Monday, January 18, 2016

This is not the least bit racist.

Portland college decides April is White Shaming month. April Fools, parents of students!

"'Whiteness History Month: Context, Consequences, and Change' is a multidisciplinary, district-wide, educational project examining race and racism through an exploration of the construction of whiteness, its origins, and heritage," PCC states on its website. "Scheduled for the month of April 2016, the project seeks to inspire innovative and practical solutions to community issues and social problems that stem from racism."

The WHM site makes clear that the project is not a "celebratory endeavor" like heritage months, but is rather "an effort to change our campus climate" by "[challenging] the master narrative of race and racism through an exploration of the social construction of whiteness." ("Challenging the master narrative," PCC explains, "is a strategy within higher education that promotes multicultural education and equity.")

Remember that name my friends, Portland Community College. You will want to know where not to send your young sprouts when they get to post-secondary ed.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Can't be celebrating all our achievements like electromagnetic theory, relativity, quantum mechanics, calculus, thermodynamics, the train, the car, the phone, the fridge, microwave ovens, radar, spaceships, nukes, guns, computers, washing machines...
I'm tired of having my culture appropriated by savages.