Comments on: White privilege http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/01/31/white-privilege-2/ | social justice | higher education | technology | Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:20:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Leftwing Fever Swamp » Eric Stoller’s Blog http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/01/31/white-privilege-2/#comment-26198 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:13:54 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/01/31/white-privilege-2/#comment-26198 [...] June 2, 2008 @ 10:13 pm [...] […] June 2, 2008 @ 10:13 pm […]

]]> by: SarahMC http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/01/31/white-privilege-2/#comment-20216 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:17:37 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/01/31/white-privilege-2/#comment-20216 So it's <em>anti-racists</em> who are responsible for racism. Thanks Derek! Anyway, just wait til Obama wins the Democratic nomination. If he does, I guarantee you will begin to see proof of a racist society. It's going to be brutal. So it’s anti-racists who are responsible for racism. Thanks Derek!

Anyway, just wait til Obama wins the Democratic nomination. If he does, I guarantee you will begin to see proof of a racist society. It’s going to be brutal.

]]> by: JIm Sachsen http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/01/31/white-privilege-2/#comment-20215 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:05:47 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/01/31/white-privilege-2/#comment-20215 "Institutionalized racism"? "White privilege"? I'm a white male. Do I qualify for set-asides in government contracting? No. Are companies liable for "civil rights violations" if they don't hire enough white males? No. These categories are sheer bunk. Fortunately more and more people recognize them as PC nonsense. “Institutionalized racism”? “White privilege”? I’m a white male. Do I qualify for set-asides in government contracting? No. Are companies liable for “civil rights violations” if they don’t hire enough white males? No.
These categories are sheer bunk. Fortunately more and more people recognize them as PC nonsense.

]]> by: Eric Stoller http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/01/31/white-privilege-2/#comment-20137 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:23:25 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/01/31/white-privilege-2/#comment-20137 Derek - If Barack Obama is elected, racism in the United States will not simply vanish in a puff of smoke. A lot of white folks seem to think that because Obama is a strong contender for the presidency that racism must be on its way out the door. If Obama is elected, that would be a monumental and historic occurrence, but it will not be the moment in history that ends racism. Ending institutionalized racism is an ongoing process that will require a lot of awareness, empathy and honesty by white people in this country. Derek - If Barack Obama is elected, racism in the United States will not simply vanish in a puff of smoke. A lot of white folks seem to think that because Obama is a strong contender for the presidency that racism must be on its way out the door. If Obama is elected, that would be a monumental and historic occurrence, but it will not be the moment in history that ends racism. Ending institutionalized racism is an ongoing process that will require a lot of awareness, empathy and honesty by white people in this country.

]]> by: FinanceBuzz http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/01/31/white-privilege-2/#comment-20121 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:42:38 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/01/31/white-privilege-2/#comment-20121 Racist society. That notion rings so hollow, more like a relic of a bygone era. If you look around with objectivity, you will be hard pressed to find a racist society. You may find examples of racism, but racist society? No. This hollowness is highlighted by the fact that America is seriously considering electing a black man to the most powerful elected office in the land, if not the world. Such a racist society we live in! Would I vote for Barack Obama? No. Is it because he is black? No. I have voted for a black man before but unfortunately, there are not that many black conservative politicians. Too many black people buy into the myths and deceptions that are fed to them by left-leaning politicians more interested in obtaining and maintaining power as opposed to empowering Americans, including black people. Their "leaders" (Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, etc.) continually stir the race pot, often when there is barely a trace of racism present, more to empower themselves and their positions and to gain the public spotlight, than to help those who may have (or in some cases, may not even!) been wronged. I know you do not really get into politics on this blog, so I will leave it at that. But these examples are examples racial politics which I think so merit comment in your forum as they play a key role in creating an environment where expectations of often unfounded racism can fester and grow, thus preventing further progress in racial harmony in the United States. Racist society. That notion rings so hollow, more like a relic of a bygone era. If you look around with objectivity, you will be hard pressed to find a racist society. You may find examples of racism, but racist society? No. This hollowness is highlighted by the fact that America is seriously considering electing a black man to the most powerful elected office in the land, if not the world. Such a racist society we live in!

Would I vote for Barack Obama? No. Is it because he is black? No. I have voted for a black man before but unfortunately, there are not that many black conservative politicians. Too many black people buy into the myths and deceptions that are fed to them by left-leaning politicians more interested in obtaining and maintaining power as opposed to empowering Americans, including black people. Their “leaders” (Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, etc.) continually stir the race pot, often when there is barely a trace of racism present, more to empower themselves and their positions and to gain the public spotlight, than to help those who may have (or in some cases, may not even!) been wronged. I know you do not really get into politics on this blog, so I will leave it at that. But these examples are examples racial politics which I think so merit comment in your forum as they play a key role in creating an environment where expectations of often unfounded racism can fester and grow, thus preventing further progress in racial harmony in the United States.

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