Andrew Hartz, founder of the Open Therapy Institute, has just published a piece in City Journal, In this essay he draws attention to a significant bias in mental health treatment: its failure to address anti-white hatred. He notes that, despite decades of research into racial bias on mental illness, the subject of anti-white belligerence remains taboo. He makes the case that now is the time to move beyond DEI and its limited notions of ‘white privilege’. Clinicians should treat all patients who have suffered from racial aggression equally and not judge anti-white hatred as less concerning. See below for some verbatim extracts and here for the full article.
‘In the public mind, concerns about anti-white hate are linked with white nationalism and other forms of extremism. But all forms of racial hatred are abhorrent, and confronting anti-white hate doesn’t imply hostility toward any other racial group.’
‘Unfortunately, DEI ideology provides a rationale for anti-white hatred (and for ignoring it), with its insistence that racial aggression directed at white people “isn’t racism.” ‘
‘In my clinical work, I’ve found that targets of anti-white hate seem to lack a kind of psychological immune system to respond effectively. Because white people were a large majority in the U.S. for so long, they don’t have cultural tools and frameworks to respond to attacks.’
‘… too many therapists have become DEI-style activists, eager to accuse their clients of racism and sexism. Many believe that politicizing therapy sessions is a moral imperative. These therapists are probably more likely to work at clinics that focus on hate crimes or racial justice. If they aren’t careful, clients who have experienced anti-white aggression could end up seeing a therapist with these views.’
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