tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post2571328637270187142..comments2023-07-04T21:12:47.972-05:00Comments on Why Am I Not Surprised?: Sam Adler-Bell: "Why White People Freak Out When They're Called Out About Race"changeseekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-71106035748772154282016-03-29T02:49:12.932-05:002016-03-29T02:49:12.932-05:00Very useful.
I get "U.S. fragility." It...Very useful.<br /><br />I get "U.S. fragility." It cannot be that we are do not have a good, moral foreign policy record, it cannot, because that would mean I am responsible, which would mean I am not virtuous.Zhttp://profacero.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-65863035138317774212015-05-25T07:05:57.403-05:002015-05-25T07:05:57.403-05:00I'm really pleased to see Dr DiAngelo's pa...I'm really pleased to see Dr DiAngelo's paper getting so much attention on the internet. She became one of my prime resources (along with many others) for assistance in delving into the swamp of invisible privilege and racial obliviousness associated with whiteness. Her writing makes many hidden in plain sight truths become comprehensible...again...along with many other excellent resources like Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum.<br /><br />I had not read the essay by Mr. Fortgang before and when I did the first thing I thought was that this was a very very young person writing this...and sure enough...it was. Only those with arrested development or little life's experience could write such sad silliness.<br /><br />Emotional/mental growth is difficult both for individuals and for cultures...many choose to avoid the travails of comprehension. We whites have, for the most part, chosen the oppression of all whom we encounter as a substitute for the painful work of maturation. We chose not to do our own suffering but instead to inflict it on others.<br /><br />It is hopeful to see the efforts of Dr. DiAngelo and others. veganelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188156008589356984noreply@blogger.com