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    "StopWhitePeople" Training Course Offered to College’s Resident Assistants

    The taxpayer-funded State University of New York at Binghamton offered a training course to student resident assistants titled #StopWhitePeople2K16 — and the backlash has been fierce. A school newspaper, the Binghamton Review, included an image of the course title and description in its report:

    RA-stopwhitepeople2k16.jpg


    “The premise of this session is to help others take the next step in understanding diversity, privilege, and the society we function within,” the description of the training reads. “Learning about these topics is a good first step, but when encountered with ‘good’ arguments from uneducated people, how do you respond? This open discussion will give attendees the tools to do so, and hopefully expand upon what they already may know.”

    The #StopWhitePeople2K16 training was facilitated by three student resident assistants. RAs typically live on residence hall floors with students and help them adjust to college life. Since word spread about the course, reactions have been strong — decidedly in opposition to it, along with plenty of accusations of racism. Here are some from the Binghamton Review’s Facebook page:

    "Just waiting for the Kill white people quickly and easily classes to be advertised.”
    “Typical liberal hypocrite BS … Hopefully there will be some people with b***s to call this out for what it is. Racism at its lowest.”
    “This is racist and disgusting. I’m ashamed that this is happening in the city I live in. Who wants to protest?!”
    “Looks like it’s time to defund SUNY.”
    “Can’t believe this racist liberal cesspool is somehow running. All organizers should apologize and immediately be fired. Ridiculous racism.”
    “This is actually appalling.”
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    This may be the biggest lying full-of-crap speech Obama has ever made....



    He is a chief enabler of the racist jackassery going on in our Country today.
    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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    • #3
      Ya know, anybody with half a brain should be able to do a simple test for racism... simply replace the word "White" with "Black" and see if it causes concern....
      "StopBlackPeople" Training Course Offered to College’s Resident Assistants


      Yeah, Obama would be on the phone with Loretta Lynch in a heartbeat!
      The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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      • #4
        While diversity stuff is usually right up my alley, it seems someone here decided on an intentionally provoking class title. The content though... "good" argument... doesn't leave me with much confidence that this was a good class on the issues.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Leonhard View Post
          While diversity stuff is usually right up my alley, it seems someone here decided on an intentionally provoking class title.
          The point was almost certainly to make a provocative title just to get attention. So when people get all hot and bothered about it, they're actually doing exactly what the people who made it wanted.

          Of course, doing this sort of thing is always a bit of a gamble, because you have a chance of overshooting and being so controversial that you end up getting the thing shut down.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Leonhard View Post
            While diversity stuff is usually right up my alley, it seems someone here decided on an intentionally provoking class title. The content though... "good" argument... doesn't leave me with much confidence that this was a good class on the issues.
            No Leonhard, the course title is racist - period. Like CP said, if the course was titled "StopBlackPeople" don't you think heads would roll? People fired?
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Leonhard View Post
              While diversity stuff is usually right up my alley, it seems someone here decided on an intentionally provoking class title. The content though... "good" argument... doesn't leave me with much confidence that this was a good class on the issues.
              All it does is heighten racial tension. It's not about encouraging honest dialogue.
              The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Terraceth View Post
                The point was almost certainly to make a provocative title just to get attention. So when people get all hot and bothered about it, they're actually doing exactly what the people who made it wanted.
                I don't think anybody here is getting "hot and bothered" about it, if that's what you were implying. I think we're simply pointing out the utter hypocrisy.

                Of course, doing this sort of thing is always a bit of a gamble, because you have a chance of overshooting and being so controversial that you end up getting the thing shut down.
                There is an element, as even Houston's New Black Panther Party leader Quannel X has pointed out, of "let's start a race war" in some of the "freedom of expression" coming from blacks.
                The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                  All it does is heighten racial tension. It's not about encouraging honest dialogue.
                  I'm dubious about the content of this particular class, and I agree with you with the title. You won't get me to dislike all diversity and racial issue classes though.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by seer View Post
                    No Leonhard, the course title is racist - period. Like CP said, if the course was titled "StopBlackPeople" don't you think heads would roll? People fired?
                    I never said the title wasn't racist. And no I don't expect or want anyone to be fired.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Leonhard View Post
                      I'm dubious about the content of this particular class, and I agree with you with the title. You won't get me to dislike all diversity and racial issue classes though.
                      There needs to be at least a HINT that they either intend to cover factual information from a historic point of view, or are making a reasonable attempt to make things better.
                      The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                      • #12
                        Even if it was done just to garner attention for the class, it was done in poor taste. Very poor taste.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                          I don't think anybody here is getting "hot and bothered" about it, if that's what you were implying. I think we're simply pointing out the utter hypocrisy.
                          Silly cow poker. Dontcha know that bringing it up means that you're hot and bothered about it?
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
                            Silly cow poker. Dontcha know that bringing it up means that you're hot and bothered about it?
                            Now THAT makes me mad!!!!! There ain't a whole lot of stuff that makes me mad, but THAT makes me mad!!!!!




                            oh, wait....



                            nevermind
                            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                            • #15
                              What about diversity classes for paranoids?


                              Oh, yeah, right - you're ALL out to get us now!!!!

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