Dr. Ted Thornhill
Posted on 01/09/2018 2:34:31 AM PST by Altura Ct.
The controversial “White Racism” class at Florida Gulf Coast University is set to begin Tuesday morning.
The brand new course has sparked controversy since it was first announced back in November. People from coast-to-coast have reacted to professor Dr. Ted Thornhill’s brand new course.
“Individuals started posting on the comment section and on social media, all types of vile statements,” Thornhill said. “Wishing ill will toward me and my family, referring to me with racial epithets.”
But despite all the backlash, the class will be in session for the first time Tuesday and Thornhill says he’s not backing down.
MORE: FGCU’s ‘White Racism’ course sparks controversy “The course needs to be taught, and so, that’s what’s going to happen,” Thornhill said. “It’s a legitimate course.”
Yet, students still believe the course title should be changed.
“I think they should change the name,” said FGCU freshman Sabrina Lynch. “Like, if you go out with the headline ‘white racism’ or like, ‘white supremacy,’ immediately everyone is going to be like, ‘oh my god, we need to stop this.'”
Thornhill says FGCU plans to have uniformed police officers outside the classroom as a precaution.
“I, along with others, thought it was a prudent decision given the nature of some of the things that were said online and directed toward me, as well as a couple of students who were enrolled in the course expressed concern about issues of safety and security,” Thornhill said.
Some students agree with the extra security based off of the attention the course has been receiving.
“I think it’s necessary considering the name they chose and the response they’re getting,” Lynch said. “I think it’s a good precaution. If they chose a different name, maybe they wouldn’t need the police. But, you chose that name, now you gotta take that route.”
Despite the extra security and the negative response to the “White Racism” course, some student’s still believe this course is necessary for FGCU because of prior incidents that happened on campus.
“I think it’s important we talk about these issues, especially because we’ve had these issues on campus,” said FGCU senior Brittani Anderson. “I think the name is a little controversial, but take the class and see what it’s about before you judge it.”
“White Racism” begins at 9 a.m., and students are able to register for the wait list
That's because it is.
Slavery was (and is) horrible, and unconscionable. Nothing we do now can undo what happened before 1865 - or help the very people who suffered under slavery. It's been ~153 years since the last slave was freed in the US. The more important issue is how can American blacks best succeed now.
Blaming 21st century ‘whites’, as a ‘group’ for what happened 153 years ago, is wrong and helps no one. The majority of the American ‘white’ population trace to post-civil war immigration.
Most who are characterized as ‘white’ and who are over 50 yrs old have seen at some point in their lifetime white racism, but they've also witnessed an incredible transformation of society, and few now see or hear overt racism from whites against blacks. This doesn't mean that covert racism doesn't still exist. I'm sure that it does, but it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, and the vast majority of whites in America do not and would not allow or accept racism. We should be working together to make the country stronger for everyone - not pointing fingers and fanning the flames of resentment.
How likely would it be for a course to be approved that had “black racism” as a subject?
When did schools become a showcase for mental patients and their soap box rantings? Why would anyone pay to be told their race is evil and must be eliminated? Why does the school allow this?
Ted Thornhill could be Roger Thornhill’s illegitimate son (by his black housekeeper).
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