In an interview last week with reporters from the New York Times, President Trump claimed that the civil rights movement resulted in discrimination against white men.
…We keep pretending this is some mysterious cultural puzzle, but the data isn’t subtle: men commit the overwhelming majority of violent crime, men cause the overwhelming majority of harm to women, and men generate the overwhelming majority of social chaos.
Acting like this is a philosophical debate instead of a measurable pattern is the actual farce.
During my 35+ years in corporate America I can count on two hands the number of white men who whined about being discriminated against because they lost a job they thought should be theirs to a woman or a person of color. In every case they lost the job because they were not the most qualified candidate, sometimes not qualified at all. But they believed their white maleness gave them rights they didn't deserve or earn. I expect that this ridiculous pronouncement from Trump's EEOC will generate a flood of complaints, 99.9% of which if objectively investigated (they won't be) will be found to be baseless.
In my red primarily white rural county, I tried for 25 years to hire white men willing to landscape and maybe gain a trade. Their response was always the same:”you work too hard”—one of them actually lasted for two hours. Their pay was high but that meant nothing to them. Before they were run out of America because of racism, the Mexican I hired was start, stable, willing to learn and always on time. Perhaps white men have made themselves the elite due to skin color rather than attitude and aptitude. I find no Grace in the white whining but I do find a great loss of moral manhood.
They want to go back to the when I started college the first time - when female professors were rarely seen; classrooms were overwhelmingly white; and female students were excluded from most of the sciences except nursing. It almost guaranteed white males to be the ‘most qualified.’
Let’s not forget that when women began presenting cases in court the desire for control continued. Judges barred them from the courtroom for wearing ‘pantsuits.’ Same desire for control as we see with the ongoing ginned up controversy over hair.
Same. I was in construction. The Hispanics turned up on time. They were sober, ready to work hard and they did not have to take time off to go to drug counseling. Furthermore, they did not steal my tools and equipment.
This whole White Grievance thing is a Conservative bait-and-switch by the Business Wing of the GOP, whose primary function is to help the uber-wealthy get richer, and for Big Business to make money at the expense of small businesses and workers.
The increasing market concentration of literally every sector of the economy; from meat packing to retail to airlines to housebuilders--means that workers get paid less, but also have to pay more for every good and service. The wages of meatpackers, for example, are set by the four huge firms that dominate the industry nationally--producing 85% of American beef--driving down their wages. Consumers then pay more for meat products, whose prices are set by the same four huge firms. And so it goes in every other industry, with the financial difference between what workers are paid and what they have to spend to survive, going into the pockets of Bezos and the other billionaires.
Workers--blue and white collar--get rightly pissed off. But the GOP media machine tells them that it's Latino immigrants and anti-white and anti-male discrimination that's increasing their expenses and depressing their wages. It's the perfect bait-and-switch, that only the Democrats are even willing to talk about.
This is straight up KKK stuff. The Republican Party still can not see the damage that they have done to themselves by embracing the Dixicrats in exchange for votes. Instead of educating those ignorant racists, they just sat back and counted on them to keep Repubs in power. Now those same bozos have taken the Republican Party over and lowered the entire party to their very low level of intelligence, morality and clarity of what the US is about.
Ironic bifurcation regarding the whites described in the article vs the down-and-out lonely white guys that hugely supported Trump/MAGA out of general unprocessed rage and frustration including meaningful job attainment.
Yes! Because obviously this is not about all white men but rather those who called in drunk and lost their job and was replaced by a POC or (gasp) a woman and now feel like it is because he is white, not that he was a f-up, that cost him his job
When I first read 47’s comments, I caught that “invited to” phrase too. What does that mean? Trump is so into victimhood it’s astounding he manages his mental health. Oh, wait …
In 1991 I scored 2nd on a state civil service test. I interviewed and was hired for one of the open positions. The man that was to mentor me refused to help me and told me flat out it was because I was hired because I am a women. In my 29 yr career I watched that generation die off but their institutional racist and misogynistic legacy still lingers as a lighter version. It’s like it’s in the walls.
Women get a leg up if white too. We have more deference paid to us as we are considered "precious." It's a two-edged sword though as people also tend to underrate women generally and white women are included in that, so now we're both precious and lesser than men. It's a fight if you want to do something people consider more difficult or reserved for men.
Well done Judd. However, I'm afraid that your facts will not trump their feelings! To them, if it feels like it's true, it must be true, facts be damned.
I have an anti-DEI critter in my family and that's how they operate. I am an appalled Black man!
I recently learned that “disparate impact” rules have been ordered removed through one of the current presidents executive orders earlier this year. So…any steps to address the imbalances mentioned in this article have been halted.
You never disappoint... often the first to remove the veil and show the truth... thank you... exposing this absurdity was needed since it was laughable to begin with.... who are these men? I would love to watch an interview with a few of them explaining their hardship...if trump has his way he said when the "illegals" have all been removed along with anyone who has non-white skin then the "white men" can go into the fields and pick the fruits and vegetables.... problem solved.... what an evil, vile monster
Yep, clearly discriminatory - in favor of white men.
(PS. I am one, but not proud of it or the advantages I have clearly had throughout my 80 year lifetime.)
Agreed and me too.
…We keep pretending this is some mysterious cultural puzzle, but the data isn’t subtle: men commit the overwhelming majority of violent crime, men cause the overwhelming majority of harm to women, and men generate the overwhelming majority of social chaos.
Acting like this is a philosophical debate instead of a measurable pattern is the actual farce.
Judd, Never afraid to tackle to tough subjects with honesty and integrity with facts.
Truth is alive and well!
We all trust and thank you!
During my 35+ years in corporate America I can count on two hands the number of white men who whined about being discriminated against because they lost a job they thought should be theirs to a woman or a person of color. In every case they lost the job because they were not the most qualified candidate, sometimes not qualified at all. But they believed their white maleness gave them rights they didn't deserve or earn. I expect that this ridiculous pronouncement from Trump's EEOC will generate a flood of complaints, 99.9% of which if objectively investigated (they won't be) will be found to be baseless.
A slippery slope indeed
All aboard the White Fragility Express, with Donald J. Trump as your conductor! Choo choo! Excuse me while I play the world's tiniest violin. 🎻
The tune 🎶 it’s called “Playing to your base”! ….
In my red primarily white rural county, I tried for 25 years to hire white men willing to landscape and maybe gain a trade. Their response was always the same:”you work too hard”—one of them actually lasted for two hours. Their pay was high but that meant nothing to them. Before they were run out of America because of racism, the Mexican I hired was start, stable, willing to learn and always on time. Perhaps white men have made themselves the elite due to skin color rather than attitude and aptitude. I find no Grace in the white whining but I do find a great loss of moral manhood.
They want to go back to the when I started college the first time - when female professors were rarely seen; classrooms were overwhelmingly white; and female students were excluded from most of the sciences except nursing. It almost guaranteed white males to be the ‘most qualified.’
Let’s not forget that when women began presenting cases in court the desire for control continued. Judges barred them from the courtroom for wearing ‘pantsuits.’ Same desire for control as we see with the ongoing ginned up controversy over hair.
Very well put and not an unusual story about hiring workers of color and getting more bang for your buck.
Same. I was in construction. The Hispanics turned up on time. They were sober, ready to work hard and they did not have to take time off to go to drug counseling. Furthermore, they did not steal my tools and equipment.
This whole White Grievance thing is a Conservative bait-and-switch by the Business Wing of the GOP, whose primary function is to help the uber-wealthy get richer, and for Big Business to make money at the expense of small businesses and workers.
The increasing market concentration of literally every sector of the economy; from meat packing to retail to airlines to housebuilders--means that workers get paid less, but also have to pay more for every good and service. The wages of meatpackers, for example, are set by the four huge firms that dominate the industry nationally--producing 85% of American beef--driving down their wages. Consumers then pay more for meat products, whose prices are set by the same four huge firms. And so it goes in every other industry, with the financial difference between what workers are paid and what they have to spend to survive, going into the pockets of Bezos and the other billionaires.
Workers--blue and white collar--get rightly pissed off. But the GOP media machine tells them that it's Latino immigrants and anti-white and anti-male discrimination that's increasing their expenses and depressing their wages. It's the perfect bait-and-switch, that only the Democrats are even willing to talk about.
I'm feeling the Bern here.
This is straight up KKK stuff. The Republican Party still can not see the damage that they have done to themselves by embracing the Dixicrats in exchange for votes. Instead of educating those ignorant racists, they just sat back and counted on them to keep Repubs in power. Now those same bozos have taken the Republican Party over and lowered the entire party to their very low level of intelligence, morality and clarity of what the US is about.
Ironic bifurcation regarding the whites described in the article vs the down-and-out lonely white guys that hugely supported Trump/MAGA out of general unprocessed rage and frustration including meaningful job attainment.
Yes! Because obviously this is not about all white men but rather those who called in drunk and lost their job and was replaced by a POC or (gasp) a woman and now feel like it is because he is white, not that he was a f-up, that cost him his job
When I first read 47’s comments, I caught that “invited to” phrase too. What does that mean? Trump is so into victimhood it’s astounding he manages his mental health. Oh, wait …
In 1991 I scored 2nd on a state civil service test. I interviewed and was hired for one of the open positions. The man that was to mentor me refused to help me and told me flat out it was because I was hired because I am a women. In my 29 yr career I watched that generation die off but their institutional racist and misogynistic legacy still lingers as a lighter version. It’s like it’s in the walls.
Women get a leg up if white too. We have more deference paid to us as we are considered "precious." It's a two-edged sword though as people also tend to underrate women generally and white women are included in that, so now we're both precious and lesser than men. It's a fight if you want to do something people consider more difficult or reserved for men.
Bondi, Noem, and Leavitt are doing no favors to their gender.
Yah, they piss me off royally for sure.
Well….just like the white males of the species, there are totally worthless women also.
If Beattie said, “[c]ompetent white men must be in charge if you want things to work.” Why would he want to work for Trump? 😉
Well done Judd. However, I'm afraid that your facts will not trump their feelings! To them, if it feels like it's true, it must be true, facts be damned.
I have an anti-DEI critter in my family and that's how they operate. I am an appalled Black man!
And to think a white man just told me he is as vulnerable as I am - not to me and not according to the data, thanks Judd.
Thanks, Judd for putting these numbers out so clearly, simply. And thanks to readers for so many heart-warming anecdotal comments!! Great post!!
I recently learned that “disparate impact” rules have been ordered removed through one of the current presidents executive orders earlier this year. So…any steps to address the imbalances mentioned in this article have been halted.
You never disappoint... often the first to remove the veil and show the truth... thank you... exposing this absurdity was needed since it was laughable to begin with.... who are these men? I would love to watch an interview with a few of them explaining their hardship...if trump has his way he said when the "illegals" have all been removed along with anyone who has non-white skin then the "white men" can go into the fields and pick the fruits and vegetables.... problem solved.... what an evil, vile monster