The Flight Attendant's Cassie is a classic example of white privilege - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 05-21-2022, 04:53 AM

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/202...ssie-privilege

It's exhausting, says Harika Manne, "to see Cassie actively go against sound advice because her recklessness is a product of her privilege, namely as an attractive white woman who can access her mark’s hotel room by fabricating a lame story, repeatedly dodge her sponsor’s calls, follow half-baked theories with no logic, all while clearly lying to her colleagues and boss. And somehow she manages to get out of sticky situations largely with no dire consequences. Characters like Cassie, who frustratingly repeat their mistakes, can exist in television, but let’s stop having them represent the paradigm of empowerment because they were able to overcome a harrowing, difficult situation. Their privilege allowed them to do so, let’s not forget it."

Yong Fang · 01-01-2023, 05:53 AM

Have you lost your mind with this "white privilege" garbage? That is extrememly racist.

If it were not for white people, the rest of you would be living in mud huts and throwing spears for food. There would be no electricity, technology, computers, cars, absolutely nothing. Whites have carried humanity on its collective back for 5000 years.

05-21-2022, 04:53 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,847	The Flight Attendant's Cassie is a classic example of white privilege https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/202...ssie-privilege It's exhausting, says Harika Manne, "to see Cassie actively go against sound advice because her recklessness is a product of her privilege, namely as an attractive white woman who can access her mark’s hotel room by fabricating a lame story, repeatedly dodge her sponsor’s calls, follow half-baked theories with no logic, all while clearly lying to her colleagues and boss. And somehow she manages to get out of sticky situations largely with no dire consequences. Characters like Cassie, who frustratingly repeat their mistakes, can exist in television, but let’s stop having them represent the paradigm of empowerment because they were able to overcome a harrowing, difficult situation. Their privilege allowed them to do so, let’s not forget it."

01-01-2023, 05:53 AM	#2
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	Have you lost your mind with this "white privilege" garbage? That is extrememly racist. If it were not for white people, the rest of you would be living in mud huts and throwing spears for food. There would be no electricity, technology, computers, cars, absolutely nothing. Whites have carried humanity on its collective back for 5000 years.