There's a bit of hysteria on conservative websites about this alleged briefing. I have no idea if it's true or rumor, or for that matter, if it's even a big deal. Only one unit is mentioned here. And the briefing took place last year. I'm inclined to think this was an isolated thing and not something that originated higher up. But if true it's disturbing.
"Hundreds of U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Gordon, Georgia, were subjected to a briefing about the dangers of "white privilege."
According to Judicial Watch, in April 2015, soldiers in the 67th Signal Battalion were given a presentation called "Power and Privilege," which included a PowerPoint presentation instructing the attendees, "Our society attaches privilege to being white and male and heterosexual."
Anna Kooiman reported on "Fox and Friends" this morning that Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act request to get any documents and materials related to the briefing.
The response to the request included the entire Equal Opportunity Training PowerPoint presentation entitled "Power and Privilege," which states:
Privilege exists when one group has something of value that is denied to others simply because of the groups they belong to, rather than because of anything they've done or failed to do.
Privilege has become one of those loaded words we need to reclaim so that we can use it to name and illuminate the truth
Race privilege gives whites little reason to pay a lot of attention to African Americans or to how white privilege affects them. "To be white in American [sic] means not having to think about it" [Quotation not attributed]
Our society attaches privilege to being white and male and heterosexual regardless of your social class.
Imagine a school or a workplace where all kinds of people feel comfortable showing up. [sic] valued, accepted, supported, appreciated, respected, belonging. [sic] Something very powerful keeps ..."
U.S. Soldiers Taught About the Dangers of 'White Privilege'
"Hundreds of U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Gordon, Georgia, were subjected to a briefing about the dangers of "white privilege."
According to Judicial Watch, in April 2015, soldiers in the 67th Signal Battalion were given a presentation called "Power and Privilege," which included a PowerPoint presentation instructing the attendees, "Our society attaches privilege to being white and male and heterosexual."
Anna Kooiman reported on "Fox and Friends" this morning that Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act request to get any documents and materials related to the briefing.
The response to the request included the entire Equal Opportunity Training PowerPoint presentation entitled "Power and Privilege," which states:
Privilege exists when one group has something of value that is denied to others simply because of the groups they belong to, rather than because of anything they've done or failed to do.
Privilege has become one of those loaded words we need to reclaim so that we can use it to name and illuminate the truth
Race privilege gives whites little reason to pay a lot of attention to African Americans or to how white privilege affects them. "To be white in American [sic] means not having to think about it" [Quotation not attributed]
Our society attaches privilege to being white and male and heterosexual regardless of your social class.
Imagine a school or a workplace where all kinds of people feel comfortable showing up. [sic] valued, accepted, supported, appreciated, respected, belonging. [sic] Something very powerful keeps ..."
U.S. Soldiers Taught About the Dangers of 'White Privilege'
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