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This. "DEI encourages corporate saviorism as a necessary benevolent act, but it’s a disingenuous practice that sees minorities as incapable of excelling without someone else pulling us up to prosperity."
I like to say it this way, "The last thing Black people need is another white boy trying to save us." That might be a little course, but it hits my mark. Another thinker in the same vein as you (and me), Chad O. Jackson, refers to this mentality as, a "Protective Benevolence Narrative" in his writings and postings on the subject. Basically, people like Cuban, and the folks who parrot this point of view, see Black folks as pets who need "Massa" to keep us safe and nurture us to success.
What could possibly be more demeaning and condescending?!
Excellent Adam. Cuban represents the racism of low expectations as practiced by a typical white elitist closet racist leftist democrat saving angel (there's a mouthful). "Where would those poor incapable black Americans be without all of us white saving angels who are the only thing between those poor souls and total ruin" is the virtue signaling mantra that such insidiously destructive do-gooders pat themselves on the back with. That generationally damaging leftist democrat philosophy has done so much to make life worse for black Americans who are just as capable of achieving as any other human being. Its demeaning, insulting and ultimately terribly destructive to anyone to receive such "help."
This. "DEI encourages corporate saviorism as a necessary benevolent act, but it’s a disingenuous practice that sees minorities as incapable of excelling without someone else pulling us up to prosperity."
I like to say it this way, "The last thing Black people need is another white boy trying to save us." That might be a little course, but it hits my mark. Another thinker in the same vein as you (and me), Chad O. Jackson, refers to this mentality as, a "Protective Benevolence Narrative" in his writings and postings on the subject. Basically, people like Cuban, and the folks who parrot this point of view, see Black folks as pets who need "Massa" to keep us safe and nurture us to success.
What could possibly be more demeaning and condescending?!
Excellent Adam. Cuban represents the racism of low expectations as practiced by a typical white elitist closet racist leftist democrat saving angel (there's a mouthful). "Where would those poor incapable black Americans be without all of us white saving angels who are the only thing between those poor souls and total ruin" is the virtue signaling mantra that such insidiously destructive do-gooders pat themselves on the back with. That generationally damaging leftist democrat philosophy has done so much to make life worse for black Americans who are just as capable of achieving as any other human being. Its demeaning, insulting and ultimately terribly destructive to anyone to receive such "help."