https://contemporaryracism.org/156536/in-the-face-of-fear/ An academic blog about whiteness, implicit bias, and systemic racism Thu, 12 Dec 2024 05:54:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://contemporaryracism.org/156536/in-the-face-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 05:54:37 +0000 https://contemporaryracism.org/?p=156536#comment-1334 I really like what you have done with this blog post, it highlights the key reasons of why people are afraid to step into the realm of race talk and some questions to consider. I do agree that privileged schools need to do a better job of implementing systematic changes to positively reshape the idea of race talk. How do you think schools could get the students involved with these efforts? How would the school encourage race talk in an appropriate manner.

]]> https://contemporaryracism.org/156536/in-the-face-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-1300 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 23:06:23 +0000 https://contemporaryracism.org/?p=156536#comment-1300 I think this blog post does an awesome job of shedding light on some of the factors that go into avoiding “race talk.” The rhetoric around colorblindness loves to use words like “impolite” and “uncomfortable,” and you did great cutting through all that to drive home that it is really fear controlling the narrative.

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