Is success built on handouts really success? One woman finds out the hard way when her friend makes a rude comment about someone who has worked hard to achieve their goals. Find out what happens when she confronts her friend and calls out her privileged upbringing. Was she in the right or the wrong? Read on to find out more.
Did I Cross the Line by Calling Out My Privileged Friend’s Handouts?
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What happens when a friend's privilege becomes too much to bear? A Reddit user shares her experience of calling out her privileged friend for making rude comments towards someone who had just finished nursing school. In this post, we dive deep into the dynamics of privilege and explore the feelings of resentment that can arise in friendships when one person has had a much easier life than the other. We also examine the fallout of this confrontation and explore the question of whether the Reddit user crossed a line. Read on to find out more.
Calling out Ellie's hypocrisy and elitism. NTA.
AsuraRathalos | AsuraRathalos
Calling out classist comments in medical field, nurses essential for function 🩺❤️
GreenRedCrescent | GreenRedCrescent
Acknowledging privilege and hard work in medical school.👨⚕️
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Calling out privilege and snobbish behavior 💪🏽
underthestars2277 | underthestars2277
Friend dismisses importance of nurses in medical field, gets called out
Cybermagetx | Cybermagetx
Calling out privilege: NTA, Ellie needed a reality check. 💪
covenkitchens | covenkitchens
Debate over privilege and accomplishment sparks heated conversation 🔥
tropicaldiver | tropicaldiver
Choose your friends wisely. Privilege can reveal incompatibility. 🤔
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Working hard vs. handouts: the college struggle 😩💪
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Support for nurses and judgement on the friend's behavior.
United_Ad8650 | United_Ad8650
Acknowledging privilege: NTA comment sparks debate about opportunities and success
BadDieter | BadDieter
Privileged friend gets a reality check, sparks heated discussion 🔥
countingpickles | countingpickles
Intelligence isn't opportunity. Success depends on opportunity, not intelligence.
TBdoggies | TBdoggies
Personal attacks aside, both parties could have handled better 🤔
Comprehensive-Fun47 | Comprehensive-Fun47
Calling out privilege: NTA's harsh but fair comment sparks debate 💬👀
P3naught | P3naught
Insulting your friend's privilege doesn't excuse being rude to Ellie 😒
Goodnight_big_baby | Goodnight_big_baby
Calling out privilege leads to judgment and gossip. ESH.
Clooney_the_Corgi | Clooney_the_Corgi
Is it worth ending a decades-long friendship over privilege?
Frosty-Ad8676 | Frosty-Ad8676
The friend's behavior was terrible according to commenter.
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Acknowledging the value of nursing is important. ESH.
Rando-the-Mando | Rando-the-Mando
Jealousy and projection? 🤔 Calling out a privileged friend.
ButtonHappy3759 | ButtonHappy3759
Standing up for those who can't afford medical school 💪
ravssusanoo | ravssusanoo
Debate over privilege and ignorance leads to ESH judgement. 🤔
Vmo1520 | Vmo1520
Calling out privileged friend's handouts was necessary, but not constructive.
Zellybean1388 | Zellybean1388
Checking privilege is necessary, NTA friend did not understand.
CoyoteConscious | CoyoteConscious
NTA. Friend's privileged perspective blinds her to reality of others. 🙄
Mags357 | Mags357
Both wrong? 🤔 A heated exchange on privilege and accomplishments.
GlassSandwich9315 | GlassSandwich9315
Defending nurses and their value 💉
freefrombullshit22 | freefrombullshit22
Debate on the role of privilege in medical school success 😕
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Judgmental comment sparks debate on hypocrisy and self-awareness 🤔
Rdw72777 | Rdw72777
OP called out friend's privilege, causing argument. ESH.
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Not the a**hole, but what did your friend say? 🤔
sav_the_bi_queen23 | sav_the_bi_queen23
Paying for med school vs paying to live during med school. 💸
GraveDancer40 | GraveDancer40
Jealousy and assumptions lead to belittling. ESH. 🤔
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Calling out privilege: One commenter's perspective 🔥
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Debate ensues over nurse's career aspirations in heated comment section 🔥
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Calling out entitled friend's privilege and disrespect towards nurse.
Mermaidtoo | Mermaidtoo
Calling out friend's privilege in career choice. NTA.
mxcrnt2 | mxcrnt2
When classism meets medical school, nobody wins 🙅♀️
frodosbitch | frodosbitch
Defending a friend against entitlement and insults 🤝
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Privileged friend gets a reality check and a warning ⚠️
melxcham | melxcham
Cheers to OP for standing up against privilege! 🙌
Current-Suggestion20 | Current-Suggestion20
Friend's privilege made Med school easier, but still ESH. Nurse>doctor?
Existing-Ad7972 | Existing-Ad7972
Taking on privilege: why this NTA comment is a must-read ✊
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Being karma for others 😎
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Truthful and delicate NTA callout 👍
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