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Me and White Supremacy: How to Recognise that Everything is About Race

Me and White Supremacy: How to Recognise that Everything is About Race

Me and White Supremacy: How to Recognise Your Privilege, Combat Racism and Change the World by Layla F. Saad is just the thing to carry round if you want to signal that you are not just talking the intersectional talk, but doing the work (and in these post-Black Lives Matter times, that’s what we’re supposed to do, right?).

"Anti-Racism" vs. Liberalism

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“Anti-Racism” vs. Liberalism

There’s a difference between “anti-racism” and actually overcoming racism. Overcoming racism requires liberalism, and “anti-racism,” as it is currently being taught, can only increase it. This is most obvious when…

Redefining "Racism": Against Activist Lexicography

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Redefining “Racism”: Against Activist Lexicography

In early June, Merriam-Webster announced its intention to update its entry on “racism.”

Defining Racism Up: Ibram X. Kendi’s Weird Definition of Anti-racism

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Defining Racism Up: Ibram X. Kendi’s Weird Definition of Anti-racism

Kendi’s central intellectual contribution has been a redefinition of “racism” and how it works.

How to Talk to Your Employers About Anti-Racism

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How to Talk to Your Employers About Anti-Racism

The 1960s ended, in fact, some half a century ago. Nonetheless, they all share a concern that their employer, university, or children’s school seems to think otherwise and is therefore requiring an affirmation to a very specific understanding of “racism” and “anti-racism”.

Saying No to Critical Race Theory

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Saying No to Critical Race Theory

I want to explain Critical Race Theory to you. I just want to help you understand it, so I sat down with my microphone and no real plan except to talk through the claims, history, and thought of Critical Race Theory, highlighting where it came from and why it's a terrible way to think about race and racism, in its own ideas.

Mob Social Justice and the Dangerous Precedent of Charging Amy Cooper

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Mob Social Justice and the Dangerous Precedent of Charging Amy Cooper

In May, an incident occurred in New York City’s Central park between a bird-watcher named Christian Cooper and a woman named Amy Cooper (they are unrelated).

Wokeness and Its Not-at-all-racist Doctrines of Disempowerment

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Wokeness and Its Not-at-all-racist Doctrines of Disempowerment

This isn't empowerment. It's disempowerment, even if we discount the other costs of such a not-at-all-racist doctrine.

The Defence Approach to Diversity

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The Defence Approach to Diversity

Diversity is big business and the body of published work is enormous.

An Open Letter to Robin DiAngelo about “Anti-racism”

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An Open Letter to Robin DiAngelo about “Anti-racism”

You proudly proclaim your racism in your writings, as so often racists do. We have read your work and can see the racism dripping from every page.

5 Reasons the Book "White Fragility" is Shallow and Destructive

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5 Reasons the Book “White Fragility” is Shallow and Destructive

Among the books making the rounds on recent “must-read” book lists is White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo.

In Defense of the Status Quo

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In Defense of the Status Quo

Join Lindsay in this episode of the New Discourses Podcast for a little over an hour of common sense in his liberal defense of the so-called "status quo."

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The Intellectual Fraud of Robin DiAngelo’s “White Fragility”

Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility Is Snake Oil Masquerading As Insight

Sharing Size: Nine Reasons Critical Race Theory Is Terrible for Dealing with Racism

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Sharing Size: Nine Reasons Critical Race Theory Is Terrible for Dealing with Racism

As unlikely as it seems, a highly obscure academic theory known as Critical Race Theory has completely mainstreamed in society, and now everyone is discussing it.

Eight Big Reasons Critical Race Theory Is Terrible for Dealing with Racism

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Eight Big Reasons Critical Race Theory Is Terrible for Dealing with Racism

As unlikely as it seems, a highly obscure academic theory known as Critical Race Theory has completely mainstreamed in society, and now everyone is discussing it.

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The Problem with White Fragility

In 2018, the “whiteness educator” Robin DiAngelo published a bestselling book called White Fragility. This book is intended to teach white people about their own racism.

Do Better than Critical Race Theory

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Do Better than Critical Race Theory

Many of you have noticed that more people than ever are presenting the stock Critical Race Theory ideas.

The Souls of White Folk

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The Souls of White Folk

'Folks' has recently re-appeared in Britain in a fine new set of clothes, as a virtue-signalling badge of political correctness.

Complicity

This entry in 'Translations from the Wokish' is an explanation of the term "Complicity."

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