RE: All white people are racists...or "white fragility" ??
September 15, 2015 at 2:45 pm
(This post was last modified: September 15, 2015 at 2:53 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
(September 15, 2015 at 12:13 pm)Faith No More Wrote: It's easy for white people to say we should teach colorblindness, because we live in a world where their skin color isn't an impediment.
In today's culture, being a straight white male is an impediment to speaking freely and substantively about identity. The notion of "White Privilege" is used as a weapon to invalidate the opinions, attitudes, and contributions of European descendants.
Straight white males are also at much greater risk of being falsely accused of sexual harassment and racial discrimination. Most EEOC complaints have nothing to do with correcting wrongs but seeking revenge or expressing spite. I know because I was falsely accused of sexual harassment by female co-worker to cover for her poor performance. Even though her complaint was completely unsupported, her accusation alone was enough to put my job in jepordy.
