The Secesh category archive

At the Ames, Iowa, Tribune, Walter Suza explores why some persons are so opposed to DEI (i. e., diversity, equality, and inclusion). A nugget (emphasis added):

This is what DEI is all about. It is an opportunity to bring people together to learn about each other. It is about embracing differences in religion, age, physical ability, gender, national origin and the entire span of human diversity.

DEI is also about becoming willing to admit that inequity has existed in America for so long that it appears as normal. Inequity being normal makes DEI abnormal. The result is some opposing DEI because it threatens their own power or rights , , , ,

The Tamba Bay Times tells one teacher’s story of working under the rule of Florida’s Grand Wizard Governor DeSantis.

Just go read it.

Writing at Psychology Today Blogs, Karim Bettache takes a penetrating look at how structural racism permeates society. (Structural racism is that thing that racists and their dupes, symps, and fellow travelers say does not exist because they don’t want to admit that it does.) Furthermore, he suggests that it’s a world-wide phenomenon that can be traced back to the age of empire, when European nations used racism–that is, white superiority–to help justify rationalize subjugating foreign lands and peoples.

Bettache cites research that demonstrates that children start absorbing racist messages from the culture almost before they learn how to talk, let alone learn how to read or think critically. Here are a couple of snippets from his article:

From early years, children unconsciously absorb subtle biases and stereotypes that permeate their thinking. The media frequently depict minorities as menacing or subordinate, exemplified by portrayals of Latino gang members or black “welfare queens.” Past research has highlighted significant racial biases in children’s animated films, where characters of color are not only underrepresented but also commonly depicted in a negative light.

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For black girls, discrimination based on hair texture is a common experience that reinforces their position as outsiders in some environments. Some schools have even prohibited natural hairstyles, considering them “unruly” or contrary to policies requiring a “professional” appearance (Macon, 2014). The message is that to succeed and be accepted, black women must conform to white norms rather than embrace their cultural heritage and identity. Such policies inflict psychological harm and perpetuate racist beliefs that natural black hair is somehow unkept (sic) or unclean.

Given the efforts of the New Secesh to rise again, I think his piece is well worth the few minutes it will take to read it.