White Lone Star College Student Doesn't Want to Learn About White Privilege

Houston Press ^ | Dec. 4 2014 | Michael Barajas

[Bettyprob]

The concept of white privilege remains controversial in the same way people still argue about climate change. A small, increasingly-fringe faction might argue that it doesn't exist at all. Another broad, more conservative group might concede that it does, technically, exist, but still disagree about what it means, whether it's important and what, if anything, we can do about it.

Still, many others would argue that acknowledging and working to understand it is an important step toward fixing the problem -- in the case of white privilege, the problem being compounded, inter-generational inequality that, although sometimes subtle, is still present in the everyday lives of people of color.

Even if we concede that white privilege -- the idea that being born white comes with certain inherent advantages -- is "controversial," does that mean the topic shouldn't be broached in a college course?

According to one white Lone Star College-Tomball student, the concept is just too offensive -- offensive enough to file a complaint against his professor, according to Channel 2.

[okie01]

Why is what you have written incorrect? Colors are wavelengths of light in the visible spectrum.

Gotcha.

[perez24]

When they talk about white privilege, liberals always leave out the following white privileges:

1. A white person can vote for whomever he or she wishes to vote without being considered a traitor to the white race.

2. A white person can publicly disagree with another white person without being called names.

3. A white person can emphasize academics rather than sports or gangsta stuff without being called a sell-out.

4. A white person is allowed to have an opinion other than the Democrat talking points without being criticized.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Our dear Liberals are attempting to do Christianity without a Christ, and the result is chaos.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Ultimately, “white privilege” is simply “good [or right] attitude.”

[Altura Ct.]

the idea that being born white comes with certain inherent advantages -- is "controversial," does that mean the topic shouldn't be broached in a college course?

The idea that blacks generally have lower IQ's than whites is 'controversial' does that mean the topic shouldn't be broached in a college course?

The idea that blacks, especially young black males are highly criminal is 'controversial' does that mean the topic shouldn't be broached in a college course?

We could go on for some time...

[magna carta]

This same college system has been sued by IRCOT (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas over grant monies used to finance illegal alien college students. So far case doing pretty good made it past the Texas Supreme Court even though MALDEF was permitted to intervene on the case.
Based on this rigged game with our tax dollars seems like everyone but whites ought to be checking their privilege.

[Bigg Red]

Exactly.

[OneWingedShark]

Our dear Liberals are attempting to do Christianity without a Christ, and the result is chaos.

That's blindingly obvious to any Christian: Jesus is the center and foundation of our faith — without the center, it cannot hold; without the foundation, it cannot stand.

[Mr Rogers]

White privilege has blocked Asian students from attending good schools and getting good jobs for YEARS! One can hardly blame citizens of Chinese and Japanese origin for raging through the streets, stealing textbooks and computers - what else can they do when faced with WHITE PRIVILEGE?

Whities keeping their heel on the neck of the Yellow Man. That is what this thread is about, isn’t it?

[hecht]

this is the excuse dejour.

anyone remember “Black Rage”?

[zeugma]

 

White is all colors. It is the absence of pigment.

Black is all pigments. It is the absence of color.

Yup. But light is the complete opposite as pigment. Add all colors together to get white. Remove all light and you get black.

When I was young, that confused me a bit.

You can truthfully say that light is both the presense of all colors and the absence of all colors. Just depends upon what you are talking about.

White is all colors. It is the absence of pigment.

Black is all pigments. It is the absence of color.

[LibertarianLiz]

I remember, quite a few years ago, an article in the Sunday Seattle Times on the new criteria for the Washington State Universities when it came to who could receive Affirmative Action consideration. According to the list (which was incredibly long), having lived with two parents, who were your biological parents, and who were married to one another, was considered "privilege" and would count against you when applying for entry to one of the Universities.

I was astounded, as I had two daughters who I was counting on going to college; but, would they be given negative points because their father and I were married, and had stayed married? It is this type of insanity that has made me go all John Galt and pretty much check out of the culture. When doing the right thing by your kids (being married, staying married, providing a good home for them) is thought to be "privilege" and thus punished because there are some people who aren't so fortunate to have married parents; well, the culture is doomed. My biggest problem with it was that I considered what they thought of as "privilege" as something that anyone can do. IOWs, a choice you make in your life. No one (with the exception of those horrid gay activists) is being prevented from doing what I and my husband did, and thus benefitting from a stable lifestyle.

[WildHighlander57]

http://allenwestrepublic.com/2013/07/18/allen-west-i-have-had-it-with-the-politics-of-race-baiters-who-use-iambic-pentameter-sing-song-speech-to-anesthetized-blacks-from-the-reality-of-their-demise/

Allen West talks about it in the above link.

Booker t. Washington excoriated the race baiters of his day...

If he were here today, he would do the same with sharpton, et al.; call em out and expose them.

[WildHighlander57]

What isn’t discussed too much is the hazing/ridicule/physical violence done by a particular group against anyone of that group trying to succeed academically.

I kept it generic because its not just one group that does it to their own members... there are a couple ethnic groups that do it.

The message needs to go out that academic achievement is color-less and any Alinsky type methods are to be ignored and any physical confrontations are to be defended against...

Question:

Has anyone asked sharpton, et al. if they will counter the hazing etc and get the message out that everyone should apply themselves to their studies and anyone trying to stop them is wrong in doing so ?

[WildHighlander57]

Booker t Washington excoriated the race baiters of his day ...

He’d have some choice words to say to sharpton et al if he were here today.

[amnestynone]

White privilege exists. It is also called social and cultural evolution. We had 2thousand plus years of stead evolution from aboriginal existence. They had two hundred due to being brought in our advanced European culture. Many of them have advanced and even caught up to the rest of us but many have not. Our privilege was earned through social and cultural evolution and there is no reason why we should not feel that it is just and earned. At best what is happening is that libs are trying to empower blacks through victimhood and that does not work. They are empowered by going through the process mentioned. A more likely reason for what they are doing is they are being clientized and patronized by the left into doing the formers bidding. They are the libs little lap poodles.

[WildHighlander57]

Ping to #93 & #94....

[Maceman]

A small, increasingly-fringe faction might argue that it doesn't exist at all.

I think the author is a little confused about who are the fringe faction.

[tanknetter]

A small, increasingly-fringe faction might argue that it doesn't exist at all.

This is a blatant attempt to marginalize and demonize those who don't agree with the concept of "white privilege" and render them silent.

I'm guessing that a heck of a lot of people here in the US don't agree with it (probably haven't even heard of it, actually), but by portraying them as a small and fringe faction the Left bludgeons anyone who may stand up in opposition into silence.

I don't think this is going to work as well as they think it will. The Left has tried to do this with Climate Change, and the result is a public that will acknowledge to pollsters that they believe in it, but will otherwise keep their mouths shut and go on living (and voting) as if it doesn't exist.

Same thing will happen here, only it may be even more pronounced. Being told that they're "climate change deniers" may keep people quiet, even spur them to participate in "green" things like recycling, or turning down their thermostat (while still buying gas-guzzling SUVs), but there's absolutely NO evidence that it's driving voting patterns.

Start laying down a major guilt trip by slapping people around and calling them "racist" is a completely different matter. There's going to be a nasty backlash to this, because there are a lot of people out there who only support Progressive candidates and policies because they're portrayed as "center-left", but don't buy into the whole Progressive race/gender/class bit. Start slapping them in the face with it, and people will at best become apathetic and at worse actively rebel against that level of personal attack.

[SaraJohnson]

You are right! We should start a campaign showing a long line of whiteys voting. “Don’t be like whitey.”