Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Inflammatory Talk Season 6 Coming

Inflammatory Talk, a podcast created by Mr Midnight Movie and Jewish Producer will begin the 6th season in August, 2017.  Now in their 6th year of podcasting, MMM and JP have been discussing segment ideas and aligning potential interviews for the new season.

Also look out for discussions with classic callers such as Debi Daly, Beppe Grillo, Chris Nelson and The Great Andy Bong. 

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

White Guilt: Still Wrong

It has always intrigued me: the trope of a white person travelling abroad to “find themselves.” Turn on the TV, open a magazine, look to your left: there it is. Furthermore, despite being the minority in many of these countries, white people still manage to inject their privilege into every aspect of their experience, all under the guise of “exploring and understanding.” This is called white guilt. The classic Hollywood-spun tale of a group of Caucasians briefly changing their race or cultural practices, but refusing to relinquish any privilege.
Films like Seven Years in Tibet, the Last Samurai, even James Cameron’s Avatar, support the problematic view of the white man as the savior to the savage peoples of the “outside” world. Often in these films, the citizens of the country being visited are portrayed through stereotypes and very little meaningful dialogue with the main character. White mainstream media’s opinion of brown people is so consistently low that when important roles do arise for people of color, they are given to white people with vaguely ethnic features. At this point, any depiction of a brown person by someone who is not a person of color is invalid. In a world where white people are being constantly praised and rewarded for having basic human decency and understanding of culture, we have a lot of work ahead of us.
Until we stop encouraging white mediocrity in our media, we will continue to disenfranchise a growing population of young people of color looking for their place in their own cultures. Few things are more affirming than seeing yourself reflected back in a positive light. Representation and mentorship allow people of color to set our goals high, make mistakes, follow our hearts and to grow and glow, unhindered by expectation.
The brown people of the world do not exist to answer your existential questions. We are not props or costumes. White fragility is not sponsored by the continents of Africa and Asia. So the next time you find yourself presented with an opportunity provided to you by your privilege, wield it with intention. Accurate and positive representation is such an infinitely powerful tool and one that is well within our grasp.

Link: https://www.lawrentian.com/archives/1010580

LETTER: Narrative of white guilt

I am writing this letter after listening to a Radio 702 debate hosted by Eusebius McKaiser on the legacy of former president FW de Klerk.
This comes after a black boy in Coligny was allegedly murdered by white farmers, who were released on bail by a black magistrate.
In addition, President Jacob Zuma has lashed out at white people for marching against the crisis in our country. This has prompted some senior leaders in the ANC to complain that white people are committing treason.
An unfortunate narrative is developing that says all white people are guilty by virtue of the colour of their skin. If we were to adopt the approach, then all black men would have to be locked up if a black man commits a rape.
Just because the radio host concerned happens to be black does not mean he understands or shares my views on race issues. As it happens, I almost always disagree with his views on race and sexuality.
What McKaiser does not realise is that he is no different from the presenters at ANN7, who lack objectivity when they are passionate about a particular issue.
Lazola Vabaza Pretoria

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Tom Tancredo Discusses White Guilt

http://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/786097?section=Newsmax-Tv&keywords=tom-tancredo-white-guilt-racism-immigration&year=2017&month=04&date=24&id=786097&aliaspath=%2FManage%2FArticles%2FTemplate-Main&oref=www.google.com

Friday, February 10, 2017

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Is 2017 the Year White Guilt Ends?


White Guilt, White Privilege, White.  Three terms thrown around in the past year or so. All with negative connotations.  With this year’s Presidential election decided pretty much by a handful of white voters, does any of this change?
White Guilt
White Guilt is the individual or collective guilt felt by some white people for harm resulting from racist treatment of ethnic minorities by other white people both historically and currently. (Shelby Steele. A World of Difference: White Guilt) White guilt has been described as one of the psychosocial costs of racism for white individuals along with empathy (sadness and anger) for victims of racism and fear of non-whites. (Lisa Spanierman. Psychosocial Costs of Racism to Whites Scale. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 51(2):249–262 Apr 2004.)

Read the rest of the article here!

Sunday, January 15, 2017

White Guilt

Mr Midnight Movie is an entertainer from Culver City, California.  Society shaped his world views, especially in the way he looks at race and ethnicity in the world.  America needs change both in attitude and in legal structure.  The media has been damaging for their one-sided exposes on race.  Politicians and coworkers have created an atmosphere akin to walking on eggshells. 
Don't let white guilt ruin your day!

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Book Recommendation





White Guilt by Shelby Steele
ISBN: 0060578629
Publication Date: 2006-05-02

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