I would accept a Taco Bell BONG!

What a deal!

Just like a baby.

It can be two (imaginary) things!

Set the whole thing to X Gonna Give It To Ya and you've got gold!

Emma Stone: Manic Pixie Celestial Girl

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I definitely appreciate this. I don't think I've ever started a conversation with "shut up and listen" but I understand the sentiment well. Because I've shared my experiences many times and almost as many times been immediately dismissed.

Who… who is surprised that society doesn't want to hear from people who have been marginalized? That's the point of telling them to shut up and LISTEN. You're concerned with the 'shut up' sentiment, but the rest of us are far more concerned with the 'listen' part.

But but but… we need to understand why they hate us and be sympathetic to it otherwise we're being the real bigots here.

I called you smug, not an asshole.

"I feel like people should stop doing X, but I'm not telling them what to do"

I'm going to quote myself this time, because I want to make it clear to you that you really aren't listening:

How do you talk about things that affect you? Just tell your stories.
Talk about your issues. Explain why you feel victimized.

Tell me about it. *grumbles*

White men don't have to be in everything. The world won't end if they're the ones left out for once.

You wished people would "get over themselves". Don't make it sound like you were just expressing your own feelings on things, you directly addressed other people here and how you thought they should act.

You can get high on the scent of your own farts without having to make the rest of us smell them too. Why not ride your high horse somewhere else to enjoy how much better you are at dealing with things than the rest of us?

You're not listening to me. No wonder people tell you to shut up and listen.

So tell me then. oh great and powerful white man: How CAN I talk about things that affect me that don't bruise delicate sensibilities or make me responsible for my own victimization?