“ Did Bernie's inauguration outfit epitomize 'white privilege'? A San Francisco teacher thinks so “

[btfc]

https://news.yahoo.com/did-bernie-sander...25621.html



“ Bernie's mittens: A lesson for S.F. high school students in subtle white privilege “


https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...909700.php

[vision63]

I can't stand Bernie as a guy that would not stand down in 2016 long after he was mathematically defeated. That was wrong.

But he's been a real trooper and a strong supporter of ridding us of Trump in 2020. He and Biden clearly respect one another and get along very well (always have). So he should be able to wear his silly mittens and be himself.

[RgrF]

She's an idiot. Chronicle editors on the other hand are supposed to be pros - they need to cut back on the Adderall.

[hal]

The thing that gets me about Bernie's outfit is that he's wearing big mittens and jacket, but not even hair on the top of his head. I wouldn't last 10 minutes in 30º without SOMETHING on my head.

what up with THAT?

[deckeda]

Ah, so he used his privilege to dress casually, whereas the poor he immediately raised money for from the meme would be forced to dress formally and expensively. What the fuckity McFuck is this???

You know what’s really “privilege?” Being able to sit on your ass and dream about how others are being victimized on your behalf.

[Lemon Drop]

Does this teacher not know the great story behind the mittens? Did she bother to find out? She's mocking his warm coat as too casual? Has she never been to the east coast in winter?

OP ed is behind a paywall and I don't even want to read the rest. Garbage.

[Lemon Drop]

hal wrote:
The thing that gets me about Bernie's outfit is that he's wearing big mittens and jacket, but not even hair on the top of his head. I wouldn't last 10 minutes in 30º without SOMETHING on my head.

what up with THAT?

Nobody had on a hat. Security thing?

[Sarcany]

It's a funny meme, but that's all it is.

He was wearing a suit under the coat, and he was far from the only person wearing a heavy winter coat over his suit.



Wanna talk "white privilege?" Maybe we should talk about the guy with the cowboy boots.

[August West]

Vermont gonna Vermont

[bfd]

Such misplaced angst.

While we can applaud the notion of instilling strong s hit-detectors in our kids, one has to wonder what kind of detectors this teacher is ginning up with her kids… and it supports all the arguments that right-wingers make about those libtard teachers putting all these bad ideas into our kids.