We don't have to lose school boards to bad-faith actors, but only if we're willing to put in the work
"Her feelings literally don’t care about his facts." What an important reminder for all of us who are trying to get folks to question/expand/trouble their worldview.
thank you for this! sincere question, not a critique, but if you want to share, i am curious about your decision to capitalize "White"?
Oh great question and totally fair. I think my most succinct answer is I was really compelled by Eve Ewing's arguments for why she does so (though I don't feel strongly about folks who have the opposite take, this one just resonated the most with me): https://zora.medium.com/im-a-black-scholar-who-studies-race-here-s-why-i-capitalize-white-f94883aa2dd3
thanks! this is really interesting, and speaks pretty compellingly to all the reasons i haven't been capitalizing it, i'll have to think more on it.
"Her feelings literally don’t care about his facts." What an important reminder for all of us who are trying to get folks to question/expand/trouble their worldview.
thank you for this! sincere question, not a critique, but if you want to share, i am curious about your decision to capitalize "White"?
Oh great question and totally fair. I think my most succinct answer is I was really compelled by Eve Ewing's arguments for why she does so (though I don't feel strongly about folks who have the opposite take, this one just resonated the most with me): https://zora.medium.com/im-a-black-scholar-who-studies-race-here-s-why-i-capitalize-white-f94883aa2dd3
thanks! this is really interesting, and speaks pretty compellingly to all the reasons i haven't been capitalizing it, i'll have to think more on it.