I've seen people scoff at the idea that kids might be hearing that it's bad to be white, so here's a short thread.
First, here's Robin DiAngelo in White Fragility saying “a positive white identity is an impossible goal” and “to be less white is to be less racially oppressive” 1/
First, here's Robin DiAngelo in White Fragility saying “a positive white identity is an impossible goal” and “to be less white is to be less racially oppressive” 1/
Next, here are Delgado and Stefancic in #CriticalRaceTheory: An Introduction: "many critical race theorists... hold that racism is pervasive, systemic, and deeply ingrained. If we take this perspective, then no white member of society seems quite so innocent.” 2/
Here's Sandra Bartky, quoted in Applebaum's Being White, Being Good: "On my view, I am guilty by virtue of simply being who I am: a white woman, born into an aspiring middle-class family in a racist and class-ridden society." 3/
Of course, academic texts like these are not the only sources of these ideas. Here's Oluo in So You Want to Talk About Race: "if you are white in a white supremacist society, you are racist. If you are male in a patriarchy, you are sexist." (p. 216-217) 4/
And they're not just in books either. Here's Marc Lamont Hill, a news anchor and former political commentator for CNN and Fox News, affirming that "all white people are inherently racist" 5/
https://twitter.com/marclamonthill/status/1413883162665574401?lang=en
In conclusion, before we summarily dismiss the claims of frustrated parents as "right-wing fabrications," we should take a hard look at the ideas currently suffusing our culture. Racism is not the solution to racism. 6/6
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