“Whiteness isn’t skin color … skin color is a marker of whiteness that can signify to others, this person may be white,” explains lecturer Jared Rhea. He goes on to explain: “I act white, and by acting white, I prove to everybody else that I’m white, and that at that point the privileges that are associated with whiteness are ones that I take on.”

Dateline Mothers Day, Sunday May 11, 2014 – Portland Oregon: At a Portland State University sponsored anarchist’s conference held over the weekend a lecture was delivered by instructor Jared Rheah. As implausible as it may sound, the lecture was titled: “Zombies and the White Savior Complex.” It was delivered in a campus classroom room to a small yet receptive and enthusiastic audience.

The entire video must be seen to be believed, but some of the excerpts are particularly incredible. For example near the end Rhea explains:

“Whiteness isn’t skin color … skin color is a marker of whiteness that can signify to others, this person may be white … I act white, and by acting white, I prove to everybody else that I’m white, and that at that point the privileges that are associated with whiteness are ones that I take on.”

The lecture was a part of the “5^th Annual Law and Disorder Conference” held across three days at the Smith Memorial Building on PSU Campus. Facilities and some meals were provided “free,” courtesy of the taxpayer.

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