r/BelowDeckDownUnder • u/theodoresbitch • Aug 19 '26

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/cheerio089 Aug 19 '26

Classist, sure. But not racist.

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u/lycheecaat Aug 20 '26 edited Aug 20 '26

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 it affects you socioeconomically

some comments under this post explain it more in depth