An event examining instances of "white supremacy" at San Diego City College referred to the phrase, "Make America Great Again" as an instance of "covert white supremacy" that is currently "socially acceptable," according to a report by Campus Reform.
The event, entitled "Confronting white supremacy
...the pernicious doctrine that laws were intended to be obeyed, that society works better when people don't pour shreiking from their places of worship every Friday for a weekend of rioting over insults real or imagined; and that cannibalism, beastiality, incest, murder, theft, rape, and similar activities are bad. A Dead White European (which invalidates his opinion) philosopher once opined that societies thrive when a person's word can be relied upon, and that a society which puts individual happinessfirst will invariably fail. Strangely enough, other successful societies, such as China, Japan, Korea, and those kinds of places could also be lumped with
white supremacistsocieties, since they push the same values...
through the Arts," included a white supremacy "pyramid," which separated "overt white supremacy" from "covert white supremacy," suggesting that, for example, the difference between "KKK" and "Make America Great Again" is that one is "overt" racism, which the other is "covert."
Along with the KKK, instances of "overt white supremacy" also included "lynching," "the N-word," "swastikas," "hate crimes," and "Neo-Nazis," among others.
Instances of "covert white supremacy," listed just below the examples of "overt white supremacy" on the pyramid, included:
- Racist mascots
- Bootstrap theory
- Assuming that good intentions are enough
- "But we’re just one human family"
- Colorblindness
- Cultural appropriation
- "Make America Great Again"
- Self-appointed white ally
- Celebration of Columbus Day
"Come join us in confronting White Supremacy through students’ performances," read a promotional flyer for the event, according to Campus Reform. "Prior to the performances, guest speakers will set the stage and contextualize what white supremacy is, its areas of activity, and how rampant it is in our society, curriculum, mindsets, and media."
The "Confronting White Supremacy through the Arts" event was reportedly hosted by co-directors of the World Cultures program at SDCC, professors Michelle Chan and Maria-Jose Zeledon-Perez.