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WHITE PRIVILEDGE--A Dangerous Theory
African slaves were first brought to the colonies in the 1600's, so why are American whites in the 21st century being held responsible for the actions of ancestors four hundred years ago? Our nation, unlike any other country in the world, has made extensive progress in correcting the "racial sins" of years gone by, yet in 2014; there are still individuals and race activists that refuse to release their grip on America's past.
I'm not too proud to admit my cultural ignorance and naiveté, but it wasn't until last year that I first heard the term, "white privilege." Even then, I thought it was just another liberal term being thrown around by demagogues who were branding Christian, Caucasian conservatives as homophobes, sexists, and racists.
In the name of expediency, I went to Wikipedia to find the origins of "white privilege." In 1965, Theodore W. Allen was one of the first writers, inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, to use the terms, "white skin privilege," and "white race privilege."
My first exposure to white privilege was a news story I saw last year in which parents were upset their children were being taught "If you're white, you're oppressing. If you're non-white, you've been a victim." This course called "American Diversity," was being taught in a Wisconsin high school. I soon learned that "critical race theory" or "white privilege" was being taught on high school and college campuses nationwide.
I discovered White Privilege Conferences had been held in the United States for the past fifteen years. The 16th Annual Conference is scheduled to start March 10th, in Louisville, Kentucky. The keynote speaker for 2015 is activist, writer, and professor, Mab Segrest. Her autobiography is "Memoir of a Race Traitor," and in an August interview, she said, "we haven't broken the paradigm" of white supremacy in America.
The University of Notre Dame just announced they're jumping on the bandwagon too. They're offering a one-credit, six-week preparatory sociology class to train and educate ten selected students on the definitions of, and the causes and effects of, white privilege. And guess what--the entire class, upon completion of the course, will be sent to the 2015 White Privilege Conference in Louisville, all paid for by the university.
The professor teaching the course, Iris Outlaw, said "This is not going to be a white bashing. We're actually going to identify and talk about white privilege and other systems of oppression and how they've evolved."
Meanwhile, a conservative Notre Dame student, Mark Gianfalla, said "This isn't education. It's indoctrination. This isn't multicultural; it's an opportunity to bias students towards the shaming of one culture and ethnicity."
Today, as I write this blog, Al Sharpton, the NAACP, the Urban League, the mothers of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, and thousands of others are marching in Washington D.C. chanting, "Hands Up, Don't Shoot", No Justice, No Peace," and "I can't Breathe." Another march is being conducted concurrently in New York City. Both marches are meant to bring attention to the perceived epidemic of white police officers shooting black, unarmed men.
The fact is, according to FBI statistics from 2012, out of 12,197,000 arrests in the United States, deadly force was used only 410 times. Therefore, there is one police killing in 0.00003 percent of all arrests. There is no epidemic--but this myth is only growing.
Smartphone apps are now available that are reportedly designed to protect citizens from police abuse. "Driving While Black", "Stop and Frisk Watch," "Know Your Rights," and "Mobile Justice," are just a few examples.
Just this week, two public defense attorneys from New York City appeared in a rap music video glorifying cop killing and urging people to kill NYPD officers.
Unfortunately, this "white privilege--no justice, no peace--national movement," is long past the point of no return. It only takes a handful of anarchists and race baiters to provoke the emotions of blacks and whites to the point where we once again see a replay of the race riots of half-a-century ago.
Maybe America would be better off, if our schools went back to teaching our children the real history of slavery and the real Civil Rights Movement, rather than critical race theories such as "white privilege."
I recommend beginning with a quote from a true civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
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