The course is called “Deconstructing and Decentralizing White-ness in Practice.” It\u2019s described as a sort of 12-step program: a recovery path for white people who want to be better in their daily interactions with people of color.<\/p>\n
The idea behind the course is that white supremacy is a social construct we\u2019re all born into and conditioned by, and it\u2019s the responsibility of white people (as the beneficiaries of aforementioned white supremacy) to recognize that shit and make a conscious daily effort to fight it. Not unlike, say, recovering from an addiction.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In case you’re wondering what that is, they’ve got you covered with this clear, concise explanation;<\/p>\n
In the first part of the series, instructor Cristina Combs pointed to a quote from Sonya Renee Taylor (author of The Body is Not an Apology) to help explain what this was all about:<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are struggling in this system as well. It is killing you too\u2026 Whiteness is not about you. Whiteness is the structure into which you were born\u2026 Stop experiencing the conversation of whiteness and white supremacist delusion as who you are, and start experiencing it as something that you were assigned that is not serving you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Say what now? Google Sonya Renee Taylor if you dare. It appears she has made quite a niche for herself in making quotable riddles. It’s like modern art. You have to know the code in order to appreciate it, I guess.<\/p>\n
The program includes steps like admitting to being socially conditioned by white supremacy, embracing ignorance as an invitation to learn, and taking on responsibility for the impact — not necessarily the intent — of interactions with people of color. (If you hurt someone without meaning to, it doesn\u2019t change the fact that you hurt them and you are responsible for making amends.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Now, the test for whether something is racist is can it be turned around and it still not be offensive? Let’s take the class’s 12-step program description and turn it around and see if it seems like a racist concept;<\/p>\n
a recovery path for black people who want to be better in their daily interactions with white people.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Sounds insanely racist, doesn’t it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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