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Month: January 2018

An Easy Test of Cultural Appreciation Not Appropriation, Oluo 11/18

January 24, 2018 stephen elliott~buckley 0

Chapter 10 of Ijeoma Oluo’s deeply valuable So You Want to Talk About Race focuses on the how to appreciate culture instead of appropriate it. It debates whether white people can/should rap. It’s not about Vanilla Ice versus Eminem or … [Read more]

The “N” Word Debate Is Over, Oluo 10/18

January 23, 2018 stephen elliott~buckley 0

Chapter 9 of Ijeoma Oluo’s awesome So You Want to Talk About Race focuses on the debate about whether various people can/should say the “N” word. When I watched Dear White People on Netflix, I saw a sublime example of … [Read more]

Canada’s Secret School-to-Prison Pipeline, Oluo 9/18

January 22, 2018 stephen elliott~buckley 0

Chapter 9 of Ijeoma Oluo’s awesome So You Want to Talk About Race focuses on how systemic racism in institutions like school create a recipe for failure for non-whites. This is one of the largest comprehension divides for Canadians trying … [Read more]

Do This Before Confronting Affirmative Action, Oluo 8/18

January 21, 2018 stephen elliott~buckley 0

Chapter 7 of Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race focuses on ideas and experiences surrounding affirmative action. This awesome chapter has helped me consolidate a few ideas I’ve heard. When [even marginally] progressive HR departments start anonymizing … [Read more]

Not Being Defensive About Racist Police Brutality, Oluo 7/18

January 20, 2018 stephen elliott~buckley 0

Despite the statistics that police treat people of colour and indigenous people more unfairly and brutally, a reflexive defensiveness exists to discount that experience. When people who aren’t white complain about driving while black, etc., is our initial impulse to … [Read more]

White Men Need Intersectionality Expertise, Oluo 6/18

January 19, 2018 stephen elliott~buckley 0

Intersectionality needs to become the most understood word as we wind down this decade. I’ve been thinking that for a few years now, but chapter 5 of Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race deeply reinforces that. My … [Read more]

Entitlement Mapping 101, Oluo 5/18

January 18, 2018 stephen elliott~buckley 1

Fresh off of chapter 3 of Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race, we now enter the check your privilege chapter. This is a critical chapter to ensure that as we delve into the rest of the book, … [Read more]

Inevitable Race Conversation Mistakes, Oluo Day 4/18

January 17, 2018 stephen elliott~buckley 0

I love chapter 3 of Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race. It reminds us that our human/race arrogance is a deep impediment to making a difference in the world. Francesca Ramsey, whose voice is spreading more widely … [Read more]

The Racism-Power Intersection, Day 3/18

January 16, 2018 stephen elliott~buckley 0

Let’s get into chapter 2 of Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race! It’s been hard in recent years to talk about reverse racism, which I don’t believe exists. Racism is prejudice based on race, but there’s always … [Read more]

Oluo, Race, Class and Priorities: Day 2/18

January 15, 2018 stephen elliott~buckley 0

Chapter 1 of Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race is called “Is It Really About Race?” In the debrief of the 2016 election, many folks have concluded that if we paid more attention to poor white people … [Read more]

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