November 30, 2007
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As a campus, we have a poster up with an image of a black student. The text says something like, “Jamal is a black man. Jamal is a
blackman.” New people to the Diversity Council asked in our meeting today why we didn’t have one with a white man. Immediately, I thought, “They aren’t the minority. They’ve already had acceptance in this country, on this campus for forever. Why do we have to make them feel good? They run this joint… but maybe my perspective is off?
Comments (2)
Sounds like your perspective in regards to the white privilege is right on.
Thank you for your response. I didn’t think I wasn’t too much off in my reaction to the conversations I heard.