I understand the need for "Empowering Males of Color", but the tone of this is exclusive offensive

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Would you have the same concern if it was a seminar to empower girls or women (of any color)?

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, PP. Time for you to move to the suburbs.

My suburb is pretty diverse and we would totally support this.

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I understand what everybody is saying but the problem with situations like this is that they set a precedent which can have unintended consequences. For example, what if a group of parents wanted to create a girl scout troop for only girls of color. Right now this isn't allowed (at least I don't think it is) but if we applied the logic used on this thread, it could be. Maybe that would be a good thing, maybe not. Having a discussion about whether this is a path we as a society want to pursue is important.

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Anonymous wrote:I understand what everybody is saying but the problem with situations like this is that they set a precedent which can have unintended consequences. For example, what if a group of parents wanted to create a girl scout troop for only girls of color. Right now this isn't allowed (at least I don't think it is) but if we applied the logic used on this thread, it could be. Maybe that would be a good thing, maybe not. Having a discussion about whether this is a path we as a society want to pursue is important.

Everything doesn’t belong to you.

Xoxo,
A white mom who hopes you do not start this ‘discussion’ at my school

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Are Asians POC?

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I'm just curious. Am I POC if I have one Black great grandmother? One Inuit great great grandmother?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm just curious. Am I POC if I have one Black great grandmother? One Inuit great great grandmother?

Do *YOU* consider yourself a POC? There’s your answer.

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Google Misogynoir

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Anonymous wrote:Do all POC kids get included or is it only Black kids?

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Anonymous wrote:Meh, I lean far more center than left, and this doesn’t bother me. It’s sort of like HBCU’s. I think it’s a good thing they exist. It’s about building community for these kids. It’s an extra. I don’t see the issue.

HBCUs are open to everyone.

As are our schools. But this is an extracurricular activity geared to one audience. I don’t see the big deal.

An extracurricular activity sponsored and promoted by a publicly-funded institution with an explicit invitation only to certain races is not “open to everyone.” Just to be clear.

It is concerning and it is illegal. But now is not the time.

Just to be explicitly clear anyone can go but white kids aren’t the target. If your child doesn’t have autism would they go to a workshop about autism in the workforce? Which DCPS schools do. If you aren’t autistic you could go but know you’re not the target.

Stop acting like whiteness is being excluded and targeted, it’s very telling and disgusting.

Thanks PP.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, so, it is exclusive. Because it's a safe space for students of color.

Read up on this:
https://arrow-journal.org/why-people-of-color-need-spaces-without-white-people/

If your daughter was raped or sexual harassed, wouldn't you want her to be able to attend a support group or meeting with others like her? Or would you want all the dudes or maybe even the rapists to be invited. No. She could be more productive and have a more healing experience if it were a safe space, with people like her, and ONLY people like her who share her experience.

The majority of D.C.’s public school students are African American. in 2016-17, 68 percent of students were African American, 18 percent were Latino, 10 percent were white, and four percent identified as other.

Black is the majority not the minority

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I look forward to empowering White Males next month

this is event is bs and actually racist

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Something as simple as “POC are invited, everyone is welcome” would solve the issue.

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Anonymous wrote:I look forward to empowering White Males next month

this is event is bs and actually racist

Do you literally have nothing better to do this morning that stir shit up? Just stop. Call the manager if you want (aka mayor / your council member). The

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Anonymous wrote:Something as simple as “POC are invited, everyone is welcome” would solve the issue.

There is no issue. Look forward to seeing you at the next DCPS IEP workshop.