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I have not read Amy Wax's original letter but my understand is that she made the claim that people in the lower social-economic classes have been rejecting the
by Veelox 9y ago
I have not read Amy Wax's original letter but my understand is that she made the claim that people in the lower social-economic classes have been rejecting the "Bourgeois" culture. She then went on to say that this rejection has and will have negative affects on those groups.
Would someone be willing to point out how that claim is offensive? Or is it how she made the claim that is the issue?
- wmf 9y agoSome people translate "bourgeois culture" as "white culture" and thus interpret her conclusion as "if you don't act white your kids will be doomed". That's offensive to people who believe that diversity and multiculturalism are superior.
- Veelox 9y agoAhh, your phrasing of "if you don't act white your kids will be doomed" puts it in a way I can understand it, thank you. Part of me feels like the idea "white culture is harmful" is harmful. I think it would be much better if we could split it along economic lines "lower vs upper class" instead of racial lines "black vs white" that would help us draw parallels between the plight of rural Tennessee with inner city Detroit. But it feels like if I started talking about class people would accuse me of using class as a mask for being racist. Which just so happens to be the case here.