Toxic Victimhood

The new "woke" movement hurts minorities by pushing a "victim" mentality, says professor John McWhorter, author of "Woke Racism."
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Ibram Kendi, the media's favorite race “expert" says: "Every person, every idea ... is either racist or anti-racist."

McWhorter calls this CULT-like thinking.

It does sound a little like a cult. Kendi says things like "the heartbeat of anti-racism is confession."

"A new religion has arisen!" McWhorter says. "And more to the point, that it's a shitty religion."

The religion leads some people "to fashion a victimization identity ... a luxury available to people who aren't really suffering that much.”

The video above, explains how this new religion hurts minorities.

[AZWallbreaker]

My Nigerian parents NEVER mentioned racism or any other -isms once to my siblings and I. Boy, they were STRICT about having good grades at school and good behavior anywhere we went. As adults, we're grateful to have parents to keep us in line when we were kids!

[brkbtjunkie]

Imagine thinking everything is about you.

[VIKDR]

Racism 1850 - "You are my property!"
Racism 2021 - "This test is hard!"

[hollowdog]

“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”
― George Carlin

[mobiusraptor]

As a Black man, I cannot wait for books like "White Fragility" and "How to be Anti-Racist" to be seen by history in the same way as "The Communist Manifesto" and "Mein Kampf".

[yackemflaber]

A big reason these people are "winning" is that they refuse to debate people who would contradict their beliefs. They only go on programs that will support them out right or only push back a little bit.

[moonstruck]

"To fashion a victimization identity is a luxury available to people who aren't suffering that much" - well said !

[cainabel]

“You’re racist!! Now give me money.” - CRT grifters

[addusernamehere]

"Toxic Victimhood" is a term that NEEDED to be invented. Thank you, John Stossel, for helping popularize it.

[azmike]

Apparently neither Diangelo nor Kendi has heard of Thomas Sowell, who would destroy their "facts" easily.

[meetthekitties]

When victimhood becomes currency, expect a crap load of counterfeiters

[Drako]

"The heartbeat of anti-racism is confession."

If that doesn't scream "cult!" to you, I don't know what else will.

[NotMyWar]

“To fashion a victim identity is a luxury afforded to people that aren’t really suffering.” Tell me that doesn’t hit you like a ton of bricks.

[discodynamitetnt]

"the tests aren't unfair. LIFE is not fair, the tests measures the results." -Thomas Sowell

[iamfodder]

Jordan Peterson has a great video when this philosophy is taken to it's sad end..."When victimhood leads to genocide." Don't think it can go that far? Look around at what we're seeing in this country right now....we are split at the seams almost exactly 50/50...civil war isn't as far away as one might think. Both sides are reaching the tolerance breaking point.

[mustang]

This new critical social justice movement turns MLK's dream into a nightmare.

[abolutzero]

Imagine having the hubris to believe you and you alone speak for anyone and everyone with similar skin tone. That’s horrifyingly conceited.

[tokesalotta]

One of the worst traits of people is to blame others for their failures. These two are exploiting that

[dr.winstonsmith]

To McWhorter’s last point: this is why the powers that be never want to emerge from pandemic mode.

[lancegerber]

"To fashion a victimization identity is a luxury available to people who aren't really suffering that much."

One of the best quotes I've heard in a long time. Well done professor.