Posted on 12/04/2017 12:05:09 PM PST by Cubs Fan
Myself white, male, and affluent/privileged in many ways grounded in those first two accidents of my birthI am deeply burdened by the question that lies before us about the essential nature of men, of whiteness: Can these revelations about how many powerful men are monsters be traced to predispositions of being born a male, to some code engrained in whiteness (even as we know race is a social, not a biological, construct)?
I am afraid of the truth about being male, about the flawed consequences of being a creature driven by testosterone even with the capacity for reason, compassion, and ethical awareness.
I am terrified about the inability to determine cause and effect among the dynamics of being male, white, and powerfulthat white men have disproportionate power may allow being white and male to be absolved, may allow us all to decry the corrosive impact of power.
(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.com ...
I was wondering what the “reckoning” he spoke of at the end of the self-hating screed would look like.
I reckon I would not want to be a part of that, and I will not peacefully participate in it. Neither will my son.
This is a hilarious parody. I would love to see someone like Chuck Norris read this out loud by candle light, on national TV. Talk about ratings!
P.L. Thomas should just kill himself - one less privileged average white male to worry about
Lesser beta male.
He’s afraid that he may act badly and not be punished for it.
As the women said when Morticia told her that she studied "hexes and spells", "Ah, Liberal Arts..."
“I was born a poor black child.” - Nathan
Of course it is genetic. We white people of Northern European descent are the product of the loins, several generations removed, or the most vicious, rapacious, bloodthirsty, and basically cruel pirates, raiders and slaveowners the world has ever known, and on occasion, there are a few born every generation that revert to type.
Has nobody here been watching “The Vikings” on History Channel? And it is not only the white men who are exhibiting all this uninhibited anti-social behavior, many of the women share similar tastes and impulses.
Another opinion by a wussy professor? Oh geez, its another Huff and Puffy article. I’ll pass.
He can correct 2 out of 3 problems by giving up his affluence and privilege quickly. Unfortunately, these guilt ridden leftists never practice what they preach.
I was depressed about being mistaken to be a privileged white male.
But then I decided to make this guy my role model and everything’s OK again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX4saxIfPYw&t
I have decided that for many people today, life is way too easy. In this country, there is no struggle involved in getting the basics. I am talking about real struggle, not perceived struggle. So they have time to think up this non sense instead of putting their hands and minds to productive works. It ticks me off that my white son and others of all colors are standing in danger in miserable circumstances to allow this piece of offal to pontificate.
Sounds like the author of this load of confused hand-wringing needs to go castrate himself, if for no other reason than for the improvement of the gene pool and the benefit of future generations.
This sounds like the guy (word used grudgingly) who wrote about firing an AR-15 for the first time, a few months ago. If it’s not the same person, at least they took the same writing class.
Good point. They can’t see that their white ancestors made their lives so easy that they have way too much time on their hands. They ought to be grateful and use their time to better the world instead of running their own race down and adding fuel to the fire.
Idiots on parade.
pick up the pizzas.
For God’s sake man, get a hold of yourself!
"...firing an AR-15 for the first time..."
Meeting of the "Knights of the White privilege" in West Virginia.
This isn’t a case of education, its a case of being conceptually handicapped.
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