Homeland Security training video portrays all “terrorists” as white, middle class males � ~ BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984 ~ (BLOG & EMAIL)

Homeland Security training video portrays all “terrorists” as white, middle class males � ~

BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984 ~ (BLOG & EMAIL):

"Homeland Security training video portrays all “terrorists” as white, middle class males

If you see something silly, say something: Homeland Security training video portrays all “terrorists” as white, middle class males

Don’t they know stereotyping causes alienation, and alienation and poor self-esteem lead to radicalization? Now these poor men are going to have to deal with those additional radicalized Misunderstanders of Middle America and worry about backlash because of their portrayal in this video! And this is going to damage our standing with middle-class white guys abroad in nations that are our Friends and Allies, and create even more terrorists.

Of course, the intention seems obvious. But by bending over so far backward to show they aren’t singling out any other group, they appear to have created a study in absurdity. As James Thurber once cautioned, “You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.”

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