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Dear white male students: you are trash

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Today's lesson: how to condescend to minorities and still score liberal points

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By Oleg Atbashian | First published in PJ Media

This photo, initially posted on Reddit, has quickly become viral. An unnamed teacher in Massachusetts, believing that her students were as shocked by Trump's election as she was, posted these equality-enforcement proclamations on the classroom wall.

  • Dear Black Students, In this classroom your life matters.
  • Dear Muslim Students, You are not terrorists.
  • Dear LGBTQ+ Students, Your life is beautiful and allowed to expand past fake social rules.
  • Dear Female Students, Men cannot grab you.
  • Dear Latino(a) Students, You are not rapists or drug dealers.
  • Dear Undocumented Students, In this classroom there are no walls.

One couldn't think of a better lesson in condescension, stereotypes, and identity politics.

It must be very reassuring for "Latino(a)" students to see a daily reminder that they are not rapists or drug dealers. The same goes for Muslim students who supposedly need to be reminded that they are not terrorists in case they forget. Black students are probably expected to feel grateful for being sheltered from certain death that lurks outside; paranoia is always good for morale.

Some girls will surely find the sexually suggestive mental image stimulating; if they hadn't fantasized about being grabbed by men before, they will now. A student or two may have also wondered, "Does everyone really think I'm undocumented because I'm Hispanic?" while others probably gasped: "how did the teacher know?" and "who else knows?"

It remains unclear if LGBTQ students are the only ones exempted from "fake social rules," or everyone gets the same deal as well. And what exactly are "fake social rules"? Could the teacher's rules on the wall be fake? How about "thou shalt not out gay students" rule? Teenagers are a curious bunch; if before they were only wondering whether someone among them was gay, the teacher's proclamation made it official: everyone is under suspicion now.

The teacher's pipe dream, perhaps, is best expressed by the image of the brick wall with a piece of paper that says "there are no walls," which looks as surrealistic as René Magritte's painting of a pipe with the words, "this is not a pipe."

Progressive attempts at social engineering always have unintended consequences. In order to enforce equality, one must first formalize inequality by herding individuals into artificially defined groups and dictating them to accept a stereotypical, one-size-fits-all classification of themselves as victims (or oppressors), until prefabricated stereotypes solidify as identities. This is when society really begins to live by "fake social rules" of political correctness. Such a scenario will only perpetuate inequality because it is much harder to change something that is set in stone than when it remains dynamic and fluid, as it should be in a free society.

A quick internet search reveals that even though the teacher addresses six various victim groups, her message was mostly picked up by LGBT websites, whose writers invariably give it a teary-eyed praise. For example:

Thousands of people in America are now living in fear, wondering what waits ahead of them in the wake of the 2016 election. However one Massachusetts teacher has proven that hope still exists after going viral on Reddit for spreading love and equality in their classroom…

Who is the source of such an extraordinary fear? Let's extrapolate it from the teacher's message:

  • Builders of walls
  • Grabbers of females
  • Enforcers of fake social rules
  • Haters of terrorists
  • Oppressors of rapists and drug dealers
  • Black lives matter agnostics

And who are the good boys and girls? Those who submit to minority stereotypes designated for them by their teacher and join the following broadly defined victim groups:

  • Blacks
  • Muslims
  • Gays
  • Females
  • Latinos
  • Undocumented

Now, we all know that rapists, terrorists, drug dealers, racists, etc. do exist because we see them on TV. According to the teacher, none of them can possibly be Muslim, Hispanic, black, female, gay, or undocumented. By way of elimination, one can deduce that these miscreants can only be white cisgendered Christian males, who are also most likely to be Trump supporters.

People who fit this profile are not welcome on that wonderful carousel of diversity. Still, students must be made aware of their menacing presence. The villains are out there, waiting for the carousel to stop spinning, so they can inflict unspeakable harm on their victims. That is why the spinning must never stop.

No word on how many students in that classroom have been made to feel stereotyped or excluded, let alone guilty by implication for being who they are by virtue of their birth.

The teacher might as well have told the students, "Trump supporters are out to get you in the most deplorable ways. Stay away, they are dangerous. You have nothing in common with them. Your only safe space is here, where you are protected from the outside world. Forget assimilation. Your only chance is to stick to your group identity, and to think and act within the limits of your assigned stereotype. Together we shall weave the empowering narrative of your collective victimhood, preparing you for your future as destroyers of white cisgendered America. But even if you grow up to be incompetent failures, at least you will be prepared to blame others for it - and we all know exactly who that is."

It wouldn't have made much difference if the teacher were to post a seventh proclamation saying, "Dear white male students, while not all of you are necessarily rapists, racists, sexists, haters, and bigots, it's in your DNA, so we expect you to demonstrate a proper amount of conspicuous self-loathing and self-shaming at all times. You are being watched. Thank you for your cooperation."

It would only be appropriate if one of the stereotyped students, no matter what color or gender, would post the following note next to the existing display: "Dear Teacher: you are NOT a condescending jerk."

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Question: If there are no walls in their classroom, how in the hell does the roof stay up?

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Everyone is safe and secure in their cages of identity. The zoo of socialism is a wonderful place to live. Who's for dinner?


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Comrade Smiley, are there walls in mine shafts?

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Womynfolk don't get good jobs in the mines because of the coal ceiling...

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Comrade Stierlitz wrote:[OFF]

Question: If there are no walls in their classroom, how in the hell does the roof stay up?

Answer: The roof is supported by pillars of good intentions.

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Captain Craptek wrote:
Comrade Stierlitz wrote:[OFF]

Question: If there are no walls in their classroom, how in the hell does the roof stay up?

Answer: The roof is supported by pillars of good intentions.
Are those the Five Pillars of You-Know-What?

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Don't need no stinkin' White privilege! Rachael Dolezal, who is whiter then white rice still insists she is black. Now however she is jobless and may soon be homeless. Shown here with a dead fern inexplicably placed on top of her head.
Rachel Dolezal, the infamous white woman who for years passed herself off as African American and rose to become head of an NAACP branch, is now jobless, on food stamps and expects to soon be homeless.
A defiant Dolezal, 39, recounted her current plight to The Guardian. Dolezal said she's only been offered jobs in reality television and porno flicks. A friend helped her come up with the money for February's rent and she doesn't know how she's going to pay for March.
And she still says she's not white.
“I do think a more complex label would be helpful, but we don't really have that vocabulary,” Dolezal told The Guardian. “I feel like the idea of being trans-black would be much more accurate than ‘I'm white.' Because, you know, I'm not white . . . Calling myself black feels more accurate than saying I'm white.”
Dolezal was exposed in June 2015 when a local television crew asked her the simple question: “Are you African American?”
Pictures of a younger, white-skinned and blonde-haired Dolezal soon surfaced and her story exploded. The formerly successful leader of the Spokane NAACP chapter and a university professor, Dolezal – who once sued historically-black Howard University for racial discrimination, because she was white – now says she's been turned down for 100 jobs and her memoir was rejected by 30 publishers before finding a taker.

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Rachel Dolezal, white woman who identifies as black, now jobless, may soon be homeless

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RedDiaperette wrote:
Captain Craptek wrote:
Comrade Stierlitz wrote:[OFF]

Question: If there are no walls in their classroom, how in the hell does the roof stay up?

Answer: The roof is supported by pillars of good intentions.
Are those the Five Pillars of You-Know-What?

The Five Pillars of You-Know-What were recently dismantled. Currently, and hence forth, they will be known as the Five Pillars of Only-We-Know-What.


Five Pillars?
Damn, all this time I thought it was the Five Pillows.
Serves me (right) for thinking.

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Her transformation is nearly complete. An application for Section 8 housing, an EBT card, a pack of Kool Menthols and a 40 ounce, and she's there! Has she come up pregnant yet? That's a bonus....

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Comrade Stierlitz wrote:[OFF]

Question: If there are no walls in their classroom, how in the hell does the roof stay up?
Scissor trusses Comrade Stierlitz, yet I understand your confusion. Piggy backing on your question, I'm wondering if telemarketing cubicles are considered walls? My guess is the room is full of them.

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Red Walrus wrote:
Comrade Stierlitz wrote:[OFF]

Question: If there are no walls in their classroom, how in the hell does the roof stay up?
Scissor trusses Comrade Stierlitz, yet I understand your confusion. Piggy backing on your question, I'm wondering if telemarketing cubicles are considered walls? My guess is the room is full of them.

I know of the scissor truss Comrade Walrus, but all of the state indoctrination centers I have seen have flat roofs, they could not have such trusses. And if they still used trusses like those seen holding up the roofs of state warehouses, they'd still need walls to bolt the trusses into. They surely couldn't use columns, either, it is reminiscent of Ancient Greece, whose philosophy is not state-approved.

And yes, office cubicles are considered walls. Good thing the young Komrades in that classroom are in one big room sewing uniforms and building tractors.

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Stone walls do not a People's Collective make, nor iron bars a lifeless, hopeless People's Cubicle. It is important that progressives get to the children! In the Norks, we have an excellent role model.Image

In my klassroom, I make attempt to help students to korrekt thoughts. Some students did not do as well as others on recent test so I offered to make the klassroom an equal and safe space by averaging all of the grades together and giving the same grade to every student.

I must report that the effort failed as the students who were prepared for the test and earned high marks did not feel it was fair to have to share their grade with the students who did not prepare.

What did I do wrong?

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Publik Edukator Number One wrote:... the students who were prepared for the test and earned high marks did not feel it was fair to have to share their grade with the students who did not prepare.
What did I do wrong?

thats easy.

Redistribution of ill-gotten gains is the duty of the State. Yours in not to reason why, just grab your shovel and head for the beet fields.

One more thing...

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Publik Edukator, you did nothing wrong. Your trick identified the thoughtcriminals. Send them to the ministry at once, for ... Edukation.

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Publik Edukator Number One wrote:In my klassroom, I make attempt to help students to korrekt thoughts. Some students did not do as well as others on recent test so I offered to make the klassroom an equal and safe space by averaging all of the grades together and giving the same grade to every student.

I must report that the effort failed as the students who were prepared for the test and earned high marks did not feel it was fair to have to share their grade with the students who did not prepare.

What did I do wrong?
The People (or, in this case, students) do not know what is good for them until told by the State. Do not "offer" them anything or seek their deplorable opinions. If the State wishes them to have opinions, it will distribute the opinions fairly. As for the grades, you must assign them so that students can see what is in them.

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Captain Craptek wrote:
RedDiaperette wrote:
Captain Craptek wrote:
[OFF]Comrade Stierlitz: Question: If there are no walls in their classroom, how in the hell does the roof stay up?

Answer: The roof is supported by pillars of good intentions.
Are those the Five Pillars of You-Know-What?

The Five Pillars of You-Know-What were recently dismantled. Currently, and hence forth, they will be known as the Five Pillars of Only-We-Know-What.
Dearest Comrade Captain Hero Squirrel Craptek,The roof is, in fact, supported in each corner and in the centre peak of the roof by The Five Pillars Of Bones... If it was good enough for the Romans to building roads out of bricks in many places, as well as some monuments and buildings, then why are bones not good enough for pillars when for so long, they have been just fine for road? Also, neither Housekeeping , nor Brain in Jar, have yet (in a way we are allowed to speak about in any wise) to devise a manner with which to suspend a roof and certain other objects in a way that they appear to float in thin air as one would expect... except for our beloved Cube, which floats... has always floated... will always float... I think that might actually be part of our official anthem, by honestly, the unofficial anthem is the one everyone knows and even I have brief moments where the words to the official version escapes me... probably because the unofficial version is essentially Welcome to the Jungle with different words... plus it is very out-of-date (I did argue for an Aerosmith tune given that Axl's fall from grace was clearly just around the corner, and apparently Nine Inch Nails is too hard core)... Aaaaaaanyway.... Bones... the pillars are made from Bones... just like certain so many roads... Sis

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I don't know what the problem is with my formatting... well... I do.. but I gotta figure out how to fix it... is profoundly annoying... apologies...

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Sister Massively Opiated wrote: Also, neither Housekeeping , nor Brain in Jar, have yet (in a way we are allowed to speak about in any wise) to devise a manner with which to suspend a roof and certain other objects in a way that they appear to float in thin air as one would expect... except for our beloved Cube, which floats... has always floated... will always float...

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Sister Massively Opiated wrote:
Captain Craptek wrote:




The Five Pillars of You-Know-What were recently dismantled. Currently, and hence forth, they will be known as the Five Pillars of Only-We-Know-What.

Dearest Comrade Captain Hero Squirrel Craptek,The roof is, in fact, supported in each corner and in the centre peak of the roof by The Five Pillars Of Bones... If it was good enough for the Romans to building roads out of bricks in many places, as well as some monuments and buildings, then why are bones not good enough for pillars when for so long, they have been just fine for road? Also, neither Housekeeping , nor Brain in Jar, have yet (in a way we are allowed to speak about in any wise) to devise a manner with which to suspend a roof and certain other objects in a way that they appear to float in thin air as one would expect... except for our beloved Cube, which floats... has always floated... will always float... I think that might actually be part of our official anthem, by honestly, the unofficial anthem is the one everyone knows and even I have brief moments where the words to the official version escapes me... probably because the unofficial version is essentially Welcome to the Jungle with different words... plus it is very out-of-date (I did argue for an Aerosmith tune given that Axl's fall from grace was clearly just around the corner, and apparently Nine Inch Nails is too hard core)... Aaaaaaanyway.... Bones... the pillars are made from Bones... just like certain so many roads... Sis

Greetings to the Pod, Comrade Sister Massively Opiated, Aki, and hero squirrel Banner,

Your mentioning bones reminded me of a story my mother told me long ago when I was a baby. I was staring down from our nest at Ivan fiddling with his tractor and got to wondering why I lived in a tree. Also, how did I get in our nest in the first place. So I asked my mother. She chuckled. "Baby squirrels," she began, "come in kits, like model airplanes. I pick up a kit at the store and, well, here you are."

Of course, I didn't believe her. I'd never seen extra parts or instructions laying around the nest and besides, mom didn't have the patience to build a kit. But when I grew up I discovered there really are baby squirrel kits. Who knew? Anyway, I'm sending along a kit from Craptek's Safer Space World™ for little Banner to play with. Hope he likes it.

Say hello to everybody for me.

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