Thank you for your courage in standing up for truth. This past year I returned to college as a non traditional student to double major in History and English. Speaking my mind in the classroom is at times uncomfortable and often precarious. I’m amazed at the number of students who whisper to me that for the duration of their degree programs they plan to pretend to be leftist, believing perhaps rightly that their grades will suffer if they don’t toe the party line. I’m retired and in my sixties, so I don’t have that worry, but I feel for the younger students who think they must parrot the expectations of the professor or suffer.
I’m so happy to easily be able to continue reading your writing and follow you as you battle this poisonous ideology that has us all brainwashed or going along to not rock the boat. Coincidentally I was home yesterday as was my husband for zoom meetings(4 hours of DEI training) sponsored by his health system of which he is one of the executives. I only heard the last part which was a discussion on micro aggressions. However earlier I missed the discussion on transgender related issues and sensitivity. We have a trans adult child. It’s really ironic to have to listen to these people tell you what to call them and how to handle them. Most of these people don’t even have children themselves. That’s a topic for another time. The micro aggressions topic was bullshit as usual. Stuff I know people are dealing with but heard it with my own ears for the first time. I don’t work and am lucky to stay home and take care of all things related to home and family. The black woman leading the discussion basically was saying that we must seek to feel the impact of our words and find ways to engage in discussions of how our words impact others. Her example was that if someone says to her “I don’t your skin color” that is a Microaggession because everything about her is her skin color, her whole life, every experience. We must discuss this and hash it out. I think they are misunderstanding when we say that. We are saying “I see you as just another person I want to get to know and connect with and know their heart, just make friends”. Then they want to hammer home how they are more disadvantaged and just make sure you remember that. It was complete silence as she was asking for discussion and input. Are we surprised? So ridiculous!
Right like who wants to go down that into that death trap! Next thing you know you’ll be fired from your job.
Thank you for your courage in standing up for truth. This past year I returned to college as a non traditional student to double major in History and English. Speaking my mind in the classroom is at times uncomfortable and often precarious. I’m amazed at the number of students who whisper to me that for the duration of their degree programs they plan to pretend to be leftist, believing perhaps rightly that their grades will suffer if they don’t toe the party line. I’m retired and in my sixties, so I don’t have that worry, but I feel for the younger students who think they must parrot the expectations of the professor or suffer.
I’m so happy to easily be able to continue reading your writing and follow you as you battle this poisonous ideology that has us all brainwashed or going along to not rock the boat. Coincidentally I was home yesterday as was my husband for zoom meetings(4 hours of DEI training) sponsored by his health system of which he is one of the executives. I only heard the last part which was a discussion on micro aggressions. However earlier I missed the discussion on transgender related issues and sensitivity. We have a trans adult child. It’s really ironic to have to listen to these people tell you what to call them and how to handle them. Most of these people don’t even have children themselves. That’s a topic for another time. The micro aggressions topic was bullshit as usual. Stuff I know people are dealing with but heard it with my own ears for the first time. I don’t work and am lucky to stay home and take care of all things related to home and family. The black woman leading the discussion basically was saying that we must seek to feel the impact of our words and find ways to engage in discussions of how our words impact others. Her example was that if someone says to her “I don’t your skin color” that is a Microaggession because everything about her is her skin color, her whole life, every experience. We must discuss this and hash it out. I think they are misunderstanding when we say that. We are saying “I see you as just another person I want to get to know and connect with and know their heart, just make friends”. Then they want to hammer home how they are more disadvantaged and just make sure you remember that. It was complete silence as she was asking for discussion and input. Are we surprised? So ridiculous!