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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The "book" is basically

white people are always racist

black people can't be racist ever[/b][/quote]

Yep. That is the summary.

Which is a shame. In contrast my organization has had some short Virtual trainings that a corporate diversity trainer does and they are VERY well done. She is relatable, uses more neutral language (everyone needs to “X” vs just “White people need to...”). And definitely comes at it from a sense that seems to convey “hey we are all good faith and nice people here, but sometimes we do some hurtful things accidentally without realizing it. Let me tell you about what some of those are to help make it easier to avoid those unintended slip ups”. [/quote]

+2  The bolded is basically what my (black) son stated when he handed me (white mom) the book to read.  You don't really need to know any more than that.  Buy the book, open it a few times and bend some pages so it looks like you've read it, and then nod, nod, nod in meetings where the book is discussed.  Say as many mea culpas as appropriate.

I agree with another poster that the backlash from all of this is going to be intense.  Not just whites but Hispanics, Asians, Jewish, you name it.[/quote]

Oh your poor son.[/quote]

Don't feel sorry for my son, sweetie.  He is at a Top 10 university with a 3.95 gpa.  He knows BS when he reads it.[/quote]

If he gave it to you to read, he’s trying to send a message...not subtly, and you aren’t getting it. Poor kid.[/quote]

He gave it to me to read because we often switch books.  He reads a lot of trash and he is never afraid to tell me his opinion when he does.  I get that your agenda is to castigate and malign regardless of consequences.  I also get that you're feeling insecure and angry so you're lashing out.  I think you need to talk to your therapist about it.[/quote]

Does he have a black parent too? What did that person think about the book? 
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I am curious about this, too.[/quote]

Well, his birth parents, each is black, are each in prison so I am sure that they embrace the book wholeheartedly because they never miss an opportunity to be enabled.

Our son is in contact with his black maternal grandmother, however, and she thinks the book is "trash."  She has very little tolerance for people with a sense of entitlement and for people who use race as their weapon of choice for taking the easy path.  She is an elder in her church and is very well-respected if that matters.  I doubt that you care about that.

[b]Just think how racist you are being by presuming that because our son is black that he must think that all white people are racist. [/b] Seems like you're the pots calling the kettles...black.[/quote]

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