Blaming Whitey

American Thinker ^ | January 29, 2010 | Robin of Berkeley

[neverdem]

Why white is beautiful too.

In the early '90s, my most P.C. friend boasted about attending an anti-racism workshop. Although the event was called "Healing Racism," I silently dubbed it "Blaming Whitey."

As she described it, whites and blacks faced each other on opposite sides of the room. Whites guiltily told tales of being racially insensitive, and blacks berated them. Then blacks recounted stories of racism while whites bowed their heads in shame and apologized.

My friend pronounced the day as healing. I thought it sounded sadomasochistic.

I chalked it up to "only in Berkeley." But over the years I've heard of more and more such happenings.

In states both blue and red, incoming college freshmen must attend social justice seminars during orientation. As though 18-year-olds don't feel crappy enough about body fat and pimples, now they have to recoil at the color of their skin.

The targeted audiences for these blaming and shaming sessions are getting younger, which is predictable. Every cult from the Moonies to the Left recruits from the malleable young.

Even kindergartners are being groomed to be the littlest of community organizers. One of my twenty-something clients cried herself to sleep in second grade after her teacher graphically detailed the conditions of slave ships. While this lovely young person never harmed a flea, somehow she became responsible for genocide.

Blacks in this country have been subjected to true horror in the past. This terrible fact of life cannot be changed.  

Punishment is not possible for the evildoers; they are long dead. But that doesn't stop Obama and the Left from exploiting grudges and grievances for their own agenda.  

Whipping up racial antagonism harms us all, but it especially harms the youth. Hopeful, eager black children can turn angry and demoralized from constant reminders of bigotry. White kids may start believing that their race is evil.

Fostering friction benefits the Left's goal of redistribution. To achieve socialism, they need whites under their thumb. The Left's modus operandi: Crush white people's spirits. (The Left excels at this -- they've been trampling on blacks' self-confidence for decades.)

By convincing whites of guilt by association, the Left can induce them to act against their own best interests. Sheepish whites will give up first-class health care and sacrifice Granny for reasons of "justice." Or they'll embrace illegal aliens, even if this means a degraded standard of living.

Brainwashed Americans will even risk their own safety and excuse crime. ("It's not my mugger's fault.  He's a victim of white privilege.") They'll offer up their own children to hostile public schools for the utopian vision of multiculturalism.

They'll do anything, in fact, to get that scarlet letter "R" (Racist) off their backs. Most disturbingly, guilty whites will support a president who obviously despises them.  

Think I'm exaggerating about Obama?  Just witness his contempt on any given day, whether he's demeaning Middle America, or Sen. Scott Brown's truck, or the Cambridge Police.  

And behold Obama's friends: Eric Holder, who is revolted by our nation of cowards, and Michelle Obama, whose enraged speeches, caught on tape, can make your skin crawl.

For possibly the first time in our history, we have leaders who can't stand most of the people who elected them. And Obama and his crew are working overtime to get whites to detest themselves too.

On the one hand, I understand the hatred and desire for revenge.

Our country's history is different from most others'. Germany exterminated millions of Jews -- but few Jews now live there. The Khmer Rouge massacred much of its population -- but those killed were other Cambodians.

In the U.S., blacks coexist with whites, a race that once enslaved them. And the media, schools, and the government take every opportunity to pick at this racial wound. 

So I recognize where this antipathy comes from -- the shame of slavery and segregation. However -- and I'm sorry if this sounds harsh -- Obama and friends need to get over it. They need to start living in the world circa 2010.

You see, I am not one of those shrinks who encourage clients to rage for years about their rotten parents. And I don't believe that bad childhoods exonerate bad behavior. Simply put, people remain in bondage when they allow the past to become their identity today.

The social justice campaign against white America is itself unjust. No matter how great someone's suffering, retaliating against the innocent is inexcusable.

White privilege seminars are a forum for propaganda, a way to bully and browbeat. They are the elitist version of the New Black Panthers and their billy clubs. 

As a psychotherapist, I see the damage done to young people: There's Shannon, a teen, who had a full-blown panic attack when a teacher fulminated against "white supremacy."   

And then there's Lara, a Midwestern girl who has had her sense of self-worth decimated since arriving in Berkeley for college. Once confident and secure, Lara now takes antidepressants.

Last week, Lara said to me the following: "When I first came here, I had no idea of all the terrible things white people have done. I've come to hate white people. I hate myself. Sometimes I fantasize about killing myself so there would be one fewer white person."

This is what it's come to.

I said the following back to Lara:

"Your life matters. You have a right to be here, no matter what anyone tells you. You are a precious gift to the world. Don't let anyone ever convince you otherwise."

And the same words apply to every one of us:

To blacks rendered permanent victims;

And whites tarred as racists;

To the old being cast out;

And men viewed as obsolete;

To women being sexually degraded;  

And those of faith being jeered at:

"Your lives matter. You have a right to be here. You are a precious gift to the world. Don't let anyone ever convince you otherwise."

A frequent AT contributor, Robin is a psychotherapist and recovering liberal in Berkeley. To protect client confidentiality, names and identifying information have been altered.

[LibertyRocks]

Obviously you’ve never been abused. I’m happy for you. Your callous disregard for others has been duly noted.

[I see my hands]

"duly noted"

Duly? What's so duly?

[neverdem]

I love it when they play the race card with me. I just laugh, and tell them “Homey don’t play dat”. I love the look of absolute bafflement on their face.

Don't stop there. Tell them to collect reparations from African slave traders before they have anything to tell you.

[randomhero97]

Please tell me you forgot the sarcasm tag.

[randomhero97]

Nevermind. Carry on.

[the invisib1e hand]

All one needs is to get shot at up close by a minority, sorta removes any sense of equality in people’s character & reinforces the reality of the world we live in.

Yeah. It's much more bearable being shot at up close by a white person, I'm sure.

[randomhero97]

I wish I could attend one of those exercises. Actually, I would love to take my half Cherokee grandfather with me. I wouldn’t want to be the poor soul who berated him.

[scott7278]

Hey Debbie Downer, some people have psychological issues that need to be addressed so that their social and vocational potential is unleashed.

Or would you rather them live as victims, or in guilt and shame?

[LibertyRocks]

What you don’t understand a simple, and common phrase like “duly noted”? You know what a dictionary is, don’t you? Look it up if you’re confused.

Here, just to be nice, let me go ahead and google that for you.
http://tinyurl.com/yedt2hl

[gwilhelm56]

Thank you, Mr. WHITEY for applying for employment at this FORTUNE 10 Corporation. While your references are excellent and your job skills are EXACTLY what we NEED, We cannot Hire you, as you are the WRONG COLOR and/or GENDER.
(Director of Personell, Fortune 10 Corp... 1975)

So excuse me.. but.. If I do not show you the Respect you THINK you DESERVE, It’s NOT RACISM.. I’m BUSY ... TRYING TO CATCH UP on the 6 figure INCOME I lost 30 years ago.

[gwilhelm56]

**I love it when they play the race card with me.**

Homey don’t play dat.. Love it.. mine is...

“Have you ever heard of the story of “The Boy That Cried WOLF”? .. well congratulations your now the IDIOT that cried N*****!
Spit and sputtered long enough to make my getaway.
Cracker DON”T Play dat game either..and you DON:T wanna try it... YOU WILL LOSE!!!

[MagnoliaB]

On the contrary. It's quite the opposite. Children from an interracial couple always get lighter NOT darker so you're looking at the sunset of the black race.

[HarleyD]

They'll do anything, in fact, to get that scarlet letter "R" (Racist) off their backs.

This is why Obama's personal polls remain relatively high while his policy polls are taking a dive. Eventually people will start to understand you can actually voice disapproval of blacks-personally and professionally. Of course there will always be the Chris Matthews who only see blacks and whites-except in State of the Union addresses.

[MagnoliaB]

On the contrary. It's quite the opposite. Children from an interracial couple always get lighter NOT darker so you're looking at the sunset of the black race.

[gwilhelm56]

Wouldn’t know ... never had a gun pointed at me by a WHITE PERSON

[AK_47_7.62x39]

These “public confession/humiliation” sessions are straight out of Chairman Maos revolution handbook.

Just more guilt-trip brainwashing for those who tolerate it. For G-ds sake...fight this crap when it surfaces. Don’t ‘tolerate’ it.

The best way to fight this stuff is to show how ridiculous it is. Simply saying something like "You know, racism is deeply imbedded in the way people relate to each other ALL OVER THE WORLD. It has been around all of recorded history. Isn't it nice that we live in a culture that can openly admit 'yes, we did this and it was wrong, and I want to go on record that my goal is to evaluate someone by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.' It makes me so proud to know that while not perfect, this is still the place where black Africans, Brown hispanics, and people of every color come to find freedom and opportunity. That they leave their own countries and culture where they are the dominant race to come here to start at the bottom as a minority because they know life is better." That will make the Marxist "facilitator"'s head spin around and splutter "but, but, but"

Just laugh at them and use common sense. No need to get all bent out of shape.

[AK_47_7.62x39]

I never had a gun pointed at me by anyone other than a white person, but I have had the unpleasant experience of dealing with white trash who did just that.

No one in their right mind would argue that ghetto culture is a model for society, but I know and associate with many fine black folk who I would trust more than some of the white folks I know.

I think our goal should be to ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BLACK AND WHITE CULTURE IS DIFFERENT. They don’t want to live in our world, but they don’t want to be shut out from the privileges and benefits (usually money and opportunity), either. That is a bumpy road to walk, and missteps on both sides are going to be unavoidable.

Neither prejudice nor this silly “reverse-racism” like in the article are not helpful.

[American Constitutionalist]

It would be interesting and enlightening to go and ask blacks who are Conservatives and in the G.O.P. and ask them of their thoughts , what party is more racist ?

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

On the contrary. It’s quite the opposite. Children from an interracial couple always get lighter NOT darker so you’re looking at the sunset of the black race.
~~~
Not to get picky here but wouldn’t they be called “mulatto”

like O’Bammy ?,,,

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geuyo6umJLv44Ab31XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzN3FkbjBqBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA0Y2NTRfMTE4/SIG=11oh6d7kp/EXP=1264847802/**http%3a//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulatto

Not white or black...

[American Constitutionalist]

Actually, in the liberal democrat mind set, it's a political party thing, for the Democrats ? they have to keep the black in their party ( the plantation ) for the votes by all means necessary.
When will blacks realize that they are being played as fools when they look towards the Liberal Democratic Party.
The Democrat Party is not the party of your grandmother's FDR Democratic Party..