https://contemporaryracism.org/204/talking-to-racists/ An academic blog about whiteness, implicit bias, and systemic racism Sun, 12 Aug 2012 01:10:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://contemporaryracism.org/204/talking-to-racists/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:20:50 +0000 http://www.professorwolfe.com/blog/?p=204#comment-22 Alex,
I completely agree with your observations of our class discussion and I also felt anxious and a loss for words as you mentioned, so you were not alone. I think that your point about having a lot more to learn is very true and I had that realization as well. I think that this exercise opened up my eyes to how hard it is to have discussions like that and how important it is to practice these conversations and read the articles that we have been, in order to prepare ourselves for future conversations.

]]> https://contemporaryracism.org/204/talking-to-racists/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:37:44 +0000 http://www.professorwolfe.com/blog/?p=204#comment-21 I’m really, really glad the discussion was useful for you. By the end of the semester I think you will have a mountain of research evidence to back up your positions. But, learning how to package that knowledge in bite size pieces people will be willing to “hear” will take practice. I’m still working on it myself. (I think it is a life-long thing; you learn, you share, you learn, you share). I’ve also learned that I have to pick my battles – when, where, who and how much depth…

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