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College Director: "Every White Person In This Country Is Racist"

• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

In Episode 10 "The Intersection of Race, Class, and Disability," Ley spoke with the Director of Accessible Education at Willamette University Sue Minder. During that episode,  uploaded to the university's official YouTube channel on July 22, Minder said,

"Every white person in this country is racist" because they "benefit from the structure of racism."

Relevant portion begins around 12:40 

When asked to confront privileges, she said that most people usually respond with "I'm not a racist, I would never use a racial slur." 

"I think the first step is we get over it," said Minder of that reaction.

"Stop trying to pretend we don't have privileges of some sort, because most of us do have unearned advantages," said Minder.

In episode 11 "White Supremacy Work Culture," Ley talked about the idea that "whiteness is the supreme standard by which all peoples of culture are measured."

"It is important for us, particularly racialized peoples, to understand how every single day of our existence is influenced and infiltrated by white supremacy ideals," said Ley.


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