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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is probably why the training at St. Pats is direly needed and racism exists because parents genuinely do not know but assume they know and then teach their children what they think is best.

"To make sense of this discrepancy, I’ve spent the past few years researching how white people think about race and racism and more specifically, how white parents verbally and nonverbally communicate racial messages to their children. What I learned was that white parents often refrain from speaking with their children about race, racism and racial inequality. If racial discussions do occur they are characterized by a colorblind rhetoric. White parents adopt these practices because they believe it will help them raise a non-racist child. From a sociological perspective though, white parents' racial messages may do more harm than good."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/10/05/white-parents-teach-their-children-be-colorblind-heres-why-thats-bad-everyone/[/quote]

Yup as a family of color. This whole thread and the ignorant responses make me realize dc is a scary place for children of color. Again with assumptions of what is best for poc without actually taking the time to learn the issues and spewing out language like marxism and liberalism. [/quote]

I am genuinely curious how the above poster suggests are good ways to "learn the issues."  All during the summer of 2020, we were bombarded with acolytes of Robin D'Angelo that white people should never ask people of color how they feel about this or that issue because it is off putting or offensive, etc.  Personally, I found this a bit over the top -- asking strangers certainly seemed inappropriate, but casual friends?  Best friends? Yet, it seems the alternative forms of education of these perceptions of other people seem quite inadequate -- relying on articles written by people like D'Angelo making a living selling books and consulting while advancing a particular philosophy.  I do believe one can educate oneself on many subjects by reading a variety of authors with different perspectives, but these days I imagine it would take a great deal of work for someone on their own to identify them in a reasonable period of time (because presumably a list from CNN and Fox would be very different).  I would begin with the obvious assumption that the views of people of any race or ethnicity are not monolithic, and vary by socio-economic position, geography, age, and other factors -- including the relationship between the person inquiring and the person being asked.  But to come back to the start -- how exactly does the above poster suggest is the best way to educated oneself?   [/quote]

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