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I generally love this blog but complaining about how irresponsible your valets are is just the most tonedeaf privileged nonsense I've ever heard.

I didn't own a car until I was in my 30s, I was ecstacic when I got that junker because it meant I could now sleep in the back of it instead of outside the library. I can't imagine most white people even believing that statement, I guess they got deleted dash cams to upload.

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> I generally love this blog but complaining about how irresponsible your valets are is just the most tonedeaf privileged nonsense I've ever heard.

I don't think it's tone-deaf in this case. This person isn't complaining about the valets at the 5-star restaurant where she pays $100 a plate, he's complaining about valets that were foisted on him against his will by an employer that was growing too fast for their office space.

As a white person that comes from poverty, many of us do believe that statement since we have had similar experiences. White doesn't mean rich or even middle class.

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