"The 15th annual National White Privilege Conference took place in Madison, Wisconsin, last week — subjecting attendees to informational sessions that explained why everything they did was inherently racist and oppressive.
The conference was funded in part by hotel tax revenues, the University of Wisconsin and the City of Madison — in other words, by taxpayer dollars.It was a colorful week, according to an account by the MacIver Institute
Kim Radersma, a former high school English teacher and current activist, hosted a session titled, “Stories from the front lines of education:
Confessions of a white, high school English teacher.”
Radersma advised participants — who paid more than $400 for the privilege of hearing her rant about privilege — that teaching was a purely political act, and neutral people should “get the fuck out of education.” (RELATED: University addresses racism by having a racially segregated group discussion)
“Teaching is a political act, and you can’t choose to be neutral,” said Radersma.
“You are either a pawn used to perpetuate a system of oppression or you are fighting against it.
And if you think you are neutral, you are a pawn.”
All teachers who do not actively confront the system are promoting white supremacy, said Radersma.
She also said that white people fighting oppression is akin to alcoholic trying to resist the temptation to drink.
The dark sickness of racism is at the heart of all the actions of white people."
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