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'''E. Alex Jung''' writes columns for the [[Spec]]. He is known for expressing viewpoints perceived by many as "radical" | '''E. Alex Jung''' writes columns for the [[Spec]]. He is known for expressing viewpoints perceived by many as "radical" | ||
| − | In | + | In a Spectator column on April 26th, 2007, after suggesting that all too often "the responsibility [for facilitating dialogue] falls on marginalized people for not 'reaching out" or being too 'confrontational'", Jung rhetorically offered to "dance for [readers of the Columbia Daily Spectator] kabuki-like with chopsticks in [his] hair". |
== Views on race == | == Views on race == | ||
| − | Jung believes we live in a "system of whiteness". He | + | Jung believes we live in a "system of whiteness". He believes that some white people, including some of his closest friends, are anti-racist lovers of justice. However, he believes that whites as a group are racist haters of justice.<ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2007/04/26/Opinion/I.See.White.People-2881501.shtml "To turn an oft-heard phrase around, some of my closest friends are white. They are anti-racist lovers of justice, wholly non-representative of their group."]</ref> |
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| + | He believes that white people, as a generalization, are unaware of their supposed privilege<ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2007/04/26/Opinion/I.See.White.People-2881501.shtml "It's a generalization, of course, but not a superfluous one to state that white people at Columbia (not only of course) never think about the conditions of their privilege."]</ref> and resistant to discussing race issues<ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2007/04/26/Opinion/I.See.White.People-2881501.shtml "Race is not an issue for most white people quite simply because they don't feel its weight. When a critique of white privilege alights on their shoulders, white people quickly cry reverse racism."]</ref>. | ||
Furthermore, Jung believes that the [[Core Curriculum]] focuses excessively on the ideas and works of white men.<ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2007/04/26/Opinion/I.See.White.People-2881501.shtml "Du Bois writes about the deluded Western belief that 'every great thought the world ever knew was a white man's thought.' What better subtitle for the Core Curriculum?"]</ref> | Furthermore, Jung believes that the [[Core Curriculum]] focuses excessively on the ideas and works of white men.<ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2007/04/26/Opinion/I.See.White.People-2881501.shtml "Du Bois writes about the deluded Western belief that 'every great thought the world ever knew was a white man's thought.' What better subtitle for the Core Curriculum?"]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 26 April 2007
E. Alex Jung writes columns for the Spec. He is known for expressing viewpoints perceived by many as "radical"
In a Spectator column on April 26th, 2007, after suggesting that all too often "the responsibility [for facilitating dialogue] falls on marginalized people for not 'reaching out" or being too 'confrontational'", Jung rhetorically offered to "dance for [readers of the Columbia Daily Spectator] kabuki-like with chopsticks in [his] hair".
Views on race
Jung believes we live in a "system of whiteness". He believes that some white people, including some of his closest friends, are anti-racist lovers of justice. However, he believes that whites as a group are racist haters of justice.[1]
He believes that white people, as a generalization, are unaware of their supposed privilege[2] and resistant to discussing race issues[3].
Furthermore, Jung believes that the Core Curriculum focuses excessively on the ideas and works of white men.[4]
References
- ↑ "To turn an oft-heard phrase around, some of my closest friends are white. They are anti-racist lovers of justice, wholly non-representative of their group."
- ↑ "It's a generalization, of course, but not a superfluous one to state that white people at Columbia (not only of course) never think about the conditions of their privilege."
- ↑ "Race is not an issue for most white people quite simply because they don't feel its weight. When a critique of white privilege alights on their shoulders, white people quickly cry reverse racism."
- ↑ "Du Bois writes about the deluded Western belief that 'every great thought the world ever knew was a white man's thought.' What better subtitle for the Core Curriculum?"
