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Some people love to bully other people. And these initiatives give them an excuse to feel good about it. There’s nothing more dangerous or seductive than sanctimoniousness. So it hardly a surprise that things sometimes go horribly wrong.

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Whatta grift these people have! They get paid to hate on white people! And encourage MORE racism rather than less, with classes that feed the need for ‘antiracism’ training!

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Would love to be in one of those classes, I’d let her have it, I would relish an opportunity to do so. Any consequences would be worth getting under that nasty racists skin.

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LOL. I like to think the same thing but if you're in a DEI class you're almost certainly being forced to by an employer, and if you give her too much crap it could get you fired.

Bilkszto sued the TDSB and I think the DEI bitch too, but he still killed himself. She must be so relieved.

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Having been involved in DEI since the early days and looking back on it after rejecting the whole paradigm, it’s clear that such a subjective role is ripe for grifters to play victim and take advantage of guilty white people to enrich themselves. I’ve become cynical about all of it. I think people who make their money thus are unqualified for much else and happened to get lucky in when they jumped on the white guilt gravy train.

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Sorry but white people need to stop being so fragile about being called a racist.

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Some white individuals are racist. But not all white people are, and those who aren’t are well within their rights to push back when they are called racist simply because of their skin color. People who make such blanket accusations need to stop being so fragile when they’re called out on their stereotyping.

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I agree we should push back. This poor guy pushed back but didn’t have the strength to withstand the judgement of the haters and the cowardice of the people who wouldn’t stand up for him though they knew better.

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Exactly! Sticks and stones, if you don’t know me, fuck you, your judgement means dick.

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What I'm reading right now :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Guilt_(book)

(no...it's not written by Robin DiAngelo :) )

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Excellent read. Enjoy!

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DEI based on Critical Social Justice is toxic bullshit. And it is amazing that Richard's colleagues were all too afraid to speak, or they agreed with the abuse. In any case, a pox on them all.

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It's hardly amazing. Canadian education is just as woke-infested as American education. And wokies are a bunch of wusses. The private chats revealed not everyone was down with the racism training they were getting from Ojo-Thompson and that they agreed with Richard. Now at the City of Sarnia (close to the American border if you're not familiar with it), several of them challenged her and she ran out with her tail between her legs.

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Sure and many supposed ‘leaders’ in education are no leaders at all, they may have leadership titles, but they are mostly followers, conformists and afraid of their own shadow. I am involved this kind of nonsense as a parent at the OCDSB, we have a long fight ahead of us.

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People are bullies. And what better excuse than denouncing racism? There’s nothing like the feeling of self-righteousness. And even a man’s tragic suicide isn’t enough to make this woman reflect on her behavior. The TDSB needs to stop throwing money at these bogus sessions.

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It reminds me of all the whiny white Medium feminists who show eternal hostility to men and see patriarchy 'baked into' everything. Who turn every alleged 'microaggression' into an Epic Battle With The Patriarchy and have a chip on their shoulder the size of the Rock of Gibraltar. Who've been trained to think of themselves as forever victims. Argggh, i want to write an article about how white people can firmly but politely stand up to anti-white bigotry but then I'll be shamed as a white supremacist lol!

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Absolutely! It will be uncomfortable but it’s our duty.

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