The patriarchy continues to crumble and straight, mostly white dudes really aren’t handling it well.
Earlier this week, writer Theo Hobson whined about how straight men are being “marginalized” and shamed into no longer having sex in an op-ed titled Has straight sex become shameful?
Now, blogger Joshua Broom has penned an essay titled There’s nothing wrong with being white in which he complains about how every other group gets to have pride except for straight, white people. And that’s, like, so not cool!
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“What is so caustic about a Caucasian who is simply proud to be Caucasian?” Broom wonders. “Why does the very mention of white affirmation spark such outrage and condemnation?”
After all, he adds, “White pride is no different from any other form of ethnic or lifestyle pride. At its essence, it does not promote hatred, bigotry, or racism. It is what it is.”
Never mind the fact that there’s an entire Wikipedia page about the deeply racist roots of the white pride movement.
Broom continues:
In a land of free speech, is it not hypocritical that every ethnicity and sexual orientation, besides white and straight, enjoy a safe-space for unfiltered expression?
Yet, far beyond this expression, non-whites and LBGTQ — along with their sympathizers — can blatantly censor, shame, and exclude hetero-Caucasian voices from these platforms.
In addition, these coddled minorities are also granted months, weeks, and days to further their ascendance and pride.
Broom believes people have become “obsessed with subverting white history and pride.”
“All that forms now in the upcoming generation’s clouded eyes is the leftist-version of white history,” he complains, “one of oppression of all other groups.”
Well, if the shoe fits!
As a result, Broom laments, there is now a growing “resentment toward white America.”
Josh, if you’re reading, it’s not “white America” people resent. It’s whiney white supremacists like yourself who we don’t like. #sorrynotsorry
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Creamsicle
These Straight White Pride promoters should just fucking try and do it. Nothing is stopping them from applying for permits and booking vendors and performers. They’ll either end up attracting enough alt-right morons, creating another Charlottesville, and become known as White Supremacist March organizers, or they’ll look at their parade and realize that society is already set up to favor them and they don’t need a special event to feel safe holding hands or kissing in public.
If we ever get to the point that straight people are getting bashed in the streets for being visibly heterosexual then I will be the first to advocate that they need help. Until then, it’s pretty obvious that they’re being willfully obtuse about the history of Pride and why it’s still necessary. This is nothing but incendiary rhetoric to provoke a reaction so that they have an excuse call us “snowflakes,” (because that seems to be the extent of conservative creativity) and pretend like they just landed a sick burn.
MaxTaste
To Theo and Joshua: Cry me a river, build me a bridge, and get over it.
Kangol
Well, given that nearly every street in my neighborhood, every major landmark, most private buildings and companies that aren’t named after pepole, every government building including schools, the county I live in, nearby cities, etc. is named after a white person, usually a straight white male, I’m not sure where this idea that whiteness and white history–as he put it–is going out of style. A few changes, a bit more acknowledgement of the rich history of our US past, etc., hasn’t dislodged the fact that white people, and white men in particular, overwhelmingly control this society. I mean, look who’s sitting in the White House, who controls the Congress, and the Supreme Court!
Lookyloo
Lemme help this poor man (long post to follow).
There is no ‘white heritage’ stuff in the U.S. because white people know where they came from. Unlike black people in the U.S. whose histories were erased via the slavery system. That’s why black or African-American is a ‘heritage’ in the U.S. but white heritage is put in terms of German, Irish, Dutch, etc. Latino people usually separate their events into heritage specific things that way, too.
Hence things like Octoberfest and St. Patricks Day and other lesser known euro-ethinic celebrations that celebrate various white-skewed heritages. Latino-American people usually separate their events into heritage specific things that way, too. Cinco de Mayo is Mexican-American, the Dominican Day parades are, well, Dominican-Americans.. and so on.
Plus, there are also lots of niche “little” cities all over America promoting/celebrating/living every kind of white euro and eurasian heritage – such as the many Little Italies and Germantowns across the U.S (there’s lots others.. like almost every other).
Some white people also complain about the fact there’s a Black Congressional Caucus but there’s ALSO every kind of euro-white Congressional Caucus as well. They’re just named in categories of country like the Congressional Albanian Caucus and Congressional Friends of Denmark Caucus instead of just a ‘basic white caucus’… Because, like we just learned, white people know their actual heritage… and they take pride in those heritages in many ways with no problems at all.
Let’s talk about ‘White Pride’ now, sir. Historically, in the U.S. (learn your history), anything regarding ‘white pride’ is expressly formulated to oppress non-whites – whereas non-whites expressing pride or heritage is expressly with the intent to achieve equality to whites. That’s why moral people of every heritage scoff at promoting white-pride in the U.S.
Regarding Straight Pride… Well.. The day straight people start physically harassed regularly for things like ‘telling people they’re straight’ or ‘holding hands in public’, we’ll talk about the need for a celebration to boost self-pride in straight people.
Hope this helped.
Mick406
“Well, if the shoe fits! ”
Well, the shoe DOESN’T fit! Not me, at least. I’m white and very proud of it. But that doesn’t make me a racist either. It DOES feel bad to hear so many disparaging remarks about white people simply because they ARE white! And one thing to remember . . . it was white people’s brains who built this country. I know . . . . I know . . . . on the backs of the labor of Blacks, Chinese, Irish, and Italian immigrants and the like. BUT . . . being the grandson of an Italian immigrant, I’m glad my grandfather started out here as a laborer. Today, ALL his ‘children’ have prestigious jobs. ‘We’ white people, work too! Others should follow that principle too. Work! And stop griping about what you don’t have and how it is the fault of white people. I’m not a racist. I’m a realist.
startenout
You’re calling slavery, thievery and outright murder of indigenous and other people of color “brains.” Thats exactly why we don’t need white pride. You have too much pride in the ignorance and racism of your “founding Fathers” as it is.
Reminder, the “settlers” wouldn’t have survived their first winter without the aid of the people they went forth to murder. There’s some brains…repay kindness with killing.
Juanjo
Mick – if you are of Italian ancestry, you are not White, as that term has been used in the US. Italians, along with Blacks, Slavs and Jews were “proven” to be mentally inferior to White people. Italians, in particular, were shown to be prone to violence and substance abuse. You have no control over your own physical impulses which is why Italians had huge families they could not support. This is why they were constantly being arrested for beating their wives and children, engaging in violent crime in the streets, and were unfit for any work other than basic physical labor. Not to mention you were completely unable to understand basic concepts like representative democracy and would do as your priest and/or mafia boss instructed you to do in all areas of your life.
CoachS
Saint Joseph’s Day…? and for the Irish (myself included), St Patrick’s Day. There really already is a “Pride” day for the sacrifices your grandparents made. There’s really a Pride for almost everything. Unlike some, I don’t have a problem with people celebrating their heritage… but a generic “straight white pride” movement seems a little reminiscent of… umm… the night riders. The fact that I was born with Caucasian pigmentation is nice but it hardly seems something to celebrate.
Kangol
You are a racist.
hithere2
I find it ironic that after this post, where you basically spout things from White Supremacy 101 and the myths of the good immigrants who pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and hard-working white people (unlike people who just “gripe” – and who might those people be? Hmmmm…?) that you then end it with “I’m not a racist.” Kangol is right – you are a racist, you just don’t realize it. People don’t make disparaging remarks about white people simply because they are white, people make disparaging remarks about white people when they say racist things like this and don’t seem to realize that it’s racist. Anti-racist people would never say the things that you say here.
Lookyloo
Mick406 – So you’re Italian-American but because you’re ‘white’ you lump yourself in with the NOT-Italian men who created/founded the U.S.A…?
That is some meek white-power b.s., right there, my friend.
Go be proud of your Italian heritage. That’s what rational whites in the U.S. do – They’re proud Dutch, proud Irish, proud Polish. But trying to lump ‘white’ as some heritage you can glom onto. That’s b.s.
Also, if people speak broadly about white people in a negative way – Just remember, you’re 70% of the population, the vast majority in Congress and Governorships, 7 out of 9 Supreme Court justices, hold 90% of CEO positions and on and on and on — Hope that makes you feel better.
ps – if you don’t understand why ‘black’ is a heritage in the U.S. but ‘white’ isn’t – you might’ve forgotten how the slavery-system wiped black people’s actual heritage from records/knowledge so they only have ‘black-american’ to id as.. white people don’t have that problem.
IAmUp4It
How about the centuries of straight whiteness? Maybe in the 22nd century, we’ll consider giving up pride month by that time everyone will be LGBT so not likely!
radiooutmike
You don’t need Pride if you’re in the dominant class.
Everything is yours already. Various ethnic and all sorts of minority groups have ‘pride’ celebrations to celebrate what makes them uniquely them. Every day is a celebration of white, straight, christian male-oriented views.
hayesj
I am definitely not ashamed of being white, but I am ashamed and disgusted by other white people who think they are better than others simply because of their skin color. Believe me, they’re not.
Mick406
Juanjo
I always read your posts and always enjoy them. You are very intelligent and wise. Methinks you are older, like me. You use ‘wisdom’ in your words. But, I must protest.
Some thoughts on your comments:
1. I believe I AM white because not only is that how the government classifies me, but so does my DNA tests and the ‘groupings’ of people on ancestory sites. Personally, I always wanted to check the box that said ‘Mediterranean’, if not ‘Italian’. I’m truly not bleach white as those from Scandinavian countries. I am lightly tanned and damned good looking! Ha.
2. When you said Italians were not very intelligent, I couldn’t tell if you were serious or were just quoting some old misgivings from 100 years ago. With that, I’ll just say that I strongly disagree. Rome gave us government, gave us laws, along with the Greeks. During the Renaissance, it was the Italians who produced marvelous artistic works, music compositions, and writings that changed the world. Think Michelangelo and DiVinci. I, and all my brothers and sisters scored the highest IQ’s at our school. I know because when in high school, I worked in the office, and when I was in there alone I was able to sneak a peek at all the IQ test scores. Plus, the teachers always told my parents that
3. As for violence and substance abuse . . . . what ethnic population DOESN’T have that?! Yes, I know the Mafia led the pack, but the Irish were considered drinkers and fighters and the list could go on. Finis.
4. No control over our physical impulses. Wow! You failed to remember that the vast majority of Italians, Irish, Polish, and Mexicans (Latinos) are Catholics. Birth control was not practiced. Plus, a lot of Italians had farm land, and children were needed to help with the work. Just like White farm folks did. You make it sound as if Italians are sexual animals. If anything you have said doesn’t proclaim racism, then THIS comment sure does!
I’m going to stop enumerating because all the rest of your message was filled with outright false statements, plus reeked of more racial innuendo. All those things you cited occurred in any large inner city, especially on the East coast. My father didn’t beat my mother, and ‘my people’ were much more than skilled laborers: machinests, doctors, professors, TV producers and high school teachers. And TOTALLY forget the idea that we walked lockstep with whatever the priest told us. That is an anti-Catholic myth. In fact, my father told me the priests would always tell them to learn English, go to school, participate in our democracy and to go forth and be productive citizens. Assimilate! I remember particularly these words my Dad told us kids. The priest fervently admonished them to “Forget where you came from. Forget the ‘old country’ and be a PART of this great America! You are here now. Forget the past!” My Dad was a leader and held elected offices. I was once Press Secretary to our Governor. Italians are not lame-brains! You name any other segment of society that didn’t have gangs or malcontents. You painted ALL these subjects with a broad brush.
Lastly, I concede that Italians in some places, such as Boston, can fit in all your remarks. But this is a very small segment of the population, and sadly the one most depicted on crime shows that have Italians in them. Good fodder for a story.
Nothing has changed about my opinion of your intellect, although I think you were FAR off base. I will continue to read your comments as I have always done. I’m ‘flexible’ because I have said many of the same things about Mexicans you said about Italians. We all have our ‘opinions’. Lastly, I once again say I am not racist. And I’m not pro-White. I’m against White bashing for the sake of it.
And if ANY of you negative posters who called me names are reading this, it was never more evident that you are of single mindedness and carry much more antagonism and hatred for those not of YOUR color!
Peace to All!
Stilinski26
Yeah keep on dividing people thats really gonna help LGBT in the future
tghost54
It’s an inferiority complex.
The Straight European male pretty much created the modern world.
All the modern inventions from electricity to cars to television to computers to smartphones to modern skyscraper architecture are all inventions of Western Civilization. The civilization the entire world has copied.
Those that are not European males feel inferior to a civilization that has achieved so much.
They resent any acknowledgement of pride in Europeans around the world for their achievements and in their ancestors..
You will note that any discovery Europeans make in space is not a European achievement anymore, it’s an achievement for “mankind” or ” humanity” so everyone not involved with the achievement feels included and doesn’t get their feelings hurt.
That’s why Trump is in the White House boys.
The left pushed too hard and now the ” straight white male” is pushing back.
Everyone repeat everyone should be encouraged to have pride in their people and culture. America is a transplant of European civilization created by European men. Be greatful for what we take for granted everyday.