I am racist (Liberal Google engineer's self-flagellation)

Good Math, Bad Math ^ | April 7, 2009 | Mark C. Chu-Carroll

[wac3rd]

(snip)

But however idealistic I am, however commited I am to social justice, the fact remains: I am, to my shame, a racist.

1. I am a racist - because I never noticed all of the unearned privileges that are given to me until someone pointed them out.

2. I am a racist - because even after learning about the unearned privileges that I recieve, I still don't notice them.

3. I am a racist, because I have grown up in a culture that, at every turn, teaches me that to be white is to be better, and smarter, and I have absorbed that lesson.

4. I am a racist, because I instinctively react to members of minorities with fear.

5. I am a racist, because I live in a sunset town.

6. I am a racist, because I believe that I deserve the success I have, even though I know people who are more smart, capable, and talented than I am never had the chances that I did to be successful, because of the color of their skin.

7. I am a racist - because I am a white man who has directly benefited from the unfair preferences that have been directed towards me all of my life.

8. I am a racist - because every day, I benefit from the denial of basic privileges to other people.

9. I am a racist, because I do not notice the things that are denied to people who are different from me.

10. I am a racist, because I do not notice the advantages that I have over others.

11. I am a racist, because even when I do manage to notice what is denied to people of different races and backgrounds, I don't speak up.

[Svartalfiar]

11 reasons? That’s ridiculous. It’s not even funny.

But wow.. this guy sure doesn’t quite get society. Number 7, what preferential treatments did he get? Apparently he didn’t try applying for a job, cause affirmative action doesn’t help white people. It hurts them. Did he maybe try getting a scholarship for college? oh wait... there’s plenty of scholarships that are black-only or hispanic-only or whatnot.. yet I never found a single one that was only for whites.

[Mr. C]

They aren’t sick, they know exactly what they are doing: They feel guilty about their success, personal or otherwise, Then MAKE YOU PAY for it ....

[Cacique]

Btt

[Travis McGee]

Oh brother. Just kill yourself already. We don’t need more self flagellating cowards in the gene pool.

[Joe Brower]

Har! "Seppuku" was my first reaction as well.

[Outlaw Woman]

Notice that these people (we shall, from here on, call them "The Unhinged") only talk about the 'injustices' after they've become filthy rich; until then though, they no doubt ran roughshod over anyone in the way to achieve their goals. Hollyweird is a great example of this. They hide their true selves until they've bilked enough money for their personal treasury afterwhich, they begin lamenting the 'unfairness' of this country and demand 'social justice', just as long as that 'social justice' doesn't involve their own pocketbook or personal time.

[Oceander]

Stupid is as stupid does. Somebody should let this guy know that the only “cure” for someone so disgusting is sepukku.