Psychiatrist describes to Yale audience her 'fantasies of unloading a revolver' into random 'white people'

a public lecture titled "The Psychopathic Problem of the White Mind,"

Speaking of psychopathic . . . 

she fantasizes about killing random white people

I mean, is the irony of all this lost on her? Apparently, it is. These sanctimonious people can never seem to see or hear themselves.

Khilanani has since defended the comments, saying in an interview published Friday, "Before I gave the talk, I said, I want you to observe your thoughts and feelings as I talk."

How is that a defense of the comments? It’s not like she’s saying she didn’t mean it.

Like I said I’d h e to listen to the whole thing, maybe there is some reflection point or larger pout. To be mad eta the end? Idk but for now that’s fucked up and someone needs to lose their job.

Good god, sorry for that comment, did it on my phone and only now read it. 

Psychopathic? Sounds more like psychotic!

I’d have to listen to the whole thing to make a fair assessment, but I’m thinking someone needs to lose their job... Sounds pretty fucked up from where I’m sitting. 

I am listening to the audio (it is poor quality; the 'author' of the audio apologizes for that too.) It is a lot of cussing and shock-value, "non-pc" talk. Oddly, as I am only seventeen minutes in and it sounds like she being too direct and crude using outrage as a tool to be so. I will struggle to hear it out to conclusion.

I finished listening to it. The audio ends at the beginning of a Q/A session by the host, where this doctor could have gotten some push-back and may be provide some additional context for her outrage. However, talking cavalierly in public about shooting anybody in the head at-known shooting a race of people in the 'head' is a no-no; non-starter for me. I probably would have walked out on her in the beginning or middle of the lecture making a display of doing so.

(Note: More than once I was anxious to 'tune-out' on this audio track, because of its weak value and questionable productiveness to me.)

Thanks for the opinion on it. Sounds like the speaker was just more or less talking about how they hate white people and want to kill us...and that's basically it. Seems as though there is really no value to it except to be a hateful ass and upset people. Hopefully their employer parts ways. 

I am 'rocked' every time I hear such remarks made in any quarters. I am specifically uncomfortable with her being a mental health professional willing to speak publicly about something 'wrong' in herself without labeling it as such.

We can fix what is wrong with us as a species through talk, growth and development, and persuading and correcting 'hearts and minds,' but to stand before a likely highly mixed audience and tell the assembled, I would like to see some of you with your brains blow out and then to 'pour over' it - she should have had her mic cut! At the end, the host actually made a remark about the significance of her 'talk' before moving on.0

Moreover, in a 'follow-up' interview she stated this to an interviewer (in Bold coloring):

So you don’t think that you are generalizing?  This idea that I’m the one generalizing is actually defensive. Do I really believe on some level that every single white person is racist? No. Clearly. I have one percent left of that friend group. [In the lecture, Dr. Khilanani explains she has cut most of her white friends out of her life.] So no, I don’t. At the same time, I'm saying how it functions psychologically when someone says “You can’t say that,” and “Not all of us,” what you’re saying subconsciously is “I’m the exception to what you just said and you made me feel like I'm a racist and I don't experience myself that way. I do not want to experience myself as a racist and I'm going to turn the tables on you and say you're the racist because you're generalizing and that’s what a racist does."

. . . .

Clearly the national conversation has changed a lot. I think in 2007, 2008, there were probably very few people who knew what anti-racism was. There was a lot more ignorance on the part of white people. Do you think things have changed in any meaningful way? 

In some places things are starting to change, in other places, they really can’t reflect on themselves because there’s a lot to lose. I have a question for you. 

Sure. 

Is what you're writing going to be from a conservative perspective?

Well, I’m not conservative so, no.   

I ask because I actually think that conservatives are psychologically healthier. 

Interesting. 

They are more in touch with their anger and negative feelings. They can articulate it. They can say it, they’re not covering it up or like “Oh my god, I’m amazing, I love all people.” There's not all this liberal fluff of goodness. Conservatives can go there. They can say things that are uncomfortable that I think liberals would shirk at or move away from or deny. 

I would feel more comfortable hanging out with Ann Coulter than a lot of liberals because she’s unlikely to do anything. She’s in contact with her anger and her hatred, and I think that needs to be worked through, don't get me wrong, for the country to heal, but she's actually in contact with those feelings that a lot of people can't say out loud and that's a safer space. Now do I agree with her? No. But liberals have no access to that at all. The thought is forbidden. 

It sounds like what you're saying is that you think liberals would be healthier if they expressed racism. 

Absolutely. Well, not racism , because racism is an action. Racism occurs in a couple situations: when you are unaware of aspects of your unconscious, then it will come out in the form of an action. So if you are not aware of your own hatred and rage, it’s going to come out in an action if the feeling is not metabolized. For people who can say that they hate something and work through that feeling, then there’s more hope there. That’s where the work really needs to happen. I can’t really help the liberal who says, “There’s no problem here.” I can't do that much with that person. This country doesn't really give white people the tools to deal with their negative feelings. 

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NOTE: None of that Q & A helps her 'cause.'

That almost makes her "argument" worse. She is essentially arguing "let's have a totally openly racist society so everyone know where everyone else stands." Yeah, we did that once, didn't work out so well for those who weren't a majority. 

I get the feeling she wouldn't like where she fell on the ladder, she wouldn't be a "professor" at least lol. 

She is arguing for pulling the bandage covering off the festering 'wound' of racism. Go at it raw. No anesthetic. No whiskey. No chaser.  That would make a lot of sense, if she had not added the 'bit' about killing (White) people wholesale. That is simply too over the top. She is not listening to her own diagnosis. White liberals are not racists for not having solved racism against minorities. The task is a monumental thing. And there is no prevailing counterbalance on the other side aiding in 'lifting' the bar. That is, all the 'helpers' to end racism in our country exist on one end. The other side essential to balance out the problem won't take a seat!

That would make a lot of sense, if she had not added the 'bit' about killing (White) people wholesale.

Lol yeah, I kinda take issue with that. And you will never guess the reason why.

Okay, now I'm interested. Tell.

"Around five years ago, I took some actions. I systematically white-ghosted most of my white friends. I have less than 1% left," she said. 

HMMM, chooses friends by the color of their skin and not based on their opinions beliefs and ideals ..... interesting....isnt that what racists do?

She is missing out on a lot of good, decent, white people. That's for sure. She is racist and she would be better off to put her outrage in proper context or letting it go. (Whatever, "letting it go" means.) Did I hear her out - Yes! I listened to her audience (poor sound quality and all) and though she really does not get progressively worse. . . she does not make her case anymore agreeable. I mean at the least, she has a point of view - a perspective - and I say that despite how scattered her thoughts are in this lecture, but her declarative imaginary attack statements on White People—I wholly condemn.

She is missing out on a lot of good, decent, white people. That's for sure.

I agree, only thing i would say different would be the ommission of race of any kind , race does not dictate if a person is good or decent . that is what i have learned in life and what i have taught my kids and am trying to instill in my grandkids .

I've been instilling in my girls that the only thing that really matters about a person is what is between their ears. 

Race is not an indicator of much outside of features. And still many millions all across the world stumble over skin features.

Race isn't an indicator of much of anything. It signifies a slight difference in a few genes, primarily the one that controls the melanoma in your skin. Makes zero fucking difference in how useful or how much of an asshole a person is. 

agreed  

Melanin is great stuff!

I guess that the "content of their character" matters not.

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I'm not defending anybody. 

In the video below , a white woman outside a CVS store says, to the camera, "if it wasn't against the law for me to kill niggers, they would all be dead". 

Black people have far more reason to lose their minds and make threats than whites do. Far more. 

Black people have far more reason to lose their minds and make threats than whites do. Far more. 

How would you know how a black person thinks and feels?

Your isolated examples of racist whites say nothing about the topic

what is the topic?

How would you know how a black person thinks and feels?

Because most white liberals feel as if they need to answer for blacks. Keeps them on the democratic plantation.

No we don't.

Let bugsy 'bug out' on plantation (that's so last year) shit. Who cares about that 'rabbit hole.' We have a racist doctor to contend with. She needs to stand down!

Yes, they do

start at :52 mark

Allowed, directly addresses comment 1  SP

Dr. Aruna Khilanani should be 'hit in the pocket' as said by Roland's guest. That is, she needs to lose her job! She is wrong for mixing with society with her mindset (explained the way she shares it).

When it comes out of that person, she's universally recognized as a lunatic - a "crazy ass white woman" - and justifiably so. But when it comes out of Dr. Aruna Khilanani, for some reason, she's treated like a brilliant scholar and gets to speak at Yale. That's "crazy ass."

Maybe they won't invite her back to Yale. 

She needs to be fired. I didn't listen to it but according to CB she basically just says that kind of shit for the entirety of the talk and it doesn't really go anywhere. It just seems as though she is little more than a racist bitch. 

She drones on (and its a poor audio production, though I have don't think better audio would fix her overall inflection trajectory). This is a crude exposition of her worldview and she would have been more responsible to keep it to herself! In her heart if you will until she can fix it out of sight of others.

To subject a mixed audience to a speaker 'vomiting' out death-wishing makes nearly anything that comes after of lesser and no value. She needs to be fired. So she can go figure herself out away from impressionable minds.

Thrawn and others what she gave this audience as insight into her 'state of mind' reminded me of a manifesto (horrifically) penned by Elliott Rodger, the Santa Barbara, California college shooter : (Excerpt from the mind of a murderer:)

The first people I would have to kill are my two housemates,to secure the entire apartment for myself as my personal torture and killing chamber. After that,I will start luring people into my apartment, knock them out with a hammer, and slit their throats. I will torture some of the good looking people before I kill them, assuming that the good looking ones had the best sex lives. All of that pleasure they had in life,I will punish by bringing them pain and suffering. I have lived a life of pain and suffering, and it was time to bring that pain to people who actually deserve it. I will cut them, flay them,strip all the skin off their flesh, and pour boiling water all over them while they are still alive, as well as any other form of torture I could possibly think of. When they are dead, I will behead them and keep their heads in a bag, for their heads will play a major role in the final phase.  karenfranklin

In my opinion, this vivid and savage imagery is similar to what Dr. Khilanani engaged in her lecture publicly. Elliott Rodger did not 'skin and scald' his victims alive - thankfully. He did go on a killing spree. Dr. Khilanani needs a psyche evaluation and 'stat.'

Wow, what a horrible piece of shit. Both of them.

In addition to her racism, she also comes off as a huge narcissist who just loves to hear herself talk.

I will agree with that. She does seem unapologetic and to enjoy 'flirtin' with disaster. It makes me wonder what is her endgame. Career, lecture circuit, 'celebrity status,' or outrage politics?

I think equal amounts of all of the above probably apply.

Career medical professional? Iffy. The rest together?  Can work in some venues.

Thanks for enlightening us!

A warning that must be heeded: everyone knows that if one psychiatrist has this fantasy-- then obviously most of them do!!!

Hundreds of psychiatrists-- perhaps even thousands!

Scary stuff, eh?

What would happen if this had been a white psychiatrist speaking about his/her fantasies of unloading a revolver into the head of any black person that got in my way, burying their body, and wiping my bloody hands as I walked away relatively guiltless with a bounce in my step. Like I did the world a f****** favor.  She has the right to say what she want's but the repercussions should be the same no matter what her skin color. Racism is wrong no matter what race you hate.

White people  (some) are desperate to find equivalency between outlandish things blacks say and the comments of openly white racists. 

There is no such equialency. Black racism is almost entirely a reaction to centuries of white racism.  People who refuse to understand that are no help to anything. 

Is this black psychiatrist way over the line? It would seem so, although I think her comments, in her mind, were more connected to psychiatry than to simple race baiting. 

She badly misjudged what the reaction would be to her comments. 

Is this black psychiatrist way over the line? It would seem so, although I think her comments, in her mind, were more connected to psychiatry than to simple race baiting.

Yes, she is way over the line. JR, she vomited out her own foul conscience  trying to connect others to theirs. All the while, she did not take stock of the distraction of her words. That those "images" would cause people to at first or on doubling-back question if she is well, stable, or a menace to society.

She forsaked her mission to explain the horrors and failings of systemic racism and those you ignore racism to uphold the status quo. She has become the story in need of immediate scrutiny.

'I want to murder you as a favor to society' (paraphrase) is a non-conductive problem-solving discussion starter.

I listened to some of the talk at the link, but it was too depressing to listen to all the way through. There is no doubt in my mind that the woman was trying to connect her comments to a general psychiatric commentary. 

She reminds me a little bit of Frances Cress Welsing, who was also a black psychiatrist.  If you dont know who that was google it or search her on wikipedia. 

Thank you for your response, J.R. I value your input always. You do your part to make it happen!

I will seek out Frances Welsing (real soon and get back to you). In the meantime, I just have to say on the bad audio I can discern something of analysis/consciousness thinking being attempted. However, when you speak about putting physical 'hands' on someone or separating their thinking parts from their skulls—in a none humorous manner. . . you likely have gone too far off the deepest end.

Saturday Night I watched a whether silly movie: Hostel III. One of the scenes is this avant garde - "creature lady" that shoots this young man with eight arrows to his trump (full throttle) and he is still alive. Then she does this: She gets in close to him and shoots and arrow "shot-gun style" up through his mouth to top of skull.

That last shot, the ninth arrow, is the "kill shot." He appears to be still and 'frozen' after it.

That is the imagery this Dr. who is a psychiatrist chose to convey her disdain for white people's conversation and racial treatment towards her. It's wrong. There is no coming back for that kind of 'ordeal' to talk about complex thinking, in my opinion.

I will seek out Frances Cress Welsing (real soon and get back to you).

JR! I found her! I listened to her! I shall listen to her again. She is. . . interestingly 'bright. 'I am comfortable with her 'relaxed' speaking style. Following the 80/20 rule of life, I can fully agree with 80 (plus) percent of what she uttered in this video:

Dr. Frances Cress Welsing last public speech Atlanta 5/23/2015

There are some things I know about White people as a Black person intimate with multiple races, she may not know or appreciate cross-racial intimacies. I don't know.

All in all. "Folksy"? Good listen.

She speaks of unconscious matters of race in people. I can see that. Now then, this Dr. Khilanani is too aggressive. A far sight farther down on the spectrum than Dr. Welsing, in my opinion.

Setting aside the inflamatory remarks this Psychiatrist made, it was more interesting to see the tone of comments and assumption that she is black. Good grief.... remember ass/u/me. 

I believe I read that she was the child of Haitian immigrants. I saw her photo and she is not particularly dark-skinned. 

More likely Indian immigrants.

More likely Indian immigrants.

I'm pretty sure it was Haitian, but I'd have to find the article again. 

I'm pretty sure it was Haitian, but I'd have to find the article again. 

I'm becoming more certain of Indian heritage, given references made in Hindi.

I did find her post from 7 weeks back kind of odd... 

The biggest racists are Liberals and white Feminists. Negative feelings and feelings of hatred are NORMAL.

When feelings of hatred are NEVER emotionally processed and remain UNCONSCIOUS, then we have a problem. Because it will come out in an action. Such as shooting, hurting, harm. Of course, every time this happens, liberals are confused by it, because they have not consciously acknowledged their hatred.

Beginning to feel hatred is a postive step, it means that an unconsious feeling is becoming conscious. It is now less likely to bypass your awareness and come out as an action.

A feeling never hurt anyone. An action will.

Confusing to me, but that happens more and more.