Vimal Patel, The Eagle (Bryan, Texas), February 5, 2009
Joe Feagin sorted stacks of journals from a study that asked 626 white students to record racial incidents they had witnessed.
The study, in which the students nationwide documented about 7,500 “blatantly racist” scenes over a period of about eight weeks, provided a glimpse into how prevalent racism is even these days, the Texas A&M sociology professor said.
“A lot of it’s what people do over two beers with friends and relatives,” Feagin said before he delivered a lecture titled “White Students and Backstage Racism” to about 90 students and community members in the Memorial Student Center on Wednesday night.
“What’s happened with white Americans is we’ve learned to do the blatantly racist stuff only with friends and relatives,” he said.
The bulk of the lecture was about the 2003 study’s findings. He and a former graduate student of his, Leslie H. Picca, co-authored a book about the study, Two-Faced Racism: Whites in the Backstage and Frontstage.
They plan to write a book based on the same study after examining the journals of black students, Feagin said.
Feagin spoke as part of Social Justice Week, which began Monday and continues Thursday and Friday. It is conducted by the Leadership & Service Center in the Department of Student Activities to “raise awareness about issues that are especially pertinent to the college community,” said Mike Starr, a graduate student who helped organize the event.
Kevin McCullough, a senior sports management major who attended, said the U.S. was founded on racism, and it’s still around today, but it’s more of a universal problem than just a white one.
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Not everyone was impressed with the author.
Preston Wiginton, a self-described skinhead who lives in the area and once attended Texas A&M University, held up his hand, waiting fruitlessly to be called on by the professor for most of the hour-long interactive lecture. So he spoke anyway.
“[I’m here] to defend white people so they don’t have to have white guilt,” he said, as he held a sign that read “White pride, not white guilt.”
Feagin, a 1966 Harvard graduate, has also authored or co-authored several other books, including Racist America: Roots, Current Realities and Future Reparations and Ghetto Revolts: The Politics of Violence in American Cities. The latter book was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
“The election of a black president did not kill racist activity in this country. Racism is much deeper than what one election can affect,” he said. “I hope to see all children grow up in a truly multiracial society, where they are treated equally their whole lives. In my 70 years, I haven’t seen it.”
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Feagin said people with consciences have to fight racism in all forms, whether blatant or subtle.
“Even if it’s uncomfortable,” he said. “Even if you’ll lose friends. You have a moral obligation.”
Joe Feagin at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Lecture 2006
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(Posted on February 5, 2009)
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I suggest that Mr.Feagin, start to examine the racist commercials and movies against white people coming out of Hollywood and New York advertising agencies. He’d have a lifetime of work available.
Joe Feagin is so typical of self-hating White people. To those of his ilk, “racism” is a sin committed solely by White people, against anyone whose skin is darker than ours. Never is it considered possible that “racism,” however one defines it, is an offense that knows no racial boundaries — that can be committed by blacks against Whites, Asians against Native Americans, whatever.
Notice that the one White student who insisted on standing up for his race was ignored by the professor for the entire class, finally having to stand and speak without permission. Also notice that the writer, who is evidently an Indian and therefore (possibly) biased in favor of Professor Feagin’s views, does not give us even a hint what the reaction was to Preston Wiginton’s comments.
“Even if it’s uncomfortable,” he said. “Even if you’ll lose friends. You have a moral obligation.”
Really? Says who? Who says I have to regard all people exactly the same, despite what my experiences might tell me. Joe Feagin? Well, who appointed this clown spokesman for white people? You see, the Joe Feagins of the world are nothing more than arrogant, self-important blowhards who only have the power and authority we give to them. They never tell you what the repercussions are if you don’t follow their diktats. Well, I will tell you because I have as much right to speak for white people as Joe Feagin. The repercussions are…nothing. That’s right, nothing. You can live your entire life and never change who you are or take on the white man’s burden and the end result will still be the same. Joe Feagin is a fool and like most fools he is best ignored.
“What’s happened with white Americans is we’ve learned to do the blatantly racist stuff only with friends and relatives,” he said.
Yes, because openly and honestly expressing your experiences and opinions about race can get you into a great deal of trouble. I’m not falling for the dialogue bit when what blacks want is for me to hang myself.
“Even if it’s uncomfortable,” he said. “Even if you’ll lose friends. You have a moral obligation.”
So in order to be moral, I must learn to lie to myself and others for the greater good? I should lie about, deny, and dismise my life experience to create a better world?
As Shakespeare said, ‘to thine own self be true’. Lying to myself and others is not a moral good and 2 + 2 does not equal 5.
Liberals, and especially liberal intellectuals, will not rest until every White American bows their head in shame and opens their wallets in guilt whenever a Black crosses their path.
And, since the Liberals will not rest, we true Americans must not rest, either, in our efforts to ensure that this sort of “blame Whitey” mentality is defeated in its entirety.
“What’s happened with white Americans is we’ve learned to do the blatantly racist stuff only with friends and relatives,” he said. (Joe Faegin)—-How does one “DO the blatantly racist stuff only with friends and relatives”? Does one firebomb his cousin’s church? What is your prescription Joe? Put an audio transmitter/dog shock collar on white people and have hate speech monitors deliver taser shocks every time some White person utters something that doesn’t pass your criteria?
Kevin McCullough, a senior sports management major who attended, said the U.S. was founded on racism, and it’s still around today, but it’s more of a universal problem than just a white one.—Let me guess, Kevin is a beneficiary of the founding of a racism based U.S., as he is most likely a Black athlete/”Sports Management” major on a full boat scholarship at a traditionally White state supported university playing on a basketball or football team that is disproportionately Black. However, lest I be remiss, Kevin deserves credit for the “universal problem” part of his pontification.
And we’re all waiting with baited breath on the release of this study’s analog conducted with Black respondents.
One would think that Vimal Patel would have at least had the common courtesy (and sense) to hold off on flinging this Molotov cocktail until the results of the analogus Black “study” were available for an objective side by side comparison. But as we have seen in past articles, people who come from foreign caste system cultures can really come up with some concept articles.
I’m not surprised that Prof. Feagin had these results in his study. Since he’s looking for “white racism,” he’s going to find a lot of it. Since most college students only care about their grades, it stands to reason they’re going to give the Professor what he wants, in terms of survey answers. Any relationship between them and the truth are purely coincidental.
It seems that Joe Feagin has identified the principal hinderance of Black progress in this country here:
http://sociweb.tamu.edu/faculty/feagin/
“You have to fight “racism” no matter how uncomfortable it is or how many friends you lose.”
Why is fighting racism so important to this man?
I mean with all the many problems encountered by students, requiring resolution of some sort, plus concentrating heavily on their studies why should they lay aside all other matters to concentrate on “fighting” racism, whatever that means?
In years past, the main concern was finding enough time to get enough studying in, plus having just a few hours per week to hit the old keg to burn off a bit of stress, but this man thinks the most important thing in the world is opposing racism and digging it out and eliminating it even if it doesn’t exist.
But not now….at least according to this mentally disturbed oddball. He’s one of many people who are susceptible to brainwashing to the point where he pursues whatever ideology he’s indoctrinated with by goose stepping forward determined not only to make it his main concern, but he wants everybody else to be as mentally ill as he is.
It’s a classic case of fanaticism and it should be condemned and he certainly has no business trying to sway young minds.
There is only ONE moral imperative: facilitating survival, propagation and ascendancy of white people. Anything that conflicts with this moral paradigm is racism against whites.
I had to read some of this clown’s writing as an undergrad in the ’90s. Same old whites can do no good, blacks can do no bad ideology. He wouldn’t survive in any environment outside of his cloistered academic bubble.
So what’s wrong with being happy to be white? I’m not ashamed that I’m like 96-97% white (I have a bit of Cherokee).
I remember when I was in elementary school others were jealous of me because I got good grades. What was I supposed to do, flunk and make them feel better? I think not.
All I can say here is, you do the best you can with what you have, and who cares if someone has more of something than you do? Quit playing the victim!
The on line site allows comments, please post some honest response to this same old same old.
Feagin is a white hater and wants us all to become brown.
I’d really be curious to know just exactly how it is that this old white POS managed to survive unschathed up to his ripe old age without getting his narrow white country “A” Double “S” carjacked in some suburban stip center as he was comining out to his car in front of The Fresh Organic Market.
I’d really be curious to know just exactly how it is that this old white POS managed to survive unschathed up to his ripe old age without getting his narrow white country “A” Double “S” carjacked in some suburban stip center as he was comining out to his car in front of The Fresh Organic Market.
Foolish Feagin obviously serves a great purpose for blacks. Otherwise, they’d be complaining that “he dozen no nuttin bout racizzem.”
1, I define racism as my God given right to live amongst those who look like me, who act like me, who think like me and who are of the same genetic stock as I am.
2, The natural instinct to be drawn to those with whom I share a common background.
3, The natural instinct to be proud of ”my” race.
4, The natural right to be discriminating. We learn from the beginning of our existence to discriminate against all things which are bad for us. Without discrimination we die.
Discrimination is self-defense. It is the right of every human being on earth and is being practiced by all. Those who refuse to acknowledge this are either fools, liars or both.
4, Racism is good - not bad as the rats at the ADL, ACLU, SPLC and NAACP want us to believe.
5, Racism does not mean my desire to lord or to rule over others.
6, Racism means to be left alone to our own devices and to, in a responsibly discriminating manner learn from other races and interact with them on a voluntary basis.
7, Racism means - come to visit as long as you are willing to behave in a civilized manner (as I do when respectfully visiting your countries), but go back to your people where you belong.
“You have to fight “racism” no matter how uncomfortable it is or how many friends you lose.”
Bring it on!!
Tell this idiot what you think of him :
feagin@ATtamu.edu
I’m so tired of hearing the almost never defined word “racism” used to brow beat whites into silence. And, I’m even more tired of whites taking the bait and starting every sentence with “I’m not a racist, but…,” without even knowing how the word is being defined.
Look, races are a reality. Our eye sight is our primary sense used to determine danger. It is nature’s way for our survival. We are SUPPOSED to see like from not like. Like is generally better for our survival than not like. We are SUPPOSED to see races as different.
We must not deny race, because to do so is to override our eyesight and put ourselves at risk for extinction.
It’s time we started dragging these phony aracil pukes out from under their rocks and shining some light on them. Just look at the photo of this poof Feagin. Why give this low life even the time of day?
Preston Wiginton, a self-described skinhead who lives in the area and once attended Texas A&M University, held up his hand, waiting fruitlessly to be called on by the professor for most of the hour-long interactive lecture.
If this leftist Feagin wants a “dialogue” so badly then why was he so reluctant to call on a dissenter???
When I read items like this, about Whites paying White men to insult and disrespect Whites, I am puzzled and discouraged. Africans have a strong tendency to avoid long range planning, and few have the capacity and propensity for heavy thinking. Yet, it is inconceivable that Blacks would ever engage in such stupid and self-destroying behavior. The last line is pure idiocy. Friends are valuable; no Black man, that I have ever known, would alienate a friend because he had excessive hatred of Whites. He might fuss with his friend about it, but never destroy their friendship.
I.Q. may measure mental capacity, but this and similar AmRen articles show that it does not measure wisdom.
Though its been written here uncounted times I must restate that it seems form all of the “evidence” that blacks will never be able to blossom with the white devil holding them back. Since it will take several generations more (at least) to brainwash whites … I mean correct our racist thinking… that it is a poor solution. A more immediate solution would be to remove blacks to a black homeland of their choice at taxpayers expense. No more whitey around performing racism on ‘em keepen’ ‘em down. That is an end to racism that I can truely get behind.
Who is John Galt?
The only “moral obligation” I have is to myself, my immediate family, and perhaps my racial family/tribe. I do not accept for one second this concocted idea that fighting “racism” is of any concern to me one way or the other, let alone some “moral” imperative.
Aren’t Indians from a caste society where the lighter the skin the higher the standing? Perhaps he is just dark and angry.
This guy is mentally deranged. I’m surprised he hasn’t lynched himself. And this is from Joe’s website. Let me guess - he does this work for free.
In case anybody would like to write to this genius, it’s:
Joe Feagin
I know it’ll be hard, but try to keep it respectful. Remember, we live in the real world. He doesn’t realize black people are THE most racist, white-hating people on the planet. But then again, you’ll have to cut him some slack because he’s been living on a campus since way before the Beatles came here.
Well, I’m off to look under the nearest rock to see if I can spot some dreaded ‘white racism ’. I’m sure it’s there - just let me poke around for a while. I’ll be right back…
“Fighting racism” means “always blame the white man”. Any white person who buys the lie needs to be disowned by their friends and family.
While I find racism to be generally primitive and illogical, I think these self appointed do gooder white people do more harm to the cause than good. And I’m white myself, but there’s nothing people hate more than to be lectured at, soap box style, by an illogical, self righteous incompetent, with no chance to dissent.
Let me guess… “participation” in this study was mandatory right?
To think that young people actually go tens of thousands of dollars into compound interest bearing student loan debt, in order to be duped and used like this, is just sickening.
7,500 “blatantly racist” scenes in 8 weeks?
Did you notice they didn’t give one example? If there had actually been a blatantly racist we would have heard all about it from the MSM.
Isn’t it amazing that the same people who were looking for racist incidents found them?
Hey Underdog at 9:39 p.m. I guarntee the old POS lives no where near any minority. He most likely lives in a gated community somewhere. He probably sends his illegal house maid to the market for his tofu. Personally, my moral obligation lies with my own race of people. The tofu eating limp wristed professor can preach his vile hatred of whites to some other idiot, I don’t buy it. A friend of mine once told me that he couldn’t wait to graduate college due to the fact that ALL professors live in a fantasy/ dream world. I think he was right.
(“What’s happened with white Americans is we’ve learned to do the blatantly racist stuff only with friends and relatives,” he said.)
So if it’s done blatently in public like non-Whites, does
A peculiarly American meaning for racism derives from the current dogma that all races are equal. Despite clear evidence to the contrary, all races have been declared to be equally talented and hard-working, and anyone who questions the dogma is thought to be not merely wrong but evil.
The dogma has logical consequences that are profoundly important. If blacks, for example, are equal to whites in every way, what accounts for their poverty, criminality, and dissipation? Since any theory of racial differences has been outlawed, the only possible explanation for black failure is white racism. And since blacks are markedly poor, crime-prone, and dissipated, America must be racked with a pervasive and horrible racism. Nothing else could be keeping them — the undisputed equals of whites — in such an abject state.
All public discourse on race today is locked into this rigid logic. Any explanation for black failure that does not depend on white wickedness threatens to veer off into the forbidden territory of racial differences. Thus, even if today’s whites can find in their hearts no desire to oppress blacks, yesterday’s whites must have oppressed them. If whites do not consciously oppress blacks, they must oppress them unconsciously. If no obviously racist individuals can be identified, then institutions must be racist. Or, since blacks are failing so terribly in America, there simply must be millions of white people we do not know about, who are working day and night to keep blacks in misery. The dogma of racial equality leaves no room for an explanation of black failure that is not, in some fashion, an indictment of white people.
What were these so-called “racist acts” they recorded? Rape? Murder? He provides no examples. Note too when you go looking for something you are likely to “see” it. Ever notice how when twins happen to wear the same outfit everybody starts talking about some weird twin “psychic bond”. Yet when two total strangers happen to wear the same outfit we think nothing of it. We are LOOKING for patterns with twins and simply don’t notice the same phenomenon when it happens with non-twins. People “see” what they want to “see”.
But ALVIN, what about the collective crime, disease and social problems among the African nations? How can those be blamed on “White racism” when the former colonies have had their independence and (self-government) for many decades now.
What of the criminal traits and tendencies of Blacks who migrated to White European nations… Also to be considered in any explanation.
You put forth a very excellent argument but unanswerable inasmuch as root cause of Black failure being Blacks, themselves. But of course our admission of that makes us automatically RACISTS!
I guess we have to give up a few friends. Except for black friends, because we all know how valuable people like Feagin find them.
Notice the one thing this professor will not do is give up his position to be replaced by a Black.
“If blacks, for example, are equal to whites in every way, what accounts for their poverty, criminality, and dissipation? Since any theory of racial differences has been outlawed, the only possible explanation for black failure is white racism… All public discourse on race today is locked into this rigid logic.”
Posted by Alvin at 2:46 PM on February 6
How about being concerned about whites for once?
Even if you can only feel concerned for whites who are victims of black criminality…
“Since any theory of racial differences has been outlawed, the only possible explanation for black failure is white racism… All public discourse on race today is locked into this rigid logic.”
“Well, I’m off to look under the nearest rock to see if I can spot some dreaded ‘white racism’. I’m sure it’s there - just let me poke around for a while. I’ll be right back…
Posted by Mike B. at 4:59 AM on February 6”
Tell it to join us for a beer. Tell it to bring its friend…the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. You know, the one that guarantees the right to peaceably assemble.
In the meantime, I’m going to read about what can be done about “racism” in this book.
“Alvin is absolutely right! It could not be better said. How can anyone criticize him for this? How does this show no concern for whites?”
Alvin’s essay is black-o-centric
Thanks for those who sent Dr. Joe Feagin a piece of their mind. But really the administration at A&M needs to be notified. How can they let such a person “teach”.
In his classes Feagin goes on and on about how 6000 were lynched and how white men used to just rape black women at will. If he is questioned he just shut you out.
He has been challenged many times to debate Jared Taylor. His responce is that A&M does not let white supremacist have a stage.
Joe Feagin at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Lecture 2006