Some white bread idiot whore at BluffPo writes why some crackers should just sit at the back of the bus and just take it.
Scuba (32,681 posts)
Open Letter to the 3 White Students Who Filed a Discrimination Complaint Against Their Black Teacher
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/olivia-cole/shannon-gibney-teacher-race_b_4378444.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false
Open Letter to the Three White Students Who Filed a Discrimination Complaint Against Their Black Teacher
Hi guys. Before you ask, I'm white too. Someone wise said social activism tastes better when the waiter is white, and while this is unfortunate, you clearly aren't listening to your professor, Shannon Gibney, so I thought I'd take a moment to clear some things up, mano-a-mano. You know, Caucasian-a-Caucasian.
Let me make something clear right up front: you have no real idea what it's like to be discriminated against on the basis of race. Neither do I. You know why? Because we're white. We're white people in America, and that means almost every aspect of the country we live in is geared toward us: 99 percent of books, television, film, magazines, and even porn, is made for us and represents us. Maybe you read (though for some reason I deeply doubt it) my article on the absurdity of #WhiteGirlsRock. It's absurd because white people don't need an extra reminder of their value... because it's reaffirmed for them (for us) every single day by the people we see in the media, by the people that run this country, and yes, even by the people that act as our educators. American education has long been under fire by people who use their brains over the continued teaching that Christopher Columbus was a great dude and a hero and someone we should all celebrate year after year. But you probably still think that, don't you?
...
Is this where things started to get uncomfortable for you? I imagine the first lecture on America's legacy of brutality and oppression left you in shock. Maybe you thought that particular professor was just a wayward nut job. But then another class discussed institutional racism, and another. And you began to squirm in your seat because whoa this wasn't just one time where your whiteness -- the thing that you might have squeaked by on for the entirety of your short life; the thing you've unconsciously relied upon to get you out of trouble with the campus police, out of detention and on the honor roll in high school; the thing that might have gotten you your consecutive summer jobs -- that thing, that whiteness, is being criticized, not just once by one random professor who your privilege enables you to ignore, but more than once. You see petitions and articles on the Internet talking about racism and bias and...gasp...white privilege. And you're sick of it, right? Because who wants to sit in a room full of people, people who don't all look and sound like you, and talk about the ways that you are flawed? That's uncomfortable. That's awkward. That doesn't feel good. It feels like being singled out; it feels like being held accountable for things you don't feel responsible for; it feels like being defined by the color of your skin; it feels like being blamed; it feels like being...discriminated against.
But it's not discrimination, boys. And here's why. Because this is one classroom in your entire life. One speck of discomfort in an ocean that is your life of privilege. Because white supremacy dictates that your skin -- and let's not forget your maleness -- will make things fundamentally easier for you than for a person (and especially a woman) of color. That feeling of being on the spot? Of being defined by the color of your skin? Of being blamed for things that other people of your color do, even if you have not done them yourself? That's not a classroom for people of color. That's life. There's no walking out of class. There's no transferring to a different professor. There is only more of the same, with the hope that dialogue, education, and activism will pull the collective ostrich head from the ground, bit by bit, until that structural racism that you don't like talking about is eradicated.
Left out:
-- whites led the abolitionist movement.
-- whites marched with MLK
-- whites on the SCOTUS decreed discrimination unconstitutional
-- whites were the overwhelming majority who passed the various Civil Rights Acts
-- a majority of whites elected Obama...twice
And for their contributions...
-- whites get passed over BY LAW for education access
-- whites get passed over BY LAW for job applications
-- whites watch others get preferential treatment for business loans BY LAW
-- whites are branded racist for any disagreement so as to deny them their right to political participation
But remember, as the article says, it's just one speck of your life in an ocean of privilege.
Oh, and BTW...
-- blacks who refuse to accept the inequalities of liberal doctrine are subject to the most demeaning racist attacks in American society...BY LIBERALS
jessie04 (1,410 posts)
1. White and male.
What could they know
gollygee (13,507 posts)
2. Those kids are little shits
and if one of my kids pulls a pity party stunt like that when they're in college, I will know I haven't done my job and I'll do it then.
leftyohiolib (4,177 posts)
4. great another lecture on my white priviledge
wait she's not male how can she understand anything those boys we're feeling when she isnt one, but that doesnt stop her from making several assumptions," the thing that you might have squeaked by on for the entirety of your short life; the thing you've unconsciously relied upon to get you out of trouble with the campus police, out of detention and on the honor roll in high school; the thing that might have gotten you your consecutive summer jobs" that's right cause only our white-ness provided all those things.
i didnt work to get where i am, i didnt avoid people and situations that might get me in trouble with the campus police, behave so i didnt get detention, kept my record clean so that i could get jobs i just did whatever the hell i wanted to because i knew i could just sat back and coast through on my white-ness. this is insulting
Enjoy your stay.
jeff47 (9,754 posts)
8. Apparently there's one thing true in your post.
i didnt work to get where i am
Apparently not.
So how 'bout showing us just how smart you are by actually using capitalization and punctuation? See, one fantastic example of your sense of privilege is believing other people would want to wade into that poorly-formatted pile of goo to find out what you are thinking. Understand that, and you'll start to find out all sorts of things
"You write poorly. I win!"
HangOnKids (3,655 posts)
10. Boo-Hoo
Poor you.
marble falls (3,357 posts)
7. White privelege is real.
Prove it.
Orrex (38,842 posts)
20. I'm mildly annoyed at the white male students because they're just loud-mouthed assholes
But I'm very troubled by the school issuing a formal reprimand. WTF?
A trio of jackasses doesn't like a small dose of truth, so they file a formal complaint and the school acts on it? What a load of bullshit! Also, she'll face heightened scrutiny for giving them poor grades when they invariably **** up in her class.
I knew assholes like this in college, the type who threaten to sue if the cheese isn't spread evenly over their entire pizza. I'm so relieved to have these brave souls crusading for the rights of oppressed white men everywhere.
Assholes.
So now whites aren't even allowed to have complaints heard.
Our society keeps moving towards greater openness and mutual understanding!
BTW -- the teacher supposedly teaches mass communications but she did nothing but rail against the racist system that allows her do nothing of merit for lots of money to the exclusion of actually teaching the class the stupid racist cracker students pay thousands of dollars to attend. Hour after hour, day after day, week after week she railed about things that no longer exist and current society would be repulsed to bring back (mostly).
And what does the teacher say in response?
“His whole demeanor was very defensive. He was taking it personally. I tried to explain, of course, in a reasonable manner — as reasonable as I could given the fact that I was being interrupted and put on the spot in the middle of class — that this is unfortunately the context of 21st century America,†she explained in an interview with City College News.
http://www.salon.com/2013/12/02/three_white_college_students_file_racial_discrimination_complaint_against_professor_over_lesson_on_structural_racism/Those uppity crackers dared to challenge the narrative!
Meanwhile, as she rails about 21st Century America she falls mum on 21st Century Islam that STILL practices slavery -- OPENLY.
And why is there structural racism when an allegedly black president is chief executive of all enforcement agencies?
Apparently, the only thing Obama has done is succeed in giving blacks free birth control.
What racist wouldn't support that?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024150977
