They didn't say that racism doesn't exist, those are words you've put into their mouth.
They said that you're buying into the same identity politics narrative that you're decrying, where groups of people are put into a basket based on their ethnicity and assigned the label "oppressor" without regard for individual variation.
In case it wasn't absolutely clear to you, I'm in full agreement with you on how ridiculous the decision to suspend the gifted program is.
Speaking of racism in the U.S., however, nothing you say will change the dozens of firsthand experiences that I endured as a minority immigrant growing up in this land. I say this not from a place of bitterness, but from a place of sadness: I too wish racism wasn't real or as heavily perpetuated as it actually is. Working in SV almost makes me forget the shit I had to endure because it's much less visible from the ivory towers of the west coast. But my friend, racism is very real, and it is very alive. I'm not here to say whites are evil and we are noble - it's simply that being in the place of power gives you many more avenues with which to abuse.
Let me say this one last time: shutting down a gifted class due to its racial make up is the wrong way to go. It's the lazy way to "establish social justice". I say this not because I believe racism isn't real - I say this because this is reverse racism. If what we want to build is a world that is accepting of all individuals regardless of their race, we should accept that racism exists and devise reasonable solutions to combat it. Punishing white kids is not the way to go, nor is denying that racism is alive.
> The person "buying into the propaganda" in this instance is not myself, but you unfortunately.
I wish I knew how to say this in a constructive manner, but your lack of self-awareness is sad. You are guilty of the very thing you are decrying, just changing the race to what fits your narrative.
Yes, I am saying you are racist and don't realize it.
