What was the ku klux klan (still is, actually because, even today, there are a few left)?
It was an overtly racist group that made blanket judgments about entire groups of people and acted on those blanket judgments. Classic “you seen one, you seen ’em all” haters.
Anyone with even a scintilla of decency would consider people like this a stain on humanity.
But they’re not the only ones.
From Andrew Mark Miller’s article for Fox News:
A website belonging to the “Culture and Family Lab” at Minnesota’s flagship university hosts a webpage warning against a “whiteness pandemic” that provides “resources” on how to “halt and reverse” the issue.
“If you were born or raised in the United States, you have grown up in the Whiteness Pandemic, and you can play a role in halting and reversing this pandemic, especially if you are White because of the power and privilege you hold in this racialized society,” explains the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities webpage, which is part of the Institute of Child Development.
“If you were socialized into the culture of Whiteness during childhood, it is not your fault, but as an adult it is now your responsibility to self-reflect, re-educate yourself, and act. If you are a White adult, antiracist action involves an ongoing process of self-reflection in order to develop a healthy positive White identity while engaging in courageous antiracist parenting/caregiving.”
The website goes on to explain that racism should be viewed as an “epidemic” or “pandemic” but that “another” pandemic is “lurking” behind and driving that issue. The “whiteness pandemic.”
Can someone explain to me how this differs from the “one size fits all” vomit spewed out by the ku klux klan? I’ll wait. And it will be forever.
What the hell is going on in Minnesota anyway?
