Comments on: WHITENESS STUDIES?

By: diachronic agency

diachronic agency — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I Am Curious (White)
Bloggos (e.g. here, here, here, here, and here, the last two with extensive comments) were mightily outraged yesterday about "whiteness studies," as discussed in a front-page WaPo article. But what exactly is supposed to be wrong with i...

By: Wizbang

Wizbang — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

More Proof There Is Lack Of Oxygen In The Ivory Towers
Outside The Beltway points to a Washington Post article on whiteness studies. It's a fascinating glimpse of how a new pillar of political correctness is developed. Unless this is movement is "called out" quickly it will seep into every nook...

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By: Rodney Dill

Rodney Dill — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Could be called:

The Incredible Whiteness of being

By: Dude

Dude — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Or.. The Unbearable Whiteness of Being?

By: John Lemon

John Lemon — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Want to get really scared? Read this next to Lee Bollinger's op-ed in the WSJ yesterday. (Not linked since it is a pay site.) Bollinger is the president of U. of Michigan and seems to imply that we can never get over racial division. I will try to blog on this later this evening. (I'm supposed to be cleaning the den now, having just finished a paper.)

By: Rodney Dill

Rodney Dill — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Or.. The Unbearable Whiteness of Being? Oops, I thought something wasn't right, but I just couldn't put my finger on it. As I once saw Linus say in Peanuts "You're never quite as dumb as when you are trying to be smart."

By: Wizbang

Wizbang — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

More Proof There Is Lack Of Oxygen In The Ivory Towers Outside The Beltway points to a Washington Post article on whiteness studies. It's a fascinating glimpse of how a new pillar of political correctness is developed. Unless this is movement is "called out" quickly it will seep into every nook and cranny ...