Terrorism and Privilege: Understanding the Power of Whiteness

[poet]

Tim Wise » Terrorism and Privilege: Understanding the Power of Whiteness

"White privilege is knowing that even if the Boston Marathon bomber turns out to be white, his or her identity will not result in white folks generally being singled out for suspicion by law enforcement, or the TSA, or the FBI.
White privilege is knowing that even if the bomber turns out to be white, no one will call for whites to be profiled as terrorists as a result, subjected to special screening, or threatened with deportation.
White privilege is knowing that if the bomber turns out to be white, he or she will be viewed as an exception to an otherwise non-white rule, an aberration, an anomaly, and that he or she will be able to join the ranks of pantheon of white people who engage in (or have plotted) politically motivated violence meant to terrorize — and specifically to kill — but whose actions result in the assumption of absolutely nothing about white people generally, or white Christians in particular......And white privilege is knowing that if this bomber turns out to be white, the United States government will not bomb whatever corn field or mountain town or stale suburb from which said bomber came, just to ensure that others like him or her don’t get any ideas. And if he turns out to be a member of the Irish Republican Army we won’t bomb Belfast. And if he’s an Italian American Catholic we won’t bomb the Vatican.
In short, white privilege is the thing that allows you (if you’re white) — and me — to view tragic events like this as merely horrific, and from the perspective of pure and innocent victims, rather than having to wonder, and to look over one’s shoulder, and to ask even if only in hushed tones, whether those we pass on the street might think that somehow we were involved.
It is the source of our unearned innocence and the cause of others’ unjustified oppression.
That is all. And it matters."

Now the semantics are being debated if one can be both "white" and "Muslim". The two are not "mutually exclusive".

 

[Sallow]

There are plenty of white muslims. I worked with one in my former job. He was from Bosnia.

Nice guy.

 

[Sunni Man]

1) I am a white muslim

2) Poet is a racist retard

3) Both of these statements are 100% true ...

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

Well, we can't all be as vigilant against whitey as poet is.

 

[poet]

 

[poet]

Well, we can't all be as vigilant against whitey as poet is.

Who is whitey? You?

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

Those are spree killers. And as you can see from this list; they occur on all the continents and are perpetrated by all races.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rampage_killers

 

[Sunni Man]

Each year, roughly 7,000 blacks are murdered. Ninety-four percent of the time, the murderer is another black person.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, between 1976 and 2011, there were 279,384 black murder victims. Using the 94 percent figure means that 262,621 were murdered by other blacks.

Though blacks are 13 percent of the nation's population, they account for more than 50 percent of homicide victims. Nationally, black homicide victimization rate is six times that of whites, and in some cities, it's 22 times that of whites.

The Black Community's Dichotomy on Gun Violence

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

What the hell does a few terrorists / spree killers have to do with passing an immigration bill? You're nutty, poet.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Poet is a racist

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Child killings terrorize city, nation - CNN.com

DC Sniper

 

[logical4u]

Where are all the "black faces" from the murders in Chicago and Detroit? If you want to talk about real terrorism..... how many blacks hide every day in these cities, praying that their loved ones and themselves will not be shot at the hands of their black "youths"? How many of these cities are losing tourists' dollars because those that can travel, want no part of going into these cities where you can be "shot" standing on the street minding your own business.

All those faces you posted, how many did the community pitch in and catch? They didn't leave it to the police; they didn't shut the police out, they assisted in catching these men. Why can't the black communities in these terrorist zones in the urban areas do the same thing?

 

[poet]

What the hell does a few terrorists / spree killers have to do with passing an immigration bill? You're nutty, poet.

You wouldn't understand. It's over your head. Move on.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

What the hell does a few terrorists / spree killers have to do with passing an immigration bill? You're nutty, poet.

You wouldn't understand. It's over your head. Move on.

It's under my ball sac. I jiz on your bitch ideas.

 

[Sallow]

Those are spree killers. And as you can see from this list; they occur on all the continents and are perpetrated by all races.

List of rampage killers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gotta love it.

"Spree".

 

[PredFan]

Tim Wise » Terrorism and Privilege: Understanding the Power of Whiteness

"White privilege is knowing that even if the Boston Marathon bomber turns out to be white, his or her identity will not result in white folks generally being singled out for suspicion by law enforcement, or the TSA, or the FBI.
White privilege is knowing that even if the bomber turns out to be white, no one will call for whites to be profiled as terrorists as a result, subjected to special screening, or threatened with deportation.
White privilege is knowing that if the bomber turns out to be white, he or she will be viewed as an exception to an otherwise non-white rule, an aberration, an anomaly, and that he or she will be able to join the ranks of pantheon of white people who engage in (or have plotted) politically motivated violence meant to terrorize — and specifically to kill — but whose actions result in the assumption of absolutely nothing about white people generally, or white Christians in particular......And white privilege is knowing that if this bomber turns out to be white, the United States government will not bomb whatever corn field or mountain town or stale suburb from which said bomber came, just to ensure that others like him or her don’t get any ideas. And if he turns out to be a member of the Irish Republican Army we won’t bomb Belfast. And if he’s an Italian American Catholic we won’t bomb the Vatican.
In short, white privilege is the thing that allows you (if you’re white) — and me — to view tragic events like this as merely horrific, and from the perspective of pure and innocent victims, rather than having to wonder, and to look over one’s shoulder, and to ask even if only in hushed tones, whether those we pass on the street might think that somehow we were involved.
It is the source of our unearned innocence and the cause of others’ unjustified oppression.
That is all. And it matters."

Now the semantics are being debated if one can be both "white" and "Muslim". The two are not "mutually exclusive".

You and the writer of the article racist pieces of crap. I'll waste no more time on you.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

Those are spree killers. And as you can see from this list; they occur on all the continents and are perpetrated by all races.

List of rampage killers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gotta love it.

"Spree".

That's what they're called. Or would you rather persist with the misnomer of serial killers?

 

[poet]

Poet is a racist

No, actually not. Me, pointing out "white privilege" and double standards in America, does not translate to racism on my part. I understand how you might feel that way, though. Rarely, if ever, have you confronted a black man, let alone a gay black man, who would stand up to criticism from white Neanderthals, who spend their time swilling beer at wet t-shirt contests, to oblivion, thinking that they own the world, and everyone else should bow down before them, because in their pea-sized brains, they believe they represent the best and the brightest in America.
A) You're a retarded reject, resting on your "white privilege" to see you through.
B) You didn't do well in school, by virtue of the fact that your commentary is reduced to "one-liners", which any 6th grader could come up with.
3) You think your avatar is sexy
4) You couldn't out-think a bag of rocks.
Now that we've cleared that up, you can resume your regular programming.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Poet is a racist

No, actually not. Me, pointing out "white privilege" and double standards in America, does not translate to racism on my part. I understand how you might feel that way, though. Rarely, if ever, have you confronted a black man, let alone a gay black man, who would stand up to criticism from white Neanderthals, who spend their time swilling beer at wet t-shirt contests, to oblivion, thinking that they own the world, and everyone else should bow down before them, because in their pea-sized brains, they believe they represent the best and the brightest in America.
A) You're a retarded reject, resting on your "white privilege" to see you through.
B) You didn't do well in school, by virtue of the fact that your commentary is reduced to "one-liners", which any 6th grader could come up with.
3) You think your avatar is sexy
4) You couldn't out-think a bag of rocks.
Now that we've cleared that up, you can resume your regular programming.

What makes you a racist is that you are only pointing out one race, never mind about other races

 

[poet]

Child killings terrorize city, nation - CNN.com

DC Sniper

I'll see your scant few and raise you scores:
White privilege is knowing that if the bomber turns out to be white, he or she will be viewed as an exception to an otherwise non-white rule, an aberration, an anomaly, and that he or she will be able to join the ranks of pantheon of white people who engage in (or have plotted) politically motivated violence meant to terrorize — and specifically to kill — but whose actions result in the assumption of absolutely nothing about white people generally, or white Christians in particular.

Among these: Tim McVeigh and Terry Nichols and Ted Kaczynski and Eric Rudolph and Joe Stack and George Metesky and Byron De La Beckwith and Bobby Frank Cherry and Thomas Blanton and Herman Frank Cash and Robert Chambliss and James von Brunn and Lawrence Michael Lombardi and Robert Mathews and David Lane and Chevie Kehoe and Michael F. Griffin and Paul Hill and John Salvi and Justin Carl Moose and Bruce and Joshua Turnidge and James Kopp and Luke Helder and James David Adkisson and Scott Roeder and Shelley Shannon and Dennis Mahon and Wade Michael Page and Jeffery Harbin and Byron Williams and Charles Ray Polk and Willie Ray Lampley and Cecilia Lampley and John Dare Baird and Joseph Martin Bailie and Ray Hamblin and Robert Edward Starr III and William James McCranie Jr. and John Pitner and Charles Barbee and Robert Berry and Jay Merrell and Brendon Blasz and Carl Jay Waskom Jr. and Shawn and Catherine Adams and Edward Taylor Jr. and Todd Vanbiber and William Robert Goehler and James Cleaver and Jack Dowell and Bradley Playford Glover and Ken Carter and Randy Graham and Bradford Metcalf and Chris Scott Gilliam and Gary Matson and Winfield Mowder and Buford Furrow and Benjamin Smith and Donald Rudolph and Kevin Ray Patterson and Charles Dennis Kiles and Donald Beauregard and Troy Diver and Mark Wayne McCool and Leo Felton and Erica Chase and Clayton Lee Wagner and Michael Edward Smith and David Burgert and Robert Barefoot Jr. and Sean Gillespie and Ivan Duane Braden and Kevin Harpham and William Krar and Judith Bruey and Edward Feltus and Raymond Kirk Dillard and Adam Lynn Cunningham and Bonnell Hughes and Randall Garrett Cole and James Ray McElroy and Michael Gorbey and Daniel Cowart and Paul Schlesselman and Frederick Thomas and Paul Ross Evans and Matt Goldsby and Jimmy Simmons and Kathy Simmons and Kaye Wiggins and Patricia Hughes and Jeremy Dunahoe and David McMenemy and Bobby Joe Rogers and Francis Grady and Cody Seth Crawford and Ralph Lang and Demetrius Van Crocker and Floyd Raymond Looker and Derek Mathew Shrout and Randolph Linn.