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Come See The Racism Inherent In The Paint Chip!
Issues & Insights ^ | 26 Jan, 2023 | I&I Editorial Board

Posted on 01/26/2023 6:35:37 AM PST by MtnClimber

It sounds like a bad joke about woke gone amok, but it’s not. Norway’s University of Bergen is sponsoring research into the burning question of whether and how white paint contributes to white supremacy and why Norway should feel guilty about it because of its role in it.

It turns out, you see, that Norwegians were behind the innovation of titanium white paint, which is considered pure white.

The university wants researchers to explore “the cultural and aesthetic changes instigated by titanium white … and how can both the material in itself and these changes be conceptualized and made visible?”

This story quickly made the rounds in conservative circles. But let’s take a closer look. And, holy cow, does racism in the paint industry run deep!

Examine with us, if you will, the color wheel of Sherwin-Williams, the largest paint manufacturer in the country and brags that it covers the earth. There are literally dozens of variations of white, all of them with lovely-sounding names such as:

-Greek Villa

-Pearly White

-Extra White

-Pure White

-Reserved White

-Incredible White

-Nice White

-Windfresh White.

There are, in contrast, only a handful of black shades with not-so-lovely names like:

-Black Swan

-Anchors Aweigh

-Mineral Gray

-Inkwell

Go over to Benjamin Moore and you find white colors with names such as Pristine and Palace White vs. black shades named Topsoil and Sharkskin.

Need we say more?

Plus, while we haven’t done any research in this area, our guess it that these companies sell far more whites than blacks, or even browns, or reds, or yellows.

Is it any wonder we are plagued with white supremacy everywhere we turn?

In case anyone is confused, we aren’t serious.

But it’s hard to tell these days. The left has politicized everything else, why not paint colors?

The idea that a prestigious institution would waste time and money on what is perhaps one of the most idiotic areas of inquiry is a sign of how deeply woke culture has penetrated. What’s next? Forcing children to learn about “critical paint theory”?

Our concern isn’t that the research will turn up evidence of heretofore hidden racism in paint colors. It’s that someone in the woke army will read this editorial and mount a campaign demanding that paint companies reorganize and rename their paint charts, that they include one black color variation for every white one, they hire more people of color in their stores, etc.

— Written by the I&I Editorial Board


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: paint; woke; wokeism
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1 posted on 01/26/2023 6:35:37 AM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

Look at racist clouds...white clouds good, black clouds bad. Something must be done!


2 posted on 01/26/2023 6:35:48 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Ever notice that the folks who push this woke cr*p would fail a third grade science test? We’re talking folks keep trying to act important, but they’re impotent.


3 posted on 01/26/2023 6:37:54 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: MtnClimber

Well at least US universities arent the only insane ones.


4 posted on 01/26/2023 6:38:53 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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“....sponsoring research into the burning question of whether and how white paint contributes to white supremacy and why Norway should feel guilty about it because of its role in it.”

Sign of dying culture...and people with too much time and money on their hands.


5 posted on 01/26/2023 6:42:27 AM PST by goodnesswins (The Chinese are teaching calculus to their 3rd graders wh to sile ours are trying to pick a pronoun.)
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To: MtnClimber

Norway still trying to erase their Nazi occupation history?


6 posted on 01/26/2023 6:43:09 AM PST by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: MtnClimber

The Woke seem more race obsessed than even openly racist hate groups like the Klan. They see it in the color of paint now. There is more to life than obsessing about skin color.


7 posted on 01/26/2023 6:43:43 AM PST by AndyTheBear
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cracker white
honkey white
white supreme
whitey white white

all racism all the time


8 posted on 01/26/2023 6:46:22 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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9 posted on 01/26/2023 6:49:26 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: teeman8r

Lo.l yup. Stations like CNN etc should change their intros to “your source for 24/7 racism accusations- “


10 posted on 01/26/2023 6:49:44 AM PST by Bob434
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What's next? Forcing children to learn about “critical paint theory”?

Uh oh, now they've gone and done it! Be sure to attend your local school board meeting and keep a close eye out for this latest "theory."

11 posted on 01/26/2023 6:49:52 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Once you get people to believe that a plural pronoun is singular, they'll believe anything - nicollo)
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The good thing is that they are going so asinine that folks are beginning to really tire of their nonsense and will soon just ignore their insane ranti gs. The left apparently tly haven’t read “the boy who cried wolf”. I guess even of they have, they won’t learn learned anything from it


12 posted on 01/26/2023 6:51:27 AM PST by Bob434
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Things that have been deemed racist in recent times:
Weight control
Calisthenics
Swimming
Mathematics
Having the name Mike
Milk
Classical music
Punctuality


13 posted on 01/26/2023 6:52:42 AM PST by Fiji Hill
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That polar bear meme is hilarious!


14 posted on 01/26/2023 6:53:19 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Once you get people to believe that a plural pronoun is singular, they'll believe anything - nicollo)
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The list of “Things That Are Racist” is going to be longer than the list of “Things Climate Change Causes” real soon now.


15 posted on 01/26/2023 6:54:18 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Once you get people to believe that a plural pronoun is singular, they'll believe anything - nicollo)
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To: MtnClimber

The University of Bergen got world wide publicity out of this schtick, so mission accomplished.


16 posted on 01/26/2023 6:56:57 AM PST by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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Oooohh piss on these fkn people...


17 posted on 01/26/2023 6:57:12 AM PST by sit-rep ( )
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To: MtnClimber

Black Swan is a nice name


18 posted on 01/26/2023 6:57:30 AM PST by MNDude (Once you remove "they would never" from your Trump shared a post on soci it all begins to make sense)
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Dear MtnClimber, I am reading this and other threads and comments on a white background, which is the majority of the color on my monitor, while the black and small font text is black. This too must now be seen as racist. Anything the politicians, news media, publishers and academia put out should now be required to print black font on black paper in order to address the inequality and increase diversity. Thank you, I write in black font on a background of too much racist white. Sincerely, your racist interlocutor.

And also, best wishes.

19 posted on 01/26/2023 6:59:21 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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Black is black.
I want my baby back.

Gray is gray.
Since she went away.............


20 posted on 01/26/2023 7:00:55 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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