Posted on 08/18/2016 4:44:42 PM PDT by Scarpetta
FULL TITLE: How to cope with 'white fragility': Academic sells out her $60 workshops designed to improve Caucasians' 'low emotional tolerance for discussing racism'
An academic and author is offering courses for white people teaching them how to cope with their 'white fragility' - and tickets for the lectures have sold out.
The City of Seattle is offering the class through its Office of Arts and Culture, with Dr. Robin DiAngelo taking students through the course.
The workshops, which cost $60 to attend and had its first four-hour session on Wednesday night, focus on: 'the specific way that racism manifests through White Fragility and provides the perspectives and skills needed for white people to have more constructive cross-racial interactions'.
The Office of Arts and Culture also defines 'white fragility' as: 'the inability for white people to tolerate racial stress.'
'White people in the U.S. live in a racially insular social environment,' a description on its website reads.
'Because these racial perspectives are so rarely challenged within this environment, white people have not had to develop the stamina needed to tolerate racial stress.
'When white people are challenged in cross-racial interactions, White Fragility triggers a range of defensive moves including: argumentation, invalidation, silence, withdrawal and claims of being attacked and unsafe.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
My best friend in High School was black. I never paid much attention to racial issues. Now that Obama has forced me to pay more attention to them, I am discovering all sorts of information that is contrary to the direction liberals have been trying to push me.
They were better off by not attracting attention to issues based on race. The more I learn about race and race issues, the less convinced I am of the sensibility of their positions.
For example, the 3% of our population that comprises young black males commit 40% of all crime.
That's a dirty little secret that everyone has been trying to hush up, but it becomes apparent when you start looking at "racism" issues.
White Fragility: Andrew Jackson
When the 1828 election rolled around, a lot of people were terrified when they heard Andrew “Old Hickory” Jackson was running. If you’re wondering how a guy we’re calling a bad ass got such a lame nickname, it’s because he used to carry a hickory cane around and beat people senseless with it, and if you’re wondering why he did that, it’s because he was a fucking lunatic.
Former Democratic Senator and Secretary of the Treasurey Albert Gallatin feared a Jackson presidency because of his “habitual disregard of laws and constitutional provisions.” Or in other words, the man was a loose canon—17th Century Washigton’s answer to Martin Riggs. Sure, he probably didn’t have an irate black lieutenant to answer to, or a weary partner who was too old for this shit, but he most certainly had a death wish.
How do we know? Well, despite everyone’s best efforts, Jackson was elected to the top office, and when he wasn’t busy shaping the Presidency as we know it today, you could find him out back dueling. In case you haven’t been to the 18th century lately, this unmanly sounding activity actually involves standing across from an armed man and shooting at him while he in turn shoots at you. The number of duels that Jackson took part in varies depending on what source you consult; some say 13, while others rank the number somewhere in the 100’s, both of which are entirely too many times for a reasonable human being to stand in front of someone who is trying to kill them with a loaded gun.
On one occasion, he challenged a man named Charles Dickinson to a duel, (the reason behind it wasn’t important, not to us and certainly not to Jackson), and Jackson was even kind enough to give Dickinson the first shot. We’re gonna go ahead and repeat that: In a duel with pistols, Jackson politely volunteers to be shot at first. Dickinson happily obliged and shot Jackson, who proceeded to shake it off like it was a bee sting. When Jackson returned the favor, Dickinson was not so lucky, and that’s why his face isn’t on the twenty. The bullet, by the by, remained in Jackson’s body for 19 years because, we assume, Jackson knew that time spent removing the bullets would just fall under the general category of “time not dueling,” Jackson’s least favorite category.
And that is part of that covering up of the truth about race and crime.
The Liberals really should not force people to look at these issues. They were better off not attracting attention to them. The reality does not appear to favor their position.
Checking Teddy Roosevelt’s resume is like reading a How-To guide on ass-kicking manliness. He was a cattle rancher, a deputy sheriff, an explorer, a police commissioner, the assistant Secretary of the Navy, the governor of New York, and a war hero. Out of all of his jobs, hobbies and passions, Roosevelt always had a special spot in his heart for unadulterated violence. In 1898, Roosevelt formed the first U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, known as the Rough Riders. Most people already know of the Rough Riders and their historic charge up San Juan Hill, but few know that, since their horses had to be left behind, the Riders made this charge entirely on foot. You just could not stop this man from violencing the hell out of a San Juan Hill.
Teddy Roosevelt, a split second before spitting in the invisible face of death, and pimp slapping it with his tiny neck-hand.
And don’t think that Roosevelt lost his obsession with violence when he became president, or he might just come back from the dead and murder you, (and how do you kill a Teddy Roosevelt that’s already dead!?!). He strolled through the White House with a pistol on his person at all times, though, with his black belt in jujitsu and his history as a champion boxer, it wasn’t like he really needed it.
It wasn’t just his war record or the fact that he knew several different ways to kill you that made Roosevelt such a badass. It wasn’t even the fact that he kept a bear and a lion at the White House as pets, (though that certainly helps). Teddy Roosevelt was a badass of the people. Roosevelt received letters from army cavalrymen complaining about having to ride 25 miles a day for training and, in response, Teddy rode horseback for 100 miles, from sunrise to sunset, at 51 years old, effectively rescinding anyone’s right to complain about anything, ever again.
Whites have done the heavy lifting for humanity for centuries, but God-forbid a white college boy wears his hair in dreadlocks.
Good grief! Grow a pair
“No fragility in talking about racism here: The NAACP is a racist organization, the Congressional Black Caucus is a racist organization, and Black Lives Matter is a VERY racist organization.”
And Obama is a racist mother******
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And hurry.
Feeling very fragile.
You forgot to mention that he got shot in the chest, refused all help and delivered a 90-minute speech before going to the hospital.
Better title: How to keep them on the guilt trip longer
White is the new black. Well, new dhimmi.
And unlike Shariah law, you can’t get full rights by conversion, just tolerated second class if you self-flagellate enough.
The most Vile, Bigoted, Hateful, and RACIST PEOPLE I have ever met were Black, Brown, or Members of Hollywood.
No Problems Here!!
Andrew Jackson was also to LAST PRESIDENT to PAY OFF THE NATIONAL DEBT, and he did it by Abolishing the 2nd Central Bank of the US, see Biddle.
Twitter’s immoral double standard is even allowing these hash tags to exist, much less the racist, sexist and incitement to violence that often accompanies them while banning Milo Yianapolis for minor statements (and ignoring the black Ghostbusters’ female actress’ prior anti-white Tweets).
#killallwhites
#KillAllMen
#killallwhitemen
#KillAllJews
#polarbearhunting and #KnockOutGame, where blacks try to knock out whites with one blow to the head
The Trust and Safety Council doesn’t consider the above to be problematic, but cross a left wing activist who says all whites are racist and should be killed, and you’re labeled the “hater”.
Michael Savage’s list of inventions by dead white males should be played more often.
BAM! And there you have it.
The Left expects you to be full of White Guilt, to cower any time racism is brought up, and to believe that only whites can be racist.
Well, homie don’t play that. They can stick that whole narrative where the sun never shines.
Maybe they gave continuing professional education credits to teachers attending it. Networking event for liberals too.
Shamelessly stolen from the Chris Plante Show:
“Blinded by the white, revved up like a douche.”
“If someone calls me racist, I just shrug. Oh well. You bandy that word about enough, it loses its meaning.”
Exactly !
They called Trump a racist when he said he wanted to ban Muslims. The word has become meaningless because so many of the people who use it are stupid and don’t even know what a “race” is.
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