins should be grateful to their abusers for making them famous. 

She has done plenty Pauly, she fell in love with a Prince, married him and became popular and nice. How dare she.

This kind of highlights one of the issues with the discussion of this topic Paul.

Folks will often accept or reject an allegation as fact based on their own values and personal perceptions of the individuals.

In the case of Brittany Higgins it remains an allegation.
A jury who had listened to all the evidence had failed to come to a decision before the trial was eventually aborted.
That won't stop people believing what they want to believe.
I have no idea what happened in Parliament House.
The jury in the case couldn't be convinced either way at the point the trial was terminated.

Harry and Meghan have made some allegations.
In a similar fashon to the Higgins case the accused have chosen not to respond.
Into the void folks, from the outside, will put their own values, perceptions and life experiences to determine which side  to favour.

More often than it's comfortable for many to admit, as sad as that may be.

Often the first person engaged is a manager, ............ then a lawyer..........................