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

white people are always racist

black people can't be racist ever[/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]

PP. Can you please think for a moment about the irony of what you have posted here. Basically saying that, as a white person, you need to hear about your racism in more gentle, polite terms. That sounds a bit like....white...fragility....does it not?

I'm white, and have not read the book, but reading something that calls me racist does not automatically make me hurt and defensive. It sounds important. [/quote]

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