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Ibram X. Kendi says that he's an anti-racist. Like Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson and Joy Reid, Kendi is projecting what he actually is--a racist who believes that by wearing a costume of victimhood, and by being Black, he can spout racist crap and not face the same consequences if that nonsense crap were spouted by a White person.
But don't criticize Kendi because he will label you a racist if you do. Only Kendi and other "victims" of "the system" can do the criticizing. Convenient, right?
On Friday, Kendi shared a news article on Twitter of a survey that determined over one-third of White students lied or misrepresented their race on college applications, and over four-fifths did so to improve their chances of being accepted. About half of them admitted they lied to improve their chances of being awarded financial aid earmarked for minority students.
The Post Millennial correctly wrote, "[I]f white privilege is so prevalent and persuasive, why would white kids feel the need to disguise their whiteness in order to gain admittance to college and aid to help them attend? Could it be that these white students felt that as opposed to giving them an edge, their whiteness was a hindrance to admittance?"
On Friday, Kendi shared a news article on Twitter of a survey that determined over one-third of White students lied or misrepresented their race on college applications, and over four-fifths did so to improve their chances of being accepted. About half of them admitted they lied to improve their chances of being awarded financial aid earmarked for minority students.
Kendi then tweeted:
"More than a third of White students lied about their race on college applications, and about half of these applicants lied about being Native American. More than three-fourths of these students who lied about their race were accepted."
He was likely trying to show how horribly dishonest White people are, but overlooked the reasoning behind the fake identities of the White applicants.
Kendi quickly deleted his tweet and it became the catalyst for the mockery that followed The Boston College professor inadvertently undermined his own claims about systemic racism and White privilege in America.
The Post Millennial correctly wrote, "[I]f white privilege is so prevalent and persuasive, why would white kids feel the need to disguise their whiteness in order to gain admittance to college and aid to help them attend? Could it be that these white students felt that as opposed to giving them an edge, their whiteness was a hindrance to admittance?"
Another critic on Twitter, Jack Posobiec, also pointed out a similar notion as to why White kids lied as such and Posobiec later said that he "broke" Kendi.
"Jack couldn't deny his lies so this is how he responded. And his 'broke' reference has a long history within racist structures. White enslavers boasted of *breaking* Black people (when they did not *break* Black people)," Kendi said. "The resistance never stopped then and it won't stop today."
"A White man is attacking a Black person with lies (which are violent). The Black person resists. The White man keeps attacking until he declares he 'broke' the Black person," Kendi responded to one person on Twitter. "That's the context. Seek a book about slavery."
"A White man is attacking a Black person with lies (which are violent). The Black person resists. The White man keeps attacking until he declares he 'broke' the Black person," Kendi responded to one person on Twitter. "That's the context. Seek a book about slavery."
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So rather than having an intellectual argument about the reasoning behind the criticisms of Kendi, he instead pulled the old "race card" on Posobiec saying the "broke" comment "has a long history within racist structures."
Really? I thought "broke" referred to cowboys taming wild horses. I never heard it used in a racist way ever. Maybe you have, so comment below if you can find a reference.
Kendi's cowardly claim that criticism from white people is "violent" merely shows that he would say anything to avoid a real discussion on the matter.
It's almost obvious why a White kid would identify as a minority race on a college application. It isn't the right thing to do, but it's clear why anyone would do that.
There is no question whatsoever that minorities have an advantage when it comes to financial aid and admission to colleges. Consider the Harvard scandal in which Whites, and especially Asians, had a significantly higher bar to climb to get into the prestigious school, while a lower bar was in place for Blacks and other minorities.
When you consider this kind of thinking, you might conclude the "racist" label is being put on the wrong group of people. It needs to be put squarely on the shoulders of the race hustlers.
