"It's ok to be white" ... NO IT IS NOT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"It's OK to be white" is no more offensive than "black is beautiful."

It may be trolling, but that does not make it untrue. If you think it's "hate speech," something is seriously wrong with you. If you are in academia and you are thinking about making a big stink about this, don't be surprised when it backfires, and you discover how much of a bubble you have been living in. I'm sure the trolls did this specifically because they knew that the holier than thou SJW types would take the bait and embarrass themselves.

You are now equating "OK to be white" as a campaign spreading positive message about inner beauty. I agree the name alone is not offensive.

But it's not about beauty is it. It's about retaining hegemony by a regression to a time with a less equal playing field. As a white woman I have a problem with that.

[Anonymous]

This is the same BS as we heard with BLM. The arguments are premised on the belief that we are too stupid to understand the intentions of their creators.

Are you too stupid? I'm not. I know that BLM does not believe that white lives don't matter.

And I am able to understand what these "OK to be white" people are about as well.

So let's stop feigning ignorance while playing semantic games.

[Anonymous]

White, beautiful and proud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"It's OK to be white" is no more offensive than "black is beautiful."

It may be trolling, but that does not make it untrue. If you think it's "hate speech," something is seriously wrong with you. If you are in academia and you are thinking about making a big stink about this, don't be surprised when it backfires, and you discover how much of a bubble you have been living in. I'm sure the trolls did this specifically because they knew that the holier than thou SJW types would take the bait and embarrass themselves.

You are now equating "OK to be white" as a campaign spreading positive message about inner beauty. I agree the name alone is not offensive.

But it's not about beauty is it. It's about retaining hegemony by a regression to a time with a less equal playing field. As a white woman I have a problem with that.

Nope. It says nothing about superiority or "hegemony." This is purely your own inference.

It's interesting how this is something of a rorschach test. I can't wait to see who makes a fuss about it so I can disassociate from them, personally and professionally.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When was it ever not OK to be white?

For the last 10 years or so.

People like you are upset because your racism is no longer going unchecked. Racism and prejudice isn't white. If you've been uncomfortable in recent years it's because you are bigot.

- white lady.

Yes! This is spot on.

- another white person

[Anonymous]

Posts 2 and 3 on the first page of this thread were posted in the wrong order.

This thread has been disingenuous from the start. Trolling, anyone?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When was it ever not OK to be white?

For the last 10 years or so.

People like you are upset because your racism is no longer going unchecked. Racism and prejudice isn't white. If you've been uncomfortable in recent years it's because you are bigot.

- white lady.

Yes! This is spot on.

- another white person

Perhaps people are tired of everything being viewed through the lens of race, even when it is completely irrelevant. It's boring and tiresome and beginning to really irritate me. And I'm not white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White, beautiful and proud.

This. Not ashamed one iota.

Black people aren't ashamed of being black. Latinos aren't ashamed of being Latino. Asians aren't ashamed of being Asian, etc.

And I'm not ashamed of being white. I won't participate in the silly guilt games that are in fashion right now.

[Anonymous]

Is it not ok to say it's ok to be white?

[Anonymous]

Racism isn't going anywhere as long as we continue to embrace tribalism as a species. Humanity has come a long way, but we have much further to go. To say otherwise is foolish and pretending that these divides don't exist.

Im in the camp that believes there are quite a few similarities between the United States and the Romans.

If you think the war in Iraq was anything more than a money sucking resource grab you're also a fool. We play empire building just as well as the Romans did. There's no such thing as a just war, greed is the driving force.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When was it ever not OK to be white?

For the last 10 years or so.

Oh noes. Another aggrieved white snowflake. White peoples just don't have enough privilege anymore and PP"s not going to take it anymore.

Whites, who will soon be a minority in this country, have decided that if every other group will use tribal, identity politics, then they will too. If democrats want to make politics totally tribal, then you can't expect republicans and whites not to fight back.

It's interesting you view people seeking rights and to be treat as equal humans as an attack.

Equal rights and "putting my group first" are two different things.

If you look at a policy or government expenditure first as "is this good for my group first" that has nothing to do with equality. If you want equality in front of the law, or equal treatment by the government I think many will stand together for it.

History shows that multi-ethnic empires rarely last long.

Bingo. It's so rediculous to claim that diversity is a "strength." It's one greatest weakness and why we will eventually be surpassed by China. It's a source of constant racial tensions, tribal politics, and discord.

History shows any great power doesn't last long. It has nothing to do with multi-culturalism, and everything to do with the fact that great powers just die out because they become lax, while others continue to strive.

When people start agitating for x group first rather than the country as a whole it leads to breakup.

Look at Spain, Italy, and Scotland, all of which have groups or entire nations with separate identities (and in some cases languages) that agitate for independence.

That means Trumpsters and Trumplandia will be the downfall of the US.

Last I checked, Scotland is still part of the UK. Catalonia is still part of Spain. Sure, there are those who want to secede, but it hasn't happened yet. Will it ever? Who knows. And last I checked, a part of the US wanted to secede too. It had nothing to do with "multi-culturalism" then.

And Italy? You are going to bring up the Roman Empire? You seriously cannot be comparing the Roman empire to the US.

You need a check up because your info is out of date.

lol.. and what part exactly is out of date?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:White, beautiful and proud.

This. Not ashamed one iota.

Black people aren't ashamed of being black. Latinos aren't ashamed of being Latino. Asians aren't ashamed of being Asian, etc.

And I'm not ashamed of being white. I won't participate in the silly guilt games that are in fashion right now.

? I don't know about other people, but as a minority married to a white person, I have never heard anyone say a white person should be ashamed to be white. You people are paranoid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:White, beautiful and proud.

This. Not ashamed one iota.

Black people aren't ashamed of being black. Latinos aren't ashamed of being Latino. Asians aren't ashamed of being Asian, etc.

And I'm not ashamed of being white. I won't participate in the silly guilt games that are in fashion right now.

? I don't know about other people, but as a minority married to a white person, I have never heard anyone say a white person should be ashamed to be white. You people are paranoid.

There is a post on this very thread about a white person who says she is uncomfortable about being white, and tells people she's multiracial instead.

It's not paranoia. The stupid is real.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White, beautiful and proud.

This. Not ashamed one iota.

Black people aren't ashamed of being black. Latinos aren't ashamed of being Latino. Asians aren't ashamed of being Asian, etc.

And I'm not ashamed of being white. I won't participate in the silly guilt games that are in fashion right now.

? I don't know about other people, but as a minority married to a white person, I have never heard anyone say a white person should be ashamed to be white. You people are paranoid.

There is a post on this very thread about a white person who says she is uncomfortable about being white, and tells people she's multiracial instead.

It's not paranoia. The stupid is real.

There is a ton of negativity directed at white people. It's not just constructive criticism, either. If every other group gets to have their feed-good slogans, I don't see why white people shouldn't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When was it ever not OK to be white?

For the last 10 years or so.

Oh noes. Another aggrieved white snowflake. White peoples just don't have enough privilege anymore and PP"s not going to take it anymore.

Whites, who will soon be a minority in this country, have decided that if every other group will use tribal, identity politics, then they will too. If democrats want to make politics totally tribal, then you can't expect republicans and whites not to fight back.

It's interesting you view people seeking rights and to be treat as equal humans as an attack.

Equal rights and "putting my group first" are two different things.

If you look at a policy or government expenditure first as "is this good for my group first" that has nothing to do with equality. If you want equality in front of the law, or equal treatment by the government I think many will stand together for it.

History shows that multi-ethnic empires rarely last long.

Bingo. It's so rediculous to claim that diversity is a "strength." It's one greatest weakness and why we will eventually be surpassed by China. It's a source of constant racial tensions, tribal politics, and discord.

You are implying that China is ethnically homogenous?? Typical - "they all look alike." SMDH

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_China_and_Taiwan