And yet they say you must gargle it.
In her blueprint, [Tigard-Tualatin School District Director of Equity and Inclusion, Zinnia Un] describes the new oppressor as an amalgamation of “whiteness,” “colour-blindness,” “individualism,” and “meritocracy”… For Un, they are the values of white society, the primary impediment to social justice.
What is the solution to pathological whiteness? According to Un and the Tigard-Tualatin School District, the answer lies with a new form of “white identity development.” In a series of “antiracist resources” provided to teachers, the Department of Equity and Inclusion includes a handful of strategies for this identity transformation… Couched in the language of professional development, the process assumes that whites are born “racist,” even if they “don’t purposely or consciously act in a racist way.” The first step in the training document is “contact,” defined as confronting whites with “active racism or real-world experiences that highlight their whiteness.” The goal is to provoke an emotional rupture that brings the subject to the next step, “disintegration,” in which he or she feels intense “white guilt” and “white shame,” and admits: “I feel bad for being white.”
Christopher F Rufo on the indoctrination of children, and their teachers, in Portland schools.
Once suitably ashamed and disintegrated, the victim – and the word victim is entirely apt – is quizzed on whether their submission to this psychological abuse has resulted in sleep deprivation and broken relationships – these are good signs, apparently. Signs of “change-making” and “solidarity.” Of emerging wokeness.
At which point, readers may recall the openly sadistic ravings of “diversity” pioneer Jane Elliott, another psychological molester of children, and who described, with satisfaction, how one of her younger victims went from being a “brilliant, self-confident, excited little girl to a frightened, timid, uncertain little almost-person.” This state of demoralisation and neurosis – of children being manipulated and bullied, and bullied again, until they feel “discomfort, guilt, shame, embarrassment and humiliation” - is an achievement, you see. The way white children should feel - if they are to be saved.
If the prospect of eight-year-olds being told that they are “of course” racists, by definition, and that they are, on account of being white, complicit in oppression and murder… if that sounds too grotesque to actually be happening - in taxpayer-funded schools - do read Mr Rufo’s article in full.
Update, via the comments:
Given the eye-widening content of the educational material mentioned in the piece, it’s worth comparing the readiness to comply of so many educators, with the reactions of parents, including immigrant and minority parents, who are belatedly discovering what exactly their children are being taught. All in the name of “equity” and “social justice.” It seems to me that if someone – say, a middle-school teacher – doesn’t find the idea of inculcating racial guilt at all troubling and is happy with the prospect of children’s personalities being disintegrated, such that they become estranged from friends and parents, and such that they can’t sleep, then this should be ringing alarm bells. Quite loudly.
And regular readers will by now have noticed a pattern emerging - of educators deceiving parents.
Again: Submit in willing humiliation!
Or the humiliation shall continue.
...brilliant, self-confident, excited little girl to a frightened, timid, uncertain little almost-person.
In other words the usual result of long-term exposure to a charismatic narcissist or psychopath.
Posted by: Squires | May 24, 2021 at 07:28
In other words the usual result of long-term exposure to a charismatic narcissist or psychopath.
Damaged people will often seek out others to damage. And children are easy targets. I sometimes think our age could be defined by the failure, the learned failure, to recognise malevolence when staring into its face.
Posted by: David | May 24, 2021 at 07:32
The city government has adopted a series of Five-Year Plans for "equity and inclusion,"
Let me stop you right there.
Posted by: Liz | May 24, 2021 at 08:11
In other words the usual result of long-term exposure to a charismatic narcissist or psychopath.
Given the nakedly dysfunctional content of the leaked educational documents, it’s worth comparing the readiness to comply of so many educators, who go on to psychologically abuse the children in their care, with the reactions of parents, including immigrant and minority parents, who are belatedly discovering what exactly their children are being taught. All in the name of “equity” and “social justice.” It seems to me that if someone – say, a primary or middle-school teacher – doesn’t find the idea of inculcating racial guilt at all troubling and is happy with the prospect of children’s personalities being disintegrated, such that they become estranged from friends and parents, and such that they can’t sleep, then this should be ringing alarm bells. Quite loudly.
Posted by: David | May 24, 2021 at 08:33
Meanwhile, in Manhattan.
Posted by: David | May 24, 2021 at 09:06
Not entirely unrelated, woke motherhood.
Posted by: David | May 24, 2021 at 09:27
This one is tough. My initial reaction is that a tribe of monkeys might raise that child better than she ever will but I admit that could be an overreaction. On the other hand, social services are almost always guaranteed to make any situation worse, unless the child is in imminent life-threatening danger.
Poor kid doesn't stand a chance.
Posted by: Tom | May 24, 2021 at 09:49
Not entirely unrelated, woke motherhood.
Wonder what the father has to say.
Posted by: Joan | May 24, 2021 at 09:52
It seems to me that if someone – say, a primary or middle-school teacher – doesn’t find the idea of inculcating racial guilt at all troubling and is happy with the prospect of children’s personalities being disintegrated, such that they become estranged from friends and parents, and such that they can’t sleep, then this should be ringing alarm bells. Quite loudly.
Or perhaps say...someone in the psychological profession? Or might they be the ones perpetuating such?
Posted by: WTP | May 24, 2021 at 11:44
It is abundantly clear that there is an urgent need for Deprogramming the Wokels.
Posted by: PiperPaul | May 24, 2021 at 11:56
Hi Joan,
I wonder if she has any idea who the father is (I suspect artificial insemination) or if he has any idea he has an abused son out there.
Posted by: Lady Cutekitten of Lolcat | May 24, 2021 at 11:59
Previously, in Missouri.
And in British Columbia.
Are we seeing a theme yet?
Posted by: David | May 24, 2021 at 12:25
Hey "woke" teachers, administrators, and school boards.
No. BFYTW.
Posted by: ruralcounsel | May 24, 2021 at 12:44
My initial reaction is that a tribe of monkeys might raise that child better than she ever will but I admit that could be an overreaction.
I don't think it's an overreaction at all. I think it's pretty obvious the monkeys are the way to go compared to this pathetic excuse for a mother. In a just society, her son would be taken away from her for child endangerment.
Posted by: GregMan | May 24, 2021 at 12:55
Wonder what the father has to say.
"Thanks" to his divorce lawyer if he has an IQ higher than an armadillo.
Posted by: Farnsworth M Muldoon | May 24, 2021 at 13:16
Schoolmarms will faithfully transmit whatever your societal principles are, breaking them down into terms simple enough to be pounded into children, and applying them in the classroom with an equalizing instinct which might require giving the disadvantaged a boost and imposing modesty and turn-taking on the advantaged.
When the societal principles were about immigrants (primarily European and Christian) assimilating to the norms established by British colonists and pioneers, schoolmarms were the heat under that melting pot.
Now the societal principles are that the United States is an airport arrival terminal whose founders have no historical status but do have historical guilt. Schoolmarms are faithfully transmitting those norms, pounding them in, giving the disadvantaged a boost, and imposing modesty and turn-taking on the advantaged.
When the majority is unsure of its moral authority and unassertive about its own prerogatives, then it has to be very careful about saying out loud that minorities have a right feel as much at home as the majority. It isn't seen as a token of goodwill like telling a house guest to make himself at home, it's seen as a commitment to put the guest's name on the deeds. Failure to follow through on that perceived commitment leads to resentment on the part of minorities, to the conclusion that it's necessary to take what's rightfully theirs, and to the correct perception that in doing so they're not unilaterally escalating their demands, but only asking the majority to deliver what they explicitly promised.
Posted by: Elias | May 24, 2021 at 13:24
I am in fact medically colourblind.
Can I sue this Woketupus for discrimination against the "disabled" ?
Where would that put me on the victim pyramid ?
Hopefully it's not a Mayan pyramid and that puts me on the top.
Posted by: semi retired conservative | May 24, 2021 at 13:53
City Journal; "login required'.
No. Too bad, that was usually a decent read.
Posted by: Sonny Wayz | May 24, 2021 at 14:03
City Journal; "login required'.
No. Too bad, that was usually a decent read.
City Journal is well worth subscribing to. Also: Sometimes an article is put outside the paywall.
Posted by: pst314 | May 24, 2021 at 14:05
Wonder what the father has to say.
"I stuck my **** in crazy"?
Posted by: anon a mouse | May 24, 2021 at 14:07
Not entirely unrelated, woke motherhood.
A sort of psychological munchausen by proxy.
Posted by: Steve E | May 24, 2021 at 15:46
...woke motherhood.
It is not by chance that women have been over-represented among the vilest enforcers of nearly every cult. Islam included.
Posted by: Squires | May 24, 2021 at 16:06
That's child abuse. If this woman was trying it with my child, she would get a slap.
Posted by: Dr Evil | May 24, 2021 at 18:06
"It is not by chance that women have been over-represented among the vilest enforcers of nearly every cult."
Julia concurs.
Posted by: anon a mouse | May 24, 2021 at 18:08
We have a word for a person in this state of shame and humiliation: dhimmi.
From the Quran 9:29: "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold forbidden that which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued". Note in particular the part "until they pay the jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued". Jizya is a tax only non-Muslims (whites) pay, to subsidize the Islamic state, and the bit about "willing submission" is self-explanatory.
Posted by: randian | May 24, 2021 at 18:35
Pushback...
https://twitter.com/TeacherMeyers/status/1396904572170297345
Posted by: Mags | May 24, 2021 at 21:13
Hosea 8:7
Posted by: aelfheld | May 24, 2021 at 22:05
As an ex-lawyer, I'm well-schooled in the system where each side gets an advocate who argues for its own benefit. That advocate may well end up arguing for things that he personally finds offensive or wrong, but the idea is that, by examining the two offered arguments, the decider can then make a truly informed decision. That system works.
So I think that my next step must be to educate all of these children that whites are superior. For balance.
And then they can decide.
Posted by: bobby b | May 24, 2021 at 23:02
It may be theatrical but it's not at all absurd. These teachers and administrators are quite serious about what they're doing.
Posted by: aelfheld | May 24, 2021 at 23:27
Congratulations, madam, on the birth of your beautiful future oppressor! You look positively radiant with guilt!
https://twitter.com/ThottonMather/status/1396068083173928963
Posted by: TimT | May 25, 2021 at 00:12
...women have been over-represented among the vilest enforcers of nearly every cult...
Speaking of which, our friends over at "Scary Mommy" get it backwards.
Posted by: Farnsworth M Muldoon | May 25, 2021 at 00:36
Jewelry stating 'Vaccinated'?
Those stupid bints should be wearing necklaces stating 'Sterilised', especially that young mother who believes her newborn son is inherently a sociopath because he is Caucasian [like her] and male. I really hope the local child protection service sees her post, but, since most workers in CP are women and of the left, they'd probably congratulate her.
Posted by: NTSOG | May 25, 2021 at 01:06
"whiteness,” “colour-blindness,” “individualism,” and “meritocracy”
So the antonyms: color-obsession, collectivism, and abhorrence of merit are characteristic of black culture?
Actually, that sounds about right.
Posted by: Jay Guevara | May 25, 2021 at 01:36
Not entirely unrelated, woke motherhood.
Wonder what the father has to say.
Who? You mean the sperm donor? Las Vegas refuses to setting the betting line on that one.
Posted by: Jay Guevara | May 25, 2021 at 01:38
Re Scary Mommy: couldn’t a lying asshole just as easily put on “vaccinated “ jewelry? Or do you have to show proof of vaccination to buy it? If so, what if you’re buying it for your vaccinated friend or family member?
Posted by: Lady Cutekitten of Lolcat | May 25, 2021 at 05:35
Jewelry that literally lets people know I’m vaccinated
Against what? Measles, smallpox, polio, TB and so one...
Posted by: asiaseen | May 25, 2021 at 05:56
City Journal; "login required'.
I got a bar at the bottom of the window with "3/3" in the right corner, meaning, I guess, that was the 3rd of my 3 free articles for the month.
Try a private window. There are some sites this won't fool, but it's worth a shot.
Posted by: NateWhilk | May 25, 2021 at 06:54
couldn’t a lying asshole just as easily put on “vaccinated “ jewelry?
Shh. Don't give away the scam.
educate all of these children that whites are superior. For balance.
As I've said elsewhere, encouraging all whites to see themselves as a monolithic ethnic, political and social bloc that's constantly under attack is not going to end well.
The goal is to provoke an emotional rupture that brings the subject to the next step, “disintegration,” in which he or she feels intense “white guilt” and “white shame,” and admits: “I feel bad for being white.”
These are cult indoctrination tactics. That's not hyperbole. These are the exact tactics used by cults to break down a new member's sense of self so they can be programmed to be loyal to the cult.
Posted by: Daniel Ream | May 25, 2021 at 16:40
couldn’t a lying asshole just as easily put on “vaccinated “ jewelry?
Weren't there men in the 70's/80's who wore/carried fake proof that they had had a vasectomy?
Posted by: pst314 | May 25, 2021 at 19:34
The goal is to provoke an emotional rupture that brings the subject to the next step, “disintegration,” in which he or she feels intense “white guilt” and “white shame,” and admits: “I feel bad for being white.”
That's what, around my parts, they call, casus belli.
Posted by: Cloudbuster | May 25, 2021 at 20:10
It is selective guilt for things other people did in the past who happen to look like you, sort of. But if you are black, you are not tainted by the LA riots or gang murders or unwed mothers. Oh, no, you have no agency because whites are mystically powerful and forced young black men to kill each other. And your guilt will never be washed off.
They want to erase our culture and replace it with,....what?
Posted by: ccscientist | May 27, 2021 at 15:49
They want to erase our culture and replace it with,....what?
"Necklacing", Zimbabwe, tribal warfare, warlords, Mogadishu, Post-Quadaffi Libya, Uganda, Venezuela,
They never learn from history, and so continue to believe that they will be exempt when the pogroms and necklacing start. But the first thing known about anyone, is how they look, not what they believe, or whose side they profess to be on. And when our culture is destroyed, all that's left will be how you look, and their pale skin will look just like mine to those whose bad behavior they've been ignoring and making excuses for all these years.
Posted by: ComputerLabRat | May 27, 2021 at 17:32
Funny that one of the central themes here seems to be “demoralization.” As I recall, Yuri Bezmenov had quite a lot to say about its uses by the KGB in influencing the West. Did their jobs well, didn’t they?
Posted by: Michael H Anderson | May 27, 2021 at 22:35
https://www.unz.com/imercer/a-white-out-of-whites-ignoring-the-albino-dhimmi-elephant-in-the-room/
Posted by: Cole A | May 28, 2021 at 16:32