tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36252939.post6238485622037620639..comments2023-05-10T19:05:31.695-07:00Comments on Elementary Rat: Your White Privilege is Showing.E. Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154146789130821482noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36252939.post-78766396302457895042011-03-21T06:21:42.844-07:002011-03-21T06:21:42.844-07:00I don't think I could be the only person who w...I don't think I could be the only person who wrote to BeyondChron about the issues with their op-ed, but other than a letter noting that the assignment data belies the theory, it's been entirely positive responses published.<br /><br />That is irritating me.E. Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154146789130821482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36252939.post-15139593243167710612011-03-16T18:33:58.287-07:002011-03-16T18:33:58.287-07:00That commentary represented the perspective of the...That commentary represented the perspective of the extraterrestrial community -- the poster knew absolutely nothing about the issues.carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127336930949752636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36252939.post-78413858835672103672011-03-12T06:32:57.499-08:002011-03-12T06:32:57.499-08:00Whiteness is a complicated and at times beyond col...Whiteness is a complicated and at times beyond color issue, for sure. I have to note though that the most vocal stakeholders on this issue are nearly all white, and the publication that spawned my ire is a pretty white one.E. Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154146789130821482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36252939.post-80767635519560828842011-03-12T06:28:18.283-08:002011-03-12T06:28:18.283-08:00You should note that I am referring specifically t...You should note that I am referring specifically to the push for neighborhood schools among San Francisco residents - a movement that is not at all progressive.<br /><br />I have to disagree that your child receives no benefit from the services for which you provide funding, though. If those services make for a calmer classroom where the adults are less overwhelmed by the incredible social-emotional needs of the student, then your child benefits from the calmer environment and additional personal attention.<br /><br />For the record, I since I believe that racism is both prejudice and power, I don't believe in racism against whites. It would be self-hatred anyway, which is not one of my character flaws.<br /><br />Again, this isn't a post against your entitlement, but against the attitude that there is anything progressive about wealthy whites demanding neighborhood schools. There isn't.<br /><br />It's pretty petty, though, to accuse me of causing you not to write a grant.E. Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154146789130821482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36252939.post-85590196458719538212011-03-12T00:55:15.685-08:002011-03-12T00:55:15.685-08:00E. Rat - I am really disappointed. I've been ...E. Rat - I am really disappointed. I've been following your blog for about a year and I have really respected and learned from your posts. But this one just makes me want to scream. I'm white, affluent and send my child to an extremely underperforming southeast school. Nearly all of our fundraising dollars go to providing support services for disadvantaged kids - therapists, specialists, aides. My white, privileged child sees none of the services which I personally have worked myself to the bone at great personal cost to secure. Without us entitled white folks, these kids would not have these services - I am not exaggerating. Posts like yours make me wonder why we try so hard. Scapegoating me is not the solution...it just ensures that next time I may think twice about pulling all nighters to submit grants to help poor kids. And it makes me wonder if my own child's teacher is deep down as racist as you seem to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36252939.post-1169937032207885172011-03-11T16:58:39.725-08:002011-03-11T16:58:39.725-08:00Yes, and well said.
In this city it must also be...Yes, and well said. <br /><br />In this city it must also be said that some proponents of neighborhood school schemes are also middle/upper-middle class Asians as well as the yuppie white parents. Unless they are becoming "white" these days. Whiteness is historically a slippery category.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com