Marquette University, a (supposedly) Catholic, Jesuit
“institution of higher learning,” recently hosted a racially-tailored lunch for
Black and Latino males. Which, come to think of it, also makes it a
sexually-tailored repast. This event, held on campus, was dubbed a “Black Male
Appreciation Luncheon,” and was meant to highlight social injustices that Black
and Latino males experience.
Ironically,
the feast was part of a series of proceedings titled, “Diversity and Inclusion
Programming and Events” that were “designed to promote the richness of
diversity and inclusion, highlighting the intersections of multiple social and
cultural identities,” according to the school’s events calendar. The affair was
sponsored by the “Center for Intercultural Engagement.”
Note to
esteemed educators: limiting this
type of event to only Black (and
Latino) males, while calling it the Black Male Appreciation Luncheon, necessarily contravenes, contradicts,
and undermines your stated mission of promoting “the richness of diversity and
inclusion.”
According
to the sponsor’s description on eventbrite.com, the luncheon “is an event
designed to acknowledge the status of African American male youth by addressing
the following questions: ‘Where have we been? & Where are we going?’” Now
it’s just Black Male youth? Come on,
people, we’re getting less and less
inclusive here! Will your next “Diversity and Inclusion Event” only be open to
Black trans-gendered Republican youth who were born on a Thursday in December
between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon? Or perhaps attendance will be confined to freshman
transvestite Thai marching band members who love bowling and Jennifer Lawrence
flicks? Way to bring us all together! Imagine the intersections of identities!
“Where
have we been?” and “Where are we going?” are questions better asked of all of us. African Americans in
specific, however, have gone from slavery to The White House.
The
country as a whole was once, unquestionably, the world’s most successful
melting pot. Now the same political party that fought- literally and
figuratively- against abolition and desegregation is attempting to balkanize
and destroy America through identity politics. Colleges and universities are
aiding and abetting it in every way possible. Those that dare to hold different
views are not welcome on most campuses.
They
call this diversity and inclusion. The death of reason is upon us.
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