DJ_Zarathustra
December 28th, 2005, 01:56 AM
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/16_04/Memb164.shtml
And we must protest the privileging of elite, white male perspectives in school textbooks. We have to demand that the stories of all who have struggled to radically transform society be told: and if the existing texts don't do that, we must dip into our own pockets and pay for supplemental materials that teachers could use to make the classes they teach meaningful. And if we're in a position to make a hiring decision, we should go out of our way to recruit, identify and hire a person of color.
But how, Wise man, how? Such scenarios are unimaginable in the current social climate of absolute, unchallenged and fearsome White Male Supremacy. None of the things you suggest have ever been attempted, or are likely to be attempted, so long as Whites continue their unbroken legacy of massive resistance to anything which challenges their stranglehold on American schools and government.
Yes, certain types of "membership" do indeed have their privileges. Tim Wise, a self-described "white man", knows all about this. A more appropriate nom de guerre would be Tim Cunning.
And we must protest the privileging of elite, white male perspectives in school textbooks. We have to demand that the stories of all who have struggled to radically transform society be told: and if the existing texts don't do that, we must dip into our own pockets and pay for supplemental materials that teachers could use to make the classes they teach meaningful. And if we're in a position to make a hiring decision, we should go out of our way to recruit, identify and hire a person of color.
But how, Wise man, how? Such scenarios are unimaginable in the current social climate of absolute, unchallenged and fearsome White Male Supremacy. None of the things you suggest have ever been attempted, or are likely to be attempted, so long as Whites continue their unbroken legacy of massive resistance to anything which challenges their stranglehold on American schools and government.
Yes, certain types of "membership" do indeed have their privileges. Tim Wise, a self-described "white man", knows all about this. A more appropriate nom de guerre would be Tim Cunning.