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https://www.pcc.edu/about/diversity/cascade/whiteness-history-month/

Not surprisingly, this is causing quite a stir.

Whiteness History Month Project, unlike heritage months, is not a celebratory endeavor, it is an effort to change our campus climate. The Project seeks to challenge the master narrative of race and racism through an exploration of the social construction of whiteness.
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Probably important to understand how "whiteness" is being defined before commenting on this.

Whiteness is a socially and politically constructed behavior. It has a long history in European imperialism and epistemologies. Whiteness does not simply refer to skin color but an ideology based on beliefs, values, behaviors, habits and attitudes, which result in the unequal distribution of power and privilege based on skin color. Whiteness represents a position of power where the power holder defines social categories and reality—the master narrator. Whiteness originates racism. It is relational. “White” only exists in relation/opposition to other categories in the racial hierarchy produced by whiteness. Whiteness is a state of consciousness, often invisible, shaping how white people view themselves and others and thus perpetuating ignorance throughout communities. Cultural racism is founded in the belief that "whiteness" is the universal...and allows one to think and speak as if Whiteness described and defined the world. The meaning of whiteness is historical and has shifted over time.
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Have fun guys...
 
These universities have been on a real racialissues kick lately.

Not surprising though, when I started at osu in the mid 2000's I had never felt shameful to be white until took some ethnic studies classes.

They just go the wrong way in trying to show white privilege exists. I agree that it does, but not in the way some people try to push it.

Watch this video, but be forewarned. Some of the thoughts expressed in the video I think are too right winged. And some of the comments might have been taken out of context. But really? Some of these kids want "whites not allowed" spaces on campus? Isn't that intentional segregation?

 
JFizzleRaider said:
These universities have been on a real racialissues kick lately.

Not surprising though, when I started at osu in the mid 2000's I had never felt shameful to be white until took some ethnic studies classes.

They just go the wrong way in trying to show white privilege exists. I agree that it does, but not in the way some people try to push it.

Watch this video, but be forewarned. Some of the thoughts expressed in the video I think are too right winged. And some of the comments might have been taken out of context. But really? Some of these kids want "whites not allowed" spaces on campus? Isn't that intentional segregation?

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And this is why I vote no to increase PCC funding on my property taxes every time it comes up. Fuck that school, and fuck this reverse racism white shaming bullshit. All these courses do is promote and foster hatred and segregation; evidence easily found via what JFizzle brought and other material spewed online. It's a damn shame and does not help real racism in this country one bit.
 
I didn't take any ethnic studies classes when I took college classes, but I took a Native studies class in high school and it didn't have any of this stuff in that class, what has happened the past decade? Is it just because I'm from a more rural, conservative place where this stuff would be laughed out of the room?
 
Gill Coliseum! I vividly remember when I had the "Privilege" of playing in my first basketball game there. It sucks to see it use and abuse with this tripe.
 
Whiteness does not simply refer to skin color but an ideology based on beliefs, values, behaviors, habits and attitudes, which result in the unequal distribution of power and privilege based on skin color. Whiteness represents a position of power where the power holder defines social categories and reality—the master narrator.
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Wow.... so they're basically saying that being "white" is a behavior..... so are they saying that Black people can be "white?" Can Asians be "white?"

This crap helps to reinforce stereotypes. They're achieving the opposite of what they're hoping to achieve.
 
dviss1 said:
I hate Black History Month. If it were taught truthfully in school it wouldn't exist.
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THANK YOU! that's the problem with school. Teach the kids the truth so we can be a part of the change. I had no idea how bad Portland used to be until I watched the documentary Lift ev'ry voice. Ron Herndon is a special man.
 
santeesioux said:
I didn't take any ethnic studies classes when I took college classes, but I took a Native studies class in high school and it didn't have any of this stuff in that class, what has happened the past decade? Is it just because I'm from a more rural, conservative place where this stuff would be laughed out of the room?
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I took "American Cultures". I couldn't believe I was paying to listen to that bullshit. Only plus was those classes had hot girls in them. Oh and you never had to read anything, it was all just writing fluffy opinions on what you think the teacher wants to hear. Really easy A.
 
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I think it's stupid mostly because they are just inventing definitions that don't actually exist. Teach a class on imperialism, a class on the KKK, a class on how Civil Rights affected the majority, there are tons of ways to approach this subject, but to say white is a frame of mind if fucked. So I certainly don't share any of those ideals, does that mean I'm not white?


That all being said, I have attended several colleges including UO, PCC and PSU and have never had to take a course like the ones people are bitching about. Electives fucker! You aren't going to be forced to Black Expectations, Women of Indonesia or The Hell with Christ. Classes similar to those might exist here or there, but they are going to be electives and are generally meant to provide an exploratory context. Lot's of bullshit in those classes as well as just about every field. College is partially to learn information and partially to get you to extend your boundaries and think about subjects in new ways. Don't want that, go to trade school. That's what I'm doing right now and I'm loving it. I take all sorts of coursework that directly relates to winemaking. But that's a different thing altogether.
 
dviss1 said:
I hate Black History Month. If it were taught truthfully in school it wouldn't exist.
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Black History Month is simply a propaganda tool of the 1% to keep the "dark folks" pacified.
 
In the next-to-last paragraph, the PCC site refers to "graduate students from PCC." Is a community college's graduate student the same as a 4-year college's Junior?

If they substituted the word "whiteness" with "Western civilization" it wouldn't be noticed.
 
Some minorities are really in love with this pathetic self-pity. And at the same time, hold racist views of white people as their oppressor. Oh well...can't control what anyone thinks....but don't try to share your bullshit on a platform of "education". It's disgraceful that this shit is being hosted by a university.
 
You understand there is a difference between studying the history of how Irish people were loathed, and whining about it today, or using it as an excuse as to why you're a loser. And going around telling non Irish people about how they are your oppressor won't win you any friends, it'll just make them think you're stupid. And that passive aggressive shit doesn't improve racial relations, it makes it worse.
 
A class promoting racial ignorance and hatred by creating mythical conspiratorial enemies supposedly subconciously ingrained in caucasian people's minds...

Meanwhile, few college students know how to file their own taxes or raise their children in a safe and healthy manner.

The world has never had a majority of caucasians. Worldwide, caucasians have always been an obvious minority throughout history. The fact that they have outpaced all other races in technological and societal advancement suggests that their current place in the world was earned largely on merit, intelligence, and cooperation.
 
I think these color genres are actually slowing integration down. I have a Lakota Sioux maternal grandmother and now a Taiwanese wife...my way of dealing with it has been to keep mixing the gene pool until we're all just indistinguishable racially..and I don't preach it. Won't happen in my lifetime anyway. We all have a common relative....Ghengis Khan or further back, Ethiopian Lucy...humans are chameleons and change color with the weather....I change color with the seasons. I think class structure and it's place in history is a good subject. Racism is often a distraction from classism. The cast system in India is horrible. We change unless we define ourselves so rigidly that our differences become some habitual rule of conduct..shake it up, ignore it and it might just go away
 
I think the same thing about music...get rid of the damned genres and then a good song is just a good song
 
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On a different note: college is such a waste of time and money anyway. You should be there 2 years tops to learn a craft. And they offer so many bullshit degrees that no one can do anything with.
 
Sinobas said:
On a different note: college is such a waste of time and money anyway. You should be there 2 years tops to learn a craft. And they offer so many bullshit degrees that no one can do anything with.
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College is what you do with it...it's not a degree that matters, it's the knowledge you seek with the time you're there. My son is a grad with a degree in sports physical science and it's given him a boost..he got an academic scholarship so it was not expensive. Lillard has a marketing degree and CJ has a degree in journalism. It just depends on your value system. You're right though, it's not necessary.
 
riverman said:
College is what you do with it...it's not a degree that matters, it's the knowledge you seek with the time you're there. My son is a grad with a degree in sports physical science and it's given him a boost..he got an academic scholarship so it was not expensive. Lillard has a marketing degree and CJ has a degree in journalism. It just depends on your value system. You're right though, it's not necessary.
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The problem is though, the way society is set up now, you do need that "piece of paper". You could self-educate yourself in many of these things, and come out being much more skilled/knowledgable than someone who got the $80,000 piece of paper, but companies won't hire you unless you have experience. Kids should be getting their "general studies" done in HS. College should be about focusing on your skill and doing appreticeships.

I have all sorts of interests, geography, physics, history...and I can learn about them whenever I want to by buying a used text book for $15 bucks and watching documentaries or lectures posted online. If you want to learn about something it's easy to do, it doesn't need to be through a university.
 
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