News: Uni course focusing on "the problem of whiteness"

DAP

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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -- In the midst of the "Black Lives Matter" movement, a new course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison could stir up controversy.

According to UW- Madison's website, "The Problem of Whiteness" is a new course taught by Damon Sajnani. It will be offered in the Spring 2017 semester.

The course is described as understanding how whiteness is socially constructed and experienced in order to help dismantle white supremacy. The course description says "the class will explore how white people consciously and unconsciously perpetuate institutional racism and how it not only devastates communities of color, but also perpetuates the oppression of most white folks along the lines of class and gender."

http://www.nbc15.com/content/news/Ne...407460615.html

FBF

Why not

M André

Seems racist, why do americans love to label themselves with races as if they were dogs.

Just Like Fire

Nice way to get Trump re-elected!
Keep demonizing white people, thats the way to go.

Achilles.

More of this.

DancingShoes

Sounds nice

cheap

Should be taught in high schools.

Shame♥

That course title is doing too much. And in Wisconsin of all places?

A Little Unruly

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Originally posted by Just Like Fire

Nice way to get Trump re-elected!
Keep demonizing white people, thats the way to go.

People who go to university don't vote Trump anyway.

KareBear

Inflammatory titles like that likely isn't going to make people who need to take the class take it. They could've titled it "Race, Power and Privilege" or "Dismantling Race" or something and still gotten the point across.

AALIYAH DANA

K$Ellie

The hypocrisy in this thread with all the "

" smilies

Saeju

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Originally posted by M André

Seems racist, why do americans love to label themselves with races as if they were dogs.

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Originally posted by Just Like Fire

Nice way to get Trump re-elected!
Keep demonizing white people, thats the way to go.

Patri

People have seriously taken leave of their wits.

DownBoy

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Originally posted by A Little Unruly

People who go to university don't vote Trump anyway.

You're wrong.

AALIYAH DANA

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Originally posted by K$Ellie

The hypocrisy in this thread with all the "

" smilies

Is how applauding a class that discusses the ramifications of white supremacy in our society hypocritical?

AvrilLaQueen

those damn white people smh

hitmebby1morex

Um...that's racist as **** but okay.

Buddy

I took a class like that and dropped out. It was extremely racist

He made us read this book on how all white people are subconsciously racist

I actually reported him

Saeju

I want ATRL to tell me what exactly is wrong with this course

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the class will explore how white people consciously and unconsciously perpetuate institutional racism and how it not only devastates communities of color, but also perpetuates the oppression of most white folks along the lines of class and gender

It's not "the problem with white people" it's "the problem with whiteness"...whiteness as a social construct. "Whiteness" that has deemed someone's worth in society for like the past couple of centuries. You know something that has affected the Irish, Italians, and Jews as well.