E. Alex Jung

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E. Alex Jung writes columns for the Spec. He is known for expressing viewpoints perceived by many as "radical"

Views on race

Jung equates white people with racist haters of justice.[1] He believes that white people are generally unaware of their supposed privilege[2] and unwilling to discuss race issues[3].

References

  1. "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."
  2. "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."
  3. "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."