“White Privilege” Taught at Diversity Training to Army Soldiers at Fort Gordon, GA

HOW DOES SOMETHING THIS GET BY ALL THE ARMY SCREENING AND SHOWN IN A TRAINING EXERCISE?

During a training exercise at Fort Gordon in Georgia about 400 soldiers of the 67th Signal Battalion where shown a slide that depicted “white privilege” titled “The Luxury of Obliviousness”. REALLY? The slide read, “Race privilege gives whites little reason to pay a lot of attention to African Americans or to how white privilege affects them. To be white in America means not having to think about it.” ARE YOU KIDDING ME? What’s next, the Army soldiers sitting in a circle and singing kumbaya? According to Capt. Lindsay Roman, an Army spokeswoman, the presentation was not authorized, nor was it part of the standard slides shown to soldiers. So then how did it get by the screening process? Things like this just don’t happen, especially in the military.

Army officials are investigating a diversity training briefing at Fort Gordon, Ga., in which a slide about “white privilege” was inappropriately shown to soldiers, according to an Army spokeswoman

The Equal Opportunity briefing took place Thursday for about 400 soldiers of the 67th Signal Battalion, Capt. Lindsay Roman, an Army spokeswoman, said Friday. The slide titled “The Luxury of Obliviousness” has bullet-point items about “white privilege.”

One item reads, “Race privilege gives whites little reason to pay a lot of attention to African Americans or to how white privilege affects them. ‘To be white in America means not having to think about it.’ “

An image of the slide appeared later Thursday on a Facebook page and generated a torrent of negative comments about political correctness run amok.

What’s next sensitivity training for soldiers to love thy radical Islam enemy on the battle field?

Daily Commentary – Monday, April 6, 2015 – I Know We Would All Like a Little More Money in Our Paychecks!

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Sabrina Rubin Erdely, Author of Rolling Stone Magazine Article on University of Virginia Rape Offers Apology for False Story to all but the Fraternity

HEY SABRINA, YOU MISSED SOME ONE IN YOUR APOLOGY FOR FALSE RAPE STORY …

Rolling Stone magazine is in full retreat on their now completely discredited University of Virginia rape story where the so-called rape victim, Jackie, was assaulted at a UVA fraternity. The author of the article, Sabrina Rubin Erdely, is now offering an apology and Rolling Stone is asking what went wrong. Hmm, you mean besides everything? Rolling Stone has officially retracted the article, ‘A Rape on Campus,’ as nothing can ce corroborated; however, has the damage already been done? Sabrina Rubin Erdely offered an apology saying, “I want to offer my deepest apologies: to Rolling Stone’s readers, to my Rolling Stone editors and colleagues, to the U.V.A. community, and to any victims of sexual assault who may feel fearful as a result of my article.” Um, and I can’t actually believe I am saying this as I have no love for the fraternity system, but where is Rolling Stone’s apology to the  Phi Kappa Psi fraternity where the faux rape occurred? Could it be because the fraternity will most likely sue Rolling Stone for libel?

Rape is a terrible crime unto itself and affects a victim for the rest of their life. But to report such a sensational, false story like this and not have any journalistic integrity, no fact checking, no nothing what so ever, is a crime itself.

Sabrina Rubin Erdely, the author of a now-discredited article in Rolling Stone magazine about a rape at a University of Virginia fraternity, issued this statement:

“The past few months, since my Rolling Stone article “A Rape on Campus” was first called into question, have been among the most painful of my life. Reading the Columbia account of the mistakes and misjudgments in my reporting was a brutal and humbling experience. I want to offer my deepest apologies: to Rolling Stone’s readers, to my Rolling Stone editors and colleagues, to the U.V.A. community, and to any victims of sexual assault who may feel fearful as a result of my article.

“Over my 20 years of working as an investigative journalist — including at Rolling Stone, a magazine I grew up loving and am honored to work for — I have often dealt with sensitive topics and sources. In writing each of these stories I must weigh my compassion against my journalistic duty to find the truth. However, in the case of Jackie and her account of her traumatic rape, I did not go far enough to verify her story. I allowed my concern for Jackie’s well-being, my fear of re-traumatizing her, and my confidence in her credibility to take the place of more questioning and more facts. These are mistakes I will not make again.

There seems to be more missing from the Rolling Stone mea culpa on this false rape article that they published, who is being held responsible for such a miscarriage of journalism? Who got suspended, who got fired … no one. So how are we to believe this will never happen again at Rolling Stone, because they said so? Sorry folks, but as private investigators Sam Spade, Humphrey Bogart, said in The Maltese Falcon, some one must take the fall.

So, there was a massive “failure of journalism” here, but none of the journalists who failed so massively will lose their jobs, and none of the journalistic practices that led to this failure will change.

Somehow, this is so America 2015. Leaders “take full responsibility” for failure, but rarely seem to pay a price for it. As we tell our children, “‘Sorry’ is not a magic word.” That is, it’s great to say “I’m sorry” when you’ve done wrong, but saying the word does not erase the consequences of the deed. You have to show by your actions that you mean it.

The editors who handled that UVA story will remain in place. Unbelievably, even the writer who wrote the catastrophic lies will not suffer any professional penalty at the magazine.

15 Year Old Lauren York Missing Since 4/5/15 in North Ridgeville, OH

15 year old Lauren York has been missing since Sunday, April 5, 2015 in North Ridgeville, Ohio. Lauren York was last seen about 4 AM  in the Rhonda Drive area. She is considered a missing/runaway juvenile. York’s mother, Grace York, realized she was gone when they woke up to have Easter breakfast. York’s mother believes Lauren was last seen wearing a green hooded sweatshirt.

Lauren York – Pic from North Ridgeville Police Department

Grace adds that Lauren – a straight A student who is home schooled – took a backpack, her phone and some other clothing items and left on her bike.

Friends and family helped the Yorks on Sunday by spreading pictures of Lauren online and at nearby businesses.

Grace said she learned her daughter contacted several people through an online chat group and adds phone records revealed she made several calls early Sunday morning.

She told newsnet5.com that investigators contacted the person connected to the dialed number on Lauren’s phone.

If anyone has any information regarding the whereabouts of Lauren York please call the North Ridgeville Police Department at 440-327-2191.

16 Year Old Sierra Harper Missng Since 4/2/15 in Oregon City, OR

16 year old Sierra Harper has been missing since Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Oregon City, Oregon. Sierra was last seen leaving for school at 6:30 AM; however, she never went to school or came home. Her family says that Sierra has no history of running away. Sierra is  5-feet-9, 130 pounds with dark blond hair and blue eyes.

The girl’s parents grounded her and took away her cellphone Wednesday night. They think she took off the next day, but they have no idea where she went.

On Thursday, mom Kathy Harper said, Sierra appeared to be getting ready for school.

As the mom left for work, “I said, ‘Have a good day, love you,’” Kathy Harper recalled. “But she never got to school. We haven’t heard a word since.”

Sierra’s parents and siblings realized she was gone when they arrived home that evening.

“All her school supplies were on her bed,” Kathy Harper said, “but her backpack was gone.”

If anyone has any information regarding Sierra Harper, please call the police tip line at 503-496-1616.