THE YEAR THEIR WOKE BROKE
David Thompson reviews 2018, a year of virtue signalling, privilege checking and righteous wokeness.
David Thompson reviews 2018, a year of virtue signalling, privilege checking and righteous wokeness.
The joys of “social justice” surfaced again in July at Midwestern University, where Hispanic students refused to pretend that they were oppressed by “white privilege,” and were instantly denounced as racist by sociology professor Maria Isabel Ayala.
We also learned, via Everyday Feminism contributor Sophia Stevens, that minority employees shouldn’t have to do their jobs or be in any way reliable, on account of their fascinating brownness.
Apparently, white employers should only enquire politely whether any brownish employees might be willing to consider doing whatever it is they’re being paid to do, and then accept ‘no’ as an answer. It’s the intersectional way.
Meanwhile, in the sphere of woke culture, conceptual artist Nika López established “an intimate relationship” with an indoor pile of dirt.
Please read on, and enjoy too Gerard Henderson's look back at 2018. Also, this site endorses the Washington Free Beacon’s choice for its man of the year.
If America can slash funding to its ABC, why can’t we do it here?
Donald Trump is now preparing to slash some $1.7bn from public media funding. That’s an ABC-and-a-half delightfully subtracted from taxpayer outlay, writes Tim Blair
Welcome to Oz, home to the last of the true blue Greta believers
If you want to know how much political courage Australia has for a fight with China, just consider recent history. Australia previously surrendered to a teenage girl, writes Tim Blair.
Woke choke: Cricket Australia fails the test once again
The dread of causing offence over Australia Day – particularly to some of its more politically correct players – has led the sport to become paralysed with fear, writes Tim Blair.
Sorry Toto, if you want to save the planet, take one for the team
It’s time for Albo to turn Toto over to the authorities, because it turns out that little cavoodle of his is an awful climate criminal, writes Tim Blair.
Blair: Iran plan hits Greens nuts and ALP wimps
It turns out Greens adore uranium if it’s used by the world’s biggest terrorism sponsor to create weapons able to obliterate entire nations, writes Tim Blair.
Blair: How to celebrate the anniversary of Whitlam’s dismissal
Look ahead to a jumpin’ Australia-wide jamboree the likes of which we haven’t enjoyed for decades. Look ahead to the glorious 50th anniversary of Gough Whitlam’s dismissal, writes Tim Blair