Category: Race
-
More on the Alternative Right
What exactly is the alternative right (alt-right), and how does it differ from other views on the right? Yesterday I argued that John Derbyshire's definition is useless because too broad. Jacques by e-mail contributes the following: If the alt-right is simply the (or a) right-wing alternative to the mainstream or dominant kind of conservatism, you…
-
Heather MacDonald Stole My Title!
Here is my Black Lies Matter! post. Here is hers. I'll allow that hers is better. And that she is prettier.
-
The Arab World Pays a High Price for its Anti-Semitism
Bret Stephens: If you want the short answer for why the Arab world is sliding into the abyss, look no further than this little incident. It did itself in chiefly through its long-abiding and all-consuming hatred of Israel, and of Jews. [. . .] Yet the fact remains that over the past 70 years the…
-
On ‘Over-Represent’
If you fancy yourself clear-thinking, then you ought to be very careful with the word 'over-represent' and its opposite. They are ambiguous as between normative and non-normative readings. It is just a fact that there are proportionately more Asians than blacks in the elite high schools of New York City. But it doesn't follow that…
-
Profiling, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Everybody profiles. Liberals are no exception. Liberals reveal their prejudices by where they live, shop, send their kids to school, and with whom they associate. The word 'prejudice' needs analysis. It could refer to blind prejudice: unreasoning, reflexive (as opposed to reflective) aversion to what is other just because it is other, or to an unreasoning…
-
Is Race a False Theory? Is it a Theory at All?
A strange idea has gained currency recently, namely, that racial differences are invented, that race is a social construct, a theory, indeed a false theory. And so we hear David Livingstone Smith, a professor of philosophy from the University of New England, asserting that "Phenotypic diversity is a fact, but race is a theory." Malcolm Pollack…
-
The Peculiar Madness of Charles Blow
I am tempted to run a pun past his name. It is a temptation I will resist. I've seen him on C-SPAN and I've read too many of his columns from the piss-poor pages of the Grey Lady's Op-Ed section. Nice guy, apparently, lovely wife. But a fool. Judge for yourself. Related articles Like Being…
-
The Biggest Racial Lie
David Horowitz on 'progressive' race mendacity. The man is a national treasure. Read his books. Learn something. Related articles David Horowitz versus Slavoj Zizek The Danger of Appeasing the Intolerant Politics
-
‘Again’ a Racist Dog Whistle? More Leftist Scumbaggery
Some liberal-left idiot is arguing that 'again' in Donald Trump's 'Make America Great Again' is a racist 'dog whistle.' The suggestion is that Trump wants to bring back slavery and Jim Crow. Yet another proof that there is nothing so vile and contemptible and fundamentally stupid that some liberal won't embrace it. If you think…
-
‘Redskins’ Update
Apparently, nine out of ten American Indians are not offended by the Redskins name, thereby demonstrating that they have more sense than the typical liberal. This calls for a reposting of an entry from August 2013. Enjoy! 'Redskin' Offensive? What About 'Guinea Pig'? Apparently, the online magazine Slate will no longer be referring to…
-
Making America Mexico Again
There is, however, a minor problem with this notion, namely, that Mexican invaders will then have to travel so much farther north to get to a place worth living in. The graphic below is from a recent Trump protest rally in California. Now Trump's negatives have been on display for a long time and there…
-
A Leftist Assault on Grammar as Racist
The destructiveness of the Left extends even unto our alma mater, the English language. London Karl, who sent me the YouTube link, comments: Guardian writer declares that those who like to use correct grammar are likely to be 'whiter' 'older' and 'wealthier' than those they correct. The irony of her being an editor on a…
-
Mugged by a Philosopher
The Thinking Housewife: THE greatest academic gig is that of the black philosopher. Spout hackneyed and malicious political slogans and you will be treated as a paragon of wisdom. George Yancy is a professor of philosophy at Emory University. In addition to being a rising star in the field of “body politics, ” he specializes in Critical…
-
White Elites versus White America
My man Hanson. I can't touch him, so I quote him: There are two characteristics common to popular uses of the term “white”: It is almost always used pejoratively, and it is mostly voiced by elites of all backgrounds — and usually as a slur against the white working and “clinger” classes. So “the Latino…
-
Is it Racist to Refuse to Rent to Criminals?
Contemporary liberals use 'racist' as an all-purpose semantic bludgeon. It can mean almost anything depending on what the lefty agenda is at the moment. For example, if you point out the dangers of radical Islam you may get yourself labeled a 'racist' even though Islam is not a race but a religion. Examples are legion. …