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The analogy works — just replace “me” and “you” with “white people” and “Black people”. The Black Monopoly players had to give up their money and property to th

The analogy works — just replace “me” and “you” with “white people” and “Black people”. The Black Monopoly players had to give up their money and property to the white players. You are saying that it’s racist to redistribute the stolen wealth, but not racist to allow the white players to keep their ill-gotten gains.

yucky 5y ago
Are you unable to differentiate between individuals and groups? It's never not racist to blame people for the actions of others who have a similar amount of melanin.
- jakelazaroff 5y ago
  No one is blaming anyone. Why do you keep bringing up that word? This is a good faith question, I’m genuinely curious about this.
  - yucky 5y ago
    Disney - https://www.newsweek.com/disney-corp-asks-employees-complete-white-privilege-checklist-pivot-away-white-dominant-1589775 https://www.newsweek.com/disney-corp-asks-employees-complete... Walmart - https://trendingpolitics.com/walmart-training-white-people-have-internalized-racial-superiority/ https://trendingpolitics.com/walmart-training-white-people-h... AT&T - https://www.nationalreview.com/news/att-employee-training-program-says-white-people-you-are-the-problem/ https://www.nationalreview.com/news/att-employee-training-pr... Coca-Cola - https://www.newsweek.com/coca-cola-facing-backlash-says-less-white-learning-plan-was-about-workplace-inclusion-1570875 https://www.newsweek.com/coca-cola-facing-backlash-says-less... Under Armour - https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/report-under-armour-forcing-white-employees-to-attend-anti-white-training/ https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/report-under-armour-forc... Dow Chemical, Lockheed Martin - https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/06/dow_chemical_and_lockheed_martin_wallow_in_critical_race_theory.html https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/06/dow_chemical_an... etc etc Speaking of "good faith", do I need to continue? Were you legitimately unaware of this, or is this where you try to excuse it as something other than what it is - racism.
    - jakelazaroff 5y ago
      A handful of poorly thought out corporate DEI trainings does not retroactively redefine the decades of research and writing on critical race theory. But I’ll bite. Let’s take the first article. > The document suggests that employees reflect on the diversity of their personal and professional networks. Employees should also consider how other dimensions of their identities "give (or do not give) you access and advantage." Furthermore, workers are encouraged to "work through feelings of guilt, shame, and defensiveness to understand what is beneath them and what needs to be healed." > Part of the challenge involves completing a "white privilege checklist." The checklist asks if a person has ever experienced racist slurs, discrimination for their skin color, threats due to their gender or sexual orientation, bullying or conditions of poverty. Nowhere in the article are the words “blame” or “responsible” or “accountable”. None of this can reasonably be construed as “blaming” people. As the article tells it, the goal of the training is to help people understand their racial privilege.
      - yucky 5y ago
        I linked a handful of companies who collectively employ hundreds of thousands of people, because I figured showing the largest companies in the world would be enough to settle your supposed curiosity. How many more do you need to see to change your mind? I suspect it doesn't matter. Also, they all reference the CRT framework, so call them "poorly implemented" is silly. These are companies that spend millions on legal fees, their implementation is only as bad as CRT itself is. I prefer a simpler, less racist framework. One that treats people the same regardless of skin color, and makes no assumptions about an individual based on their skin color.

yucky 5y ago

Are you unable to differentiate between individuals and groups? It's never not racist to blame people for the actions of others who have a similar amount of melanin.

jakelazaroff 5y ago
No one is blaming anyone. Why do you keep bringing up that word? This is a good faith question, I’m genuinely curious about this.
- yucky 5y ago
  Disney - https://www.newsweek.com/disney-corp-asks-employees-complete-white-privilege-checklist-pivot-away-white-dominant-1589775 https://www.newsweek.com/disney-corp-asks-employees-complete... Walmart - https://trendingpolitics.com/walmart-training-white-people-have-internalized-racial-superiority/ https://trendingpolitics.com/walmart-training-white-people-h... AT&T - https://www.nationalreview.com/news/att-employee-training-program-says-white-people-you-are-the-problem/ https://www.nationalreview.com/news/att-employee-training-pr... Coca-Cola - https://www.newsweek.com/coca-cola-facing-backlash-says-less-white-learning-plan-was-about-workplace-inclusion-1570875 https://www.newsweek.com/coca-cola-facing-backlash-says-less... Under Armour - https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/report-under-armour-forcing-white-employees-to-attend-anti-white-training/ https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/report-under-armour-forc... Dow Chemical, Lockheed Martin - https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/06/dow_chemical_and_lockheed_martin_wallow_in_critical_race_theory.html https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/06/dow_chemical_an... etc etc Speaking of "good faith", do I need to continue? Were you legitimately unaware of this, or is this where you try to excuse it as something other than what it is - racism.
  - jakelazaroff 5y ago
    A handful of poorly thought out corporate DEI trainings does not retroactively redefine the decades of research and writing on critical race theory. But I’ll bite. Let’s take the first article. > The document suggests that employees reflect on the diversity of their personal and professional networks. Employees should also consider how other dimensions of their identities "give (or do not give) you access and advantage." Furthermore, workers are encouraged to "work through feelings of guilt, shame, and defensiveness to understand what is beneath them and what needs to be healed." > Part of the challenge involves completing a "white privilege checklist." The checklist asks if a person has ever experienced racist slurs, discrimination for their skin color, threats due to their gender or sexual orientation, bullying or conditions of poverty. Nowhere in the article are the words “blame” or “responsible” or “accountable”. None of this can reasonably be construed as “blaming” people. As the article tells it, the goal of the training is to help people understand their racial privilege.
    - yucky 5y ago
      I linked a handful of companies who collectively employ hundreds of thousands of people, because I figured showing the largest companies in the world would be enough to settle your supposed curiosity. How many more do you need to see to change your mind? I suspect it doesn't matter. Also, they all reference the CRT framework, so call them "poorly implemented" is silly. These are companies that spend millions on legal fees, their implementation is only as bad as CRT itself is. I prefer a simpler, less racist framework. One that treats people the same regardless of skin color, and makes no assumptions about an individual based on their skin color.