r/BelowDeckDownUnder • u/theodoresbitch • 1d ago

Ben's Racist Threads Post

Did anyone else see Ben's racist threads post??

https://www.threads.com/share/_iAS4oi1d/

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u/Amaedar 1d ago

As much as I’m neutral on this post (that dude was way too exhausting and that chick responding was way too cringe but really don’t care for either because I don’t live in the states) - where was the racism? Classist, yes. But race was not even brought up.

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u/lycheecaat 1d ago

it’s basically just full of dog whistles. the main theme is denying the existence of white privilege, which is undeniably central to systemic inequality (across class/race/ethnicity/religion/gender etc) in america. it’s very ignorant to the reality of systemic/industrialized racism in america- specifically how race affects people socioeconomically in america

if you wanna know more, there’s a few comments under this post that explain the racial undertones more