Pacific University staff psychologist Dr. Shirley Ley is hosting a weekly webinar series called "Rising from the Margins." Ley said the platform is dedicated to those who have been perceived as inferior or less worthy due to their background.
In Episode 10 "The Intersection of Race, Class, and Disability," Ley spoke with the Director of Accessible Education at Willamette University Sue Minder. During that episode, uploaded to the university's official YouTube channel on July 22, Minder said,
Every white person in this country is racist" because they benefit from the structure of racism.
Relevant portion begins around 12:40
When asked to confront privileges, she said that most people usually respond with Im not a racist, I would never use a racial slur.
I think the first step is we get over it, said Minder of that reaction.
Stop trying to pretend we dont have privileges of some sort, because most of us do have unearned advantages, said Minder.
In episode 11 "White Supremacy Work Culture," Ley talked about the idea that whiteness is the supreme standard by which all peoples of culture are measured.
It is important for us, particularly racialized peoples, to understand how every single day of our existence is influenced and infiltrated by white supremacy ideals, said Ley.
She went on to list three indicators of white supremacy culture.
They are "perfectionism," which she called "the need to get things done right all the time;"
the "sense of urgency," which she called "the idea that things should have been done yesterday;"
and "quantity over quality," which she said is "only focusing on parts of your life that are directed towards producing measurable goals."
The webinar currently has more than a dozen episodes. Some other available webinar episodes include Racial Microaggressions, The POC Label, and Deconstructing the Model Minority Stereotype.
She went on to list three indicators of white supremacy culture. They are "perfectionism," which she called "the need to get things done right all the time;"
the "sense of urgency," which she called "the idea that things should have been done yesterday;"
and "quantity over quality," which she said is "only focusing on parts of your life that are directed towards producing measurable goals."
Sounds like anyone who doesn't care about doing jobs well, is lazy, and has no purpose in life has the keys to a racially tolerant life. Seems she has decided these characteristics are typical of non-whites.
Is there a more underhanded racist comment one could make?
I've lost track of all the things are racist; can't keep up because they're always adding new things to the list -- seems like daily now.
I wish the enemies of civilization would publish and maintain a master list of all the things that are racist. Of course it would have to be updated daily, and ever expanding. They owe us this list; we need everything in one place for quick reference. We can check it every morning before we start breathing to make sure we don't do, say, or think anything racist that day -- well, other than just being White.
What all is racist today? Let's see, in addition to the formerly commendable character traits listed above, there's Math Proper grammar 10,000+ words per se, e.g. clan, niggardly, illegal immigrant Pancake syrup Not hating White people Having only White grandchildren Not supporting Marxist rioters, murderers, and arsonists Etc.