You CAN'T Be Proud of Something You Had No Influence Over (Page 2)

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EllieLexis513 Follow
Yoda Age: 36

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Um... yes you can lol. A lot of the things you listed can be changed, even skin color. Bullshit Take.

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anonman32 Follow
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You can be proud of the person you are. Pride is the opposite of shame, if we are going to shame people for being white (which happens) then they are going to counter by being proud of who they are, including their skin colour.

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- LittleSally
  
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  Yes, on how you built yourself - it's an accomplishment. Of course you can be proud of that.
  
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Jamesol1 Follow
Xper 5 Age: 29

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I'm proud of being white. We have achieved a lot and have shaped the world. We have some some bad things yes but with power comes people that take advantage. You can have pride for something you were given... if you like that thing and think it is good then yes. You should change your wording to 'I think'... you just sound ignorant. Your opinion on it does not change that it means.

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- JenSCDC
  
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  But what have _you_ achieved in the grand scheme of things?
  
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- Jamesol1
  
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  @JenSCDC Spreaded wisdom, logic and joy throughout the GAG community. You can be prideful about something you do... and something you identify as. So according to you... women who say I'm proud of being a strong independent woman... they are a joke right?
  
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- SilentShadow
  
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  "We have achieved a lot and have shaped the world." Uh, no... THEY achieved a lot and shaped the world. You didn't do anything, because you weren't born yet. It's fine to be proud of your ancestors, but don't put "we" in the same sentence. You can't be proud of something that you didn't do or have influence of, and that's exactly what the author of this myTake is saying. Be proud of your ancestors, but leave the "you" and "we" part out of it. You were simply born with white skin. Unless you yourself have made a difference in those short 19 years of life, I don't see why you should be proud.
  
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- Jamesol1
  
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  @SilentShadow Yeah. I don't mean we as if I'm a part of that. But my ancestors were... and i have their blood and genes. Seriously, i can see your point, but the logic is flawed... your taking one part of the meaning of a word and saying the other half is BS. I have pride in being white. You can't change my opinion on it. Stop trying I'm legit cringing at your BS.
  
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- SilentShadow
  
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  Lol ok.
  
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- ikissedtheskyonce
  
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  Ok but that is their accomplishment not yours. Just because you are the same race does not mean it has to do with you, its the individual
  
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- Jamesol1
  
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  @ikissedtheskyonce Your missing the point... you can have your opinions i dont mind. But it's not changing mine. /convo
  
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ProbablyTooMature Follow
Explorer Age: 46

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Thank

you!

Holy crap this is something that pisses me off so much.

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BuchitaBuchys Follow
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You can be proud of the person you are. Pride is the opposite of shame, if we are going to shame people for being black (which happens) then they are going to counter by being proud of who they are, including their skin colour.

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- Nice_Guy_Last
  
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  The opposite of one bad thing isn't necessarily a positive thing.
  
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somebodysaycheese Follow
Explorer Age: 36

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So is Gay pride parades nonsense? Or is the black panther group slogan "black pride" nonsense as well as the kkks slogan "white pride"? Or is saying om a proud ( insert a word) considered bad?

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- Lemonadelover
  
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  Being gay was taboo for a really long time. Even today, they constantly get shamed by bible thumpers. It takes courage to identify as a gay person. Gay people are probably proud of themselves for coming out of the closets.
  
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- somebodysaycheese
  
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  @Lemonadelover gay has always been around. Ever heard of the Greeks and romans? Both gay empires thay reigned for ears amd oppressed millions killed trillions.
  
  You dont need to proud to be gay.. lol noone cares
  
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- LittleSally
  
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  Yes, it's nonsense to be proud of something you can't control. It's another thing to be proud of yourself for being corageous enough to show that side of you and free enough to not be ruled by your fear - but to step out into the light as who you are...
  There's a difference.
  
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NedfromtheNed Follow
Explorer Age: 29

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FALSE.

Pride: the quality or state of being proud

I can be proud of having brown hair, despite having no role in its genesis.

You are, seriously, "Hilariously stupid".

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matheus_mb Follow
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I completely agree. It's like saying "I am proud of being [name of the nationality]", I never agreed with those things since we don't choose them, we are just fortunate or unfortunate "victims".

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vishna Follow
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I think it's good to show pride in a part of yourself that other people/your society doesn't appreciate/tries to hide.
Is it ok to be prideful of vain things-not reallly.

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Yoda Age: 28

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Lmao I'm not proud of anything I had no influence over. I'm more proud of things I accomplished. I don't see the point in being proud of something I had no control over.

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PurpleTeardrops2 Follow
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You can learn about the culture/country you were born into and take pride in certain things.

Those who are proud don't concern you, why be offended enough to make this take? lmao

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ADFSDF1996 Follow
Master Age: 30

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When guys say "I'm proud to be man" it can be a response to misandrists, to show them that there is nothing wrong with being a man.

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Jersey2 Follow
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Having pride in such things is just part of a health self image.

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Phoenix98 Follow
Master Age: 33

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You CAN'T Be Proud of Something You Had No Influence Over

Sure I can aaaand I just did.

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YourFutureEx Follow
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I am proud of who I am because I survived to this day and I have a good image in the society.

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Other_Tommy_Wiseau Follow
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What the shut are you talking about? Yes you can... The same reason you can be shamed for being a woman or black person, white person...

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- RedHood7
  
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  You can, but you shouldn't.
  
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- Other_Tommy_Wiseau
  
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  @RedHood7 well, people shouldn't shame others for being different beyond their control, but that's not how history works, so ridding the world of indoctrination of WASPs being superior... Or hell, this new age of shaming WASPs, is countered not by shaming for their past, but recognizing one's own pride in being black, Asian, gay, a woman, etc
  
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- RedHood7
  
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  I dissgree. I think we should be proud only in the sense that we have few to no limits. Race should have nothing to do with it, because it doesn't define anything beyond your skin color and (probably) some risk factors for some diseases.
  
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- Other_Tommy_Wiseau
  
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  @RedHood7 I mean you can think that, but that's completely ignoring the history and the ostrichization of groups and subgroups. Now, I agree that it shouldn't be that way, but we clearly aren't at that place in humanity yet and you can look no further than history, current events and no further than this site to prove we aren't at that place yet
  
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SleepingSnorlax Follow
Explorer Age: 34

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Im proud i have a full beautiful lush head of hair
Because i took care of it for 24 years so i have the right to be proud of it
Just an example
But yea /thread

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ikterikhairmangdi Follow
Xper 2 Age: 30

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damn, tom cruise is ridiculously handsome, i dont know how people here have the cheek to call him ugly

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heythereambak Follow
Xper 5 Age: 37

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I am proud of being able to accept and have confidence on my extra body hair... that sound ok?
Lol

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RationalMale Follow
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Actually yes, you can completely be proud of things you couldn't control. Why not?

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- Harpesian
  
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  It doesn't really make sense for you to feel proud about that. I mean, where did the pride come from and why?
  
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- RationalMale
  
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  @Harpesian the opposite place of where white guilt comes from i suppose!
  
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- Harpesian
  
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  White guilt is also stupid! Why should you feel strongly at all about something like that?
  
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