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MaineHealth defended Polly, stating, "Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion stems from our organizational values, mission and vision.”
Maine hospital exec says White race should be made to feel uncomfortable about its 'Whiteness': 'Dangerous'
The MaineHealth executive claims White people are conditioned to be racist
A Maine hospital executive involved in diversity, equity and inclusion hosted an antiracist prayer service that had a group of White people apologize for their internalized racism as White people, according to a video reviewed by Fox News Digital.
[Transvestite transgender] Ryan Polly is a vice president of DEI at MaineHealth, a hospital system of over 20,000 employees. He has said the hospitals cater to overwhelmingly White patients, which is reflected by local demographics. [Editor’s note: Blacks comprise 2% of Maine’s population, Whites 94%. ]
Polly refers to himself as a "minister" of a group called One Spirit. According to a video reviewed by Fox News Digital, which has since been scrubbed, Polly is shown teaching attendees how to be practitioners of antiracism through a prayer that he dedicated to "loving spirits who are known by many names."
"Only then can we become equipped to… challenge the systems that have been designed to give us the advantage and oppress everyone else," he said about becoming an antiracist practitioner.
"As the head of diversity, equity and inclusion at a major health system, I think frequently about my role as White person first and as a diversity leader second. I think about the responsibility I have to continue the deep internal work of… understanding my own racist narrative and biases," Polly said. "I think about the privilege my Whiteness affords me and the choices Whiteness allows me to have… My Whiteness keeps me and my family safe."
For example, Polly said that White people acquire "ignorance," "biases" and "racist thoughts" on the basis of their belonging to a "life of Whiteness."
"This evening has been designed with White people in mind not to take the stage. We have plenty of places to take the stage," he said, starting off the prayer. "We [need] to… begin the work to join the fight… We need to ensure we… do the work to challenge our ignorance, our biases and the racist thoughts that we've acquired through the life of Whiteness."
In a portion of the prayer focused on "dismantling the system," Polly encouraged the White people attending to feel uncomfortable with the messages.
"Let us develop the courage to dive [into] deeply experienced discomfort. Let's sit with it... knowing that the answers come not from our own conscious thinking because that thinking is shaped by racist constructs. The answers lie deeper," he said. "Let us leave with the tenacity to become anti-racist and continue the fight, even on the days when we could simply choose not to. Amen."
"I am White… You share something with Darren Wilson [who shot Michael Brown] and George Zimmerman [who shot Trayvon Martin]. We share the experience of living in a culture that tells us that our lives have more value just because we're White," said Polly.
Over the past few decades, Maine Medical has expanded from its original Portland hospital to a statewide behemoth and now encompasses a huge swath of Maine regional hospitals, medical aid centers, and hundreds of formerly private practices. Patient/physician contact is doled out in 10-minute slots, and efficiency and profits now take precedence over patient care. But they’ve got “equity!, damn it.”
Of course, this isn’t just happening in Maine. Here are the requirements for a new professor of cancer biology at San Diego State University:
"Please use short descriptive phrases to provide specific [illustrations] of how you meet the Building on Inclusive Excellence (BIE) criteria."
Examples of involvement are offered:
Indigenous student mentoring committee, 2017Ability ally program sponsor, 2018Grant for health disparities research in rural Black communities
For the remainder of the form, each applicant must prove:
1. Experience or commitment "to research that engages underrepresented communities
2. "Commitment to "engaging in service with underrepresented populations within the discipline"
3. Experience or commitment "to extending knowledge of opportunities and challenges in achieving artistic/scholarly success to members of an underrepresented group
4. "Knowledge "of barriers for underrepresented students and faculty within the discipline"
5. Experience or commitment "to teaching and mentoring underrepresented students"
6. Research interests "that contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education
7. "Experience or commitment "to integrating understanding of underrepresented populations and communities into research
8. "Experience or commitment "to developing expertise in cross-cultural communication and collaboration"
