Governor General's staff to be asked to do woke 'privilege walk' so they can identify how entitled they are


Encouraging humility in people is fine and dandy. It's an important part of Christian teachings.  But centering it on race is obnoxious.  It is our personal characteristics we need to feel humble about.  Making us feel humble about our race is a distraction.  Like people, races can have both their good and their bad sides but no individual is responsible for either

It seems like only yesterday that Leftists were loudly condemning racism.  Now they seem determined to bring it back. Condemning a person solely because of his/her skin colour was always stupid and obnoxious and it still is, whether the colour is black, white or brindle


The bureaucrats have been signed up to do bizarre activity which may require them to identify how privileged they are, but it has been criticised by previous participants as being too personal.

The exercise will require staff to step forward or backwards depending on their answers to prompts such as whether their parents have been arrested or addicted to drugs. 

The training is run by Charles Sturt University (CSU), with over 330 staff at the Australian institute completing the exercise in 2019 and offering mixed feedback, reported The Daily Telegraph.

One participant remarked 'facilitators need to acknowledge some people may find the issues raised in the privilege walk (and open disclosure) too personal'.

Another said 'I think the walk of privilege needs more work - questions should be contextualised a little more'.

Some staff members described it as 'confronting but valuable', 'very effective', and 'interesting and revealing'.

In variations of the activity, attendees have been asked whether parents told them they were 'beautiful, smart, or successful', if they feel comfortable with others knowing their sexuality or if they worry about crime or drugs in their neighbourhood.

Questions around family may include whether parents have been incarcerated, been addicted to drugs or alcohol or are still married. 

The exercise was developed from a 1998 essay by academic Peggy McIntosh titled 'White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack'.

The article used a backpack full of tools and maps as a metaphor for the advantages Ms McIntosh said white people have over others.

Psychologist Michael Mascolo wrote in Psychology Today that the activity can backfire and make people at the front of the 'privilege line' feel defensive.

He said while some people 'experience an enhanced awareness and appreciation of how they have been advantaged' others are offended and feel 'personally blamed'.

The exercise is one component of unconscious bias and inclusivity training run by CSU.

A spokesperson from the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General told The Daily Telegraph the 'training is not mandatory.' 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9270297/Staff-Governor-Generals-office-participate-privilege-walk.html

1 comment:

  1. Privilege is a word leftists use to enflame envy/hatred in the "disadvantaged" and to try to plant seeds of shame in their targets.

    Leftists enjoy framing others as being privileged but fail to recognize just how privileged they are to have so much free time on their hands that they can invent loads of bullshit (in order to try to dictate others and supress their freedoms) and live well while they do it.

    ReplyDelete

All comments containing Chinese characters will not be published as I do not understand them