Key top executives for the United State's largest defense contractor and taxpayer funded Lockheed Martin attended a "white men's caucus" which looked to help deconstruct "white male privilege and culture" and make them better allies.
Internal documents obtained by Christopher Rufo showcase the teachings from the three-day zoom seminar held by the diversity-consulting firm White Men As Full Diversity Partners, who "specializes in helping white males awaken together."
Senior Lockheed Martin employees in attendance of the seminar included "Aaron Huckaby, director of global supply chain operations; retired Air Force lieutenant colonel David Starr, director of the Hercules C-130 military transport program; retired Air Force lieutenant general Bruce Litchfield, vice president of sustainment operations; and Glenn Woods, vice president of production for the Air Force’s $1.7 trillion F-35 fighter jet program," according to Rufo.
The training began with a "free association" exercise led by diversity trainers, who asked employees to list what they associate with the term "white men." According to Rufo, the trainers wrote down "old, racist, privileged, anti-women, angry, Aryan Nation, KKK, Founding Fathers, guns, guilty, and can't jump."
To begin, the diversity trainers led a “free association” exercise, asking the Lockheed employees to list connotations for the term “white men.” The trainers wrote down “old, racist, privileged, anti-women, angry, Aryan Nation, KKK, Founding fathers, guns, guilty, can’t jump.” pic.twitter.com/7FI7uqegJs
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) May 26, 2021
The trainers then went over "what's in it for white men," referring to the training session, with responses such as "I won't get replaced by someone who is a terrier full diversity partner," "I have less nagging sense of guilt that I am the problem," and "Improve the brand, image, reputation of white men or how we are viewed."
The trainers then asked “what’s in it for white men,” listing responses: “I won’t get replaced by someone who is a better full diversity partner,” “[I will] improve the brand, image, reputation of white men,” and “I [will] have less nagging sense of guilt that I am the problem.” pic.twitter.com/DSRhT55XQy
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) May 26, 2021
The training listed key white male culture characteristics as "a can-do attitude," "a tendency to rugged individualism," and "focus on hard work, action, and task completion," adding that the corporate culture and hierarchy in the US has a "devastating effect" on those who "don't fit the in-group norm."
White Men As Full Diversity Partners argues that the “roots of white male culture” include traits such as “rugged individualism,” “a can-do attitude,” “hard work,” “operating from principles,” and “striving towards success”—which are “devastating” to women and minorities. pic.twitter.com/DgeiOAJrFG
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) May 26, 2021
Employees were then required to "repeat and internalize" 168 different white, male, and heterosexual statements through what trainers called the "hearts and minds" portion of the session.
Statements included "I can use the word 'whom' without appearing pretentious," "I can commit acts of terrorism, violence, or crime and not have it attributed to my race," "if I have low credibility as a leader, my gender is not the problem," "if I am a heterosexual, its highly unlikely that I'll ever be beaten up by a spouse or lover," and "I can have friendships with or work around children without being accused of recruiting or molesting them."
Participants then repeated and internalized 59 “male privilege statements,” including: “My earning potential is 15-33% higher than a woman’s”; “My reproductive organs are not seen as the property of other men, the government, and/or even strangers because of my gender.” pic.twitter.com/NFC4vc53us
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) May 26, 2021
To finish out the training, attendants were required to read a series of "I'm tired" statements from people of color and women, which state "I'm tired of people telling me I need to 'get over my history,'" "I'm tired of you making more money than me," I'm tired of not wanting to play golf," and "I'm tired of downplaying my intellect or expertise to not show up a man."
Finally, the white males read a series of “I’m tired” statements from fictitious racial minorities and women, including: “I’m tired of being Black”; “I’m tired of Black boys/girls being murdered”; “I’m tired of ... the concept that we should be ‘colorblind.’” pic.twitter.com/DzpWlaftvx
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) May 26, 2021
"This is pure neorealism from a company that receives billions of taxpayer dollars every year," Rufo wrote on Twitter. "I call on the United States Senate to launch an immediate inquiry into the racist practices at @LockheedMartin. We must shut this down before it endangers our national security."
This is pure neoracism from a company that receives billions of taxpayer dollars every year.
— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@realchrisrufo) May 26, 2021
I call on the United States Senate to launch an immediate inquiry into the racist practices at @LockheedMartin. We must shut this down before it endangers our national security.
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