Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

As I threaded yesterday, I do think the "white privilege" discourse sometimes embeds toxic and unproductive class politics. But if you're just a bit reflective about it, it's definitely real and significant. https://t.co/Q4pHrRH9I0 — PolitiTweet.org

To be serious about this, it is a lot easier to see and acknowledge your privilege as a straight white man when you… https://t.co/HSFyKvMgsS

Posted Aug. 23, 2022 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I dress up when appropriate, but also walk around the neighborhood looking like a slob sometimes. My friends with different skin coloring worry a lot about how they'll be perceived if they are dressing too casually — and about the consequences of that misperception. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 23, 2022 Hibernated

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One last tweet on this! U Street was majority-Black when I first moved there (it's become whiter since) so I found myself being the only white person in the room in various day-to-day situations and I'm struck by how rarely the typical white American has that experience. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 23, 2022 Hibernated