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Click through for context. Those who’ve seen Gilliam’s film Brazil will agree this term aptly describes many of the current political fusterclucks in the U.S.

ETA: And I am so using it in discussion from now on.

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Re: Privilege.

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I spit my coffee. Beautiful.

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Gosh. Thanks!

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De nada!

You quite aptly stated what so many of us female mutants were already thinking, but we were simply too exhausted to point out, yet again.

I love true supportive advocates for equality who are legitimately “down for the cause,” but the first step to helping is almost always: listen more, talk less.

And anyone who doesn’t grok that is automatically suspect for having ulterior motives.

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Not for of any brilliance in rhetoric, but because it’s one of the more meta posts I’ve ever read here. It’s the sort of thing that makes the BBS come alive for me. We really know each other, and can joke about it.

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laughing gif that didn’t work

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“Black Man Laughing In Boat”, aka The Last King Of Scotland?

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