Mark Dice - Liberalism - Find a Cure

“Diversity” is a code word for less white people, or to be more specific, less straight white people. It’s so over-used by social justice warriors that those of us who have a brain can’t help but roll our eyes every time we hear it. But Illinois governor Bruce Rauner loves diversity so much, he demonstrated his commitment to it during Black History Month by drinking chocolate milk at an event. He had a glass of milk sitting on the table in front of him and said that it represented the white men who run businesses.

“This chocolate syrup represents diversity,” he said, as he poured it into the glass, sinking to the bottom. “When you look at most organizations, diversity sits at the bottom of the organization [and] you don’t get inclusion until you actually stir it up.” He then stirred it, picked up the glass, and took a drink, proud of his idiotic analogy. 276

Social justice warriors at a New York high school successfully pressured administrators to shut down the production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” play in the name of diversity because the lead role was awarded to a white student after the auditions. The school district released a statement saying the cancelation was part of an attempt to “be more inclusive and culturally responsive.” 277

An editor at the Huffington Post bragged on Twitter that their goals for the month were to publish pieces from “less than 50% white authors.” 278Uber’s chief brand officer wants more “diversity” in the company, saying, “I want white men to look around in their office and say, ‘Oh look, there’s a lot of white men here. Let’s change this.’” 279

The Big Tech companies are obsessed with diversity, which flies in the face of federal discrimination laws that are supposed to prohibit companies from not hiring people based on their race, but when it comes to discrimination against white people, everyone seems to think that’s okay.

The Charity Commission, a nonprofit watchdog in the UK, encouraged charities to darken up so they “reflect the communities they serve,” after they determined there were too many white people helping with local charities and felt they needed to “promote diversity” 280Yep, too many white people helping out black communities! How racist!

The BBC thinks that the latest gun control movement in the United States involving the Parkland high school kids is “too white.” 281And some black people are apparently also upset that some of the protesters use the phrase “Don’t Shoot,” which was originally used by Black Lives Matter.

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes complained that President Trump’s proposed immigration reform plan would keep America predominantly white for 5 more years. 282The Left are determined to overthrow the white majority in America as soon as possible and are furious that ending illegal immigration will slow down their agenda. During a speech denouncing Trump’s plan and talking about how “great” immigrants are, Nancy Pelosi said that her grandson wished he had brown skin and brown eyes because he sees people of color as special. 283

Star Wars: Rogue One actor Riz Ahmed thinks that a lack of diversity in television shows is “alienating young people” and “driving them towards extremism and into the arms of ISIS.” 284He believes if young Muslims don’t see characters who look like them on TV, they won’t be able to connect with the show, and will, “retreat to fringe narratives, to bubbles online and sometimes even off to Syria.” 285

Liberals are even complaining about wanting more “diversity” in spin class at the gym. “Is your spin class too young, too thin and too white?” asked the Washington Post . 286The story recounted the horrifying experience of a black woman who signed up for a class in New York, and on the first day found she was the only black person there. “I didn’t have another woman who looked like me, who understood my struggles, [or] my insecurities, she cried. 287

Another black woman interviewed for the article said, “The messaging is essentially: You’re allowed in this space if you are white, slender, able-bodied and less than 45, cis-gender and heterosexual. And if you’re not, then you’re not welcome.” 288This lady doesn’t need a spin class, or a personal trainer. In my opinion, she needs a psychiatrist.

It’s getting harder to spot (actual) racism in America these days since thankfully we’ve made amazing progress over the last several decades learning to live alongside one another despite our differences. But since incidents of racism have dramatically shrunk and racism is a business for liberals, they have invented a new term to describe the microscopic racism they say still remains—“microaggressions.” And like bacteria too small to see with the naked eye, racist microaggressions are supposedly everywhere.

Psychology Today defines them as, “the everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership.” 289And apparently every white person is still racist, whether they know it or not, because “most well-intentioned white Americans have inherited the racial biases of their forebears; [and] the most harmful forms remain outside the level of conscious awareness.” 290

An example of this is when, “A white man or woman clutches their purse or checks their wallet as a black or latino man approaches or passes them,” they say. 291Even telling a black person that you don’t see them as a “black person” is considered a racist microaggression because now you’re ignoring the supposed struggles they face because of their race. 292

Being surprised that a Mexican-American doesn’t speak Spanish is also a “microaggression.” And so is being wrong about an Asian person’s heritage, for example, when you think someone is Chinese, but they’re Korean. Expecting an Asian person to be smart is one too, because that’s a “stereotype” as well, they say.

The librarians at Simmons College in Boston published a guide to “help” students stop committing “Islamophobic microaggressions” and listed greeting someone with “Merry Christmas” and saying “Happy Easter,” as inappropriate. Even saying “God bless you” after someone sneezes is on their list of microaggressions because that might offend an atheist. 293

Liberals say Christians are especially averse to “committing” microaggressions because of our “Christian Privilege” and believe that, “Within this dominant social environment, Christians come to expect social comfort and a sense of belonging and superiority,” and “when this comfort is disrupted, Christians are often at a loss because they have not had to build skills for constructive engagement with difference.” 294

The Air Force Academy apologized for committing a “racist microaggression” after they sent out a campus-wide email about maintaining a good personal appearance and used Michael Jordan as an example of portraying a positive image. “He was never seen with a gaudy chain around his neck, his pants below his waistline, or with a backwards baseball hat on during public appearances,” the email noted. 295But that was “offensive” to black people.

The Air Force later sent out an apology, saying in part, “Microaggression such as these are often blindspots/unintentional biases that are not often recognized, and if they are recognized they are not always addressed.” 296So telling Air Force cadets not to walk around with their pants sagging and their underwear showing like some thug on his way to the corner liquor store in the ghetto is now considered to be “racist.”