Workshops in White Privilege
March 19, 2013
By Mark Tapson
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One of the diversity training documents linked to the site suggests that white people wear a white wristband as a reminder about your privilege, and as a personal commitment to explain why you wear the wristband. It also suggests that white people ponder questions such as How do I ignore privilege? What am I doing today to undo my privilege? How do I fool myself into thinking I am powerless? For those white people who might find their thoughts drifting away from such self-flagellation during the day, here are its other suggestions for keeping unearned guilt in the forefront of ones consciousness:
■Set aside sections of the day to critically examine how privilege is working.
■Put a note on your mirror or computer screen as a reminder to think about privilege.
■Make a daily list of the ways privilege played out, and steps taken or not taken to address privilege.
■Find a person of color who is willing to hold you accountable for addressing privilege.
This newfound awareness shouldnt end with you, however; it should extend to everyone you interact with: Not only should you examine the kind of privilege you bring to your (work) site but also how power is distributed among the families, community members, and students you work with, the Power and Privilege page said. Presumably the next step would be to work toward the redistribution of that power. At the top of the page, CNS notes, was a quotation from feminist Gloria Steinem that reads, The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.
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Not equality for all, but for those the government favors. For the race-mongering left, the white privilege fabrication isnt so much about redressing inequality as seizing power. So much for our most-racial Presidents promise of a post-racial America.
Workshops in White Privilege
Black Skin Privilege
December 21, 2012
By David Horowitz and John Perazzo
Black Skin Privilege
