My responsibility as a white guy
A sharp Metro State College student asked me about my earlier post on racism during my guest lecture yesterday. He seemed to get the gist of my story, but I could tell he was confused. I think I was too […]
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Why white guys hate to be called racists
Why shouldn’t you call us white guys racist? Because that’s name-calling and in “post-racial” America we should be neo-mature. Besides, we white males don’t have to be racists to help perpetuate inequality. We can do that by being unaware and/or […]
Story of the week: Memorial service for a “baby killer”
Maybe sticks, stones and names can hurt you. Denver Post columnist Mike Littwin went to a memorial service for murdered abortion doctor George Tiller last week and came back wondering whether poison words lowered the barriers to violence. Might the value of […]