Illinois teacher is investigated over 'racist' Facebook posts including one which says the term 'white privilege' is as offensive as the N-word

UK Daily Mail ^ | June 12, 2020 | Ryan Fahey

[C19fan]

A school in Illinois is under pressure to sack a long-serving teacher after she shared a series of Facebook posts including one that claimed the term 'white privilege' was as offensive to her as the N-word. A former student of the social studies teacher at Palatine High School said it was 'devastating' to see the educator, who has not been fired and is not being named, making 'racist, homophobic and transphobic' comments. One of the offending posts, which has since been deleted, reportedly said: 'I will speak on any topic I choose because I live in a free country.

[C19fan]

If this is the standard for being called a "racist" and losing yourjob, probably 99.9% of Freepers can be accused.

[poinq]

100% anyone anywhere. They took down Nigel Farage yesterday.

[lowbridge]

Bump

[OttawaFreeper]

I look at it this way, this is just the teachers’ unions and school boards continuing to commit suicide. More people will want to do online learning and homeschooling.

[SkyDancer]

So far the term “White Privilege” has never been defined. What exactly is it?

[Political Junkie Too]

Any term that is created by one group to demean and denigrate another group should be offensive.

If "n-word" equals "w-p," then so be it.

Rules for thee, but not for me?

-PJ

[struggle]

It is a racist term.

You’re saying whites are born better than other races.

[cnsmom]

I have loving family privilege.

[Scram1]

This link to a topical subject thoughtfully stated.

https://tinyurl.com/yaueb2vu

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

It means I can drive buck nekkid down the interstate without being pulled over, as I often do.

j/k

[Engedi]

White privilege refers to the collection of benefits that white people receive in a racially structured society in which they are at the top of the racial hierarchy.

Being poor, raised poor doesn’t count as an excuse because you don’t have to worry about being followed in a store or the police.

[euram]

White Privilege, White Fragility, White Guilt, they are all OK. But Black Privilege, Black Fragility, and Black Guilt would all be racist.

[libertylover]

I have loving family privilege.

Me too.

[I want the USA back]

Investigated. I don’t think there’s much of the country that ever will come back. We just have to adjust to the new reality: anything we say or do, or don’t say or don’t do, or someone thinks we said or did, qualifies us as “racist” and we’re screwed and lose our jobs.

It really was a nice country, once. I remember. Memories fading fast.

[dfwgator]

Why I’m seriously considering moving to Poland.

[usconservative]

'white privilege' is as offensive as the N-word

That's not an incorrect statement.

[dfwgator]

We’ve been Sovietized.

And you still think elections matter?

[Dagnabitt]

I’ve been to Poland a couple times. Seemed nice. Do you have a family connection?

[VastRWCon]

-—So far the term “White Privilege” has never been defined. What exactly is it?——

White privilege is the ability for a white person to stand in line behind a colored person’s Affirmative Action privilege.

[SkyDancer]

Right - our privilege is to not apply for government jobs so that certain other people can take it.