I’ve heard that white men can’t jump, and now I’ve been told they can’t be oppressed, either. That is the case, according to training materials for students who oversee dorms at Northeastern University in Boston.
“Men cannot be oppressed as men, just as whites cannot be oppressed as whites” and “for a male to experience oppression they would also need to be a person of color, gay, disabled or in a lower social class,” states a screenshot of training materials for Northeastern University’s Resident Assistants. “They cannot be oppressed simply because they are male.”
In the age of “white privilege,” ideological arguments such as that are to be expected on leftwing college campuses. At least Northeastern administrators somewhat disavowed themselves from the argument.
“Training for RAs includes discussion of intentionally provocative articles and statements,” a campus spokesperson told The College Fix. “This material is designed to kickstart spirited conversations, which is the lifeblood of any academic institution. No one should presume that these statements represent the position of the university or its administration.”
Yet it’s not uncommon for this viewpoint to be pushed on campus. Case in point: White males were portrayed as “villains” in recent freshman orientation skits at UNC Chapel Hill, according to one eye witness. So prevalent is this notion, MTV this summer even asked its viewers to undergo a “seven-day racial bias cleanse” as part of its docu-drama “White People” that bemoaned white privilege.
The left loves to drive wedges between people, it’s what they do best. Just look at how President Obama has stoked the flames of racial tension during high-profile criminal cases, antagonizing some of the worst racial strife this country has experienced in decades.
We should put away hyphens and simply call ourselves “Americans,” but that’s a notion you’ll never hear on college campuses, where identity politics rule supreme.