When it comes to racism, are you a non or an anti? | Hank VanPutten | TEDxLSSC
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 พ.ค. 2021
- Drawing from work and research in diversity, equity, and inclusion, this talk explores different categorical definitions of racism and the perspectives they come from. A native of Jamaica, New York, Hank Van Putten earned his B.S. in Education from Northeastern University, and a M. Ed. from Cambridge College. Hank spent 35 years in the Newton Public Schools in Massachusetts and is currently a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Facilitator/Trainer for the Peace and Justice Institute at Valencia College. Hank is an anti-racist educator who has received training from internationally recognized scholars. His interests have focused on the impact of race on the academic achievement of African American students. To this end he has taught a graduate course for educators entitled “Active Anti-Racism and Effective Classroom Practices for All Students,” and the Foundation Course in the Graduate Program of Conflict Resolution and Peaceable Schools at Lesley University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
This talk struck a chord with me - I know so many people who pride themselves on doing the bare minimum to be allies, yet roll their eyes at anything more instead of wanting to further their understanding.
too me also
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it did with me also
Allies? 😆 🤣 😂 I pride myself in being your enemy.
'the essential feature of racism is not about hostility, nor misperception, but rather a system of advantage that is derived on the basis of race' - this quote is the truth and something I've felt many times over
Like affirmative action?
This is an incredible talk - easy to understand and follow but so profound in terms of making you rethink where and how you stand in society
'the essential feature of racism is not about hostility, nor misperception, but rather a system of advantage that is derived on the basis of race' - what a fantastic quote.
Thanks so much for that. I am the constant victim of Racism & Discrimination. Our Silence Condones Racism!
I love this talk, I love Hank - I hope people can see what he is saying for the truth and need instead of being offended.
Beautiful and powerful message. I hear the message of personal action and I thank you. x
Definitely relate to all the stuff he says about being left handed and could add way more to the list, so many hobbies and skills I gave up trying to learn because it was too hard as a left handed person. Then I thought about all the different minorities and the immensity of what they are deprived of and it makes me want to cry.
Left-handers learn that they can never play shortstop on their baseball team. Nor could they be the 2nd baseman, 3rd baseman or catcher. Right-handers, on the other hand, can play *any* of the 9 positions. Right-handers seldom think much about those restrictions on left-handers. Had Abner Doubleday (inventor of baseball) decided that the bases would be run clockwise instead of counterclockwise, the right-handers would have all the restrictions, not the left-handers - a rather arbitrary situation.
What makes white people right handed and minorities left handed?
I appreciated the way Hank used his "privilege bracelet" to highlight the opportunities he has... was a very good way of demonstrating how each of us faces different societal challenges and advantages
Absolutely amazing explanation about the topic.
Thank-you for your kind words!
This is an amazing talk Hank, the way you unpack everything in a factual, non accusatory way makes it very easy to ask ourselves those questions and not feel shame for never having done so before
THX Anderson for your thoughts and reflections.
I'm not sure I can answer this question Hank. You've given me a lot to think about.
What an emotive and difficult question to answer. Thanks for opening the conversation.
you saw the link too!
I had never thought of racism of "systems of advantage that are derived from race". Perspective changes what you see.
thanks for sending this to me, yes that is truth
This was intellectually superior to the concept of xenophobia, racism, and hatred of a people. Conceivably striving for equality and understanding probably makes me an antiracist however if I have to walk a middle path and never arrive at an answer I would venture to assume antiracism is both a hinderance and a benefit because I'm not scared of the truth just the length to go to challenge it, where ignorance is common sense and census is the norm.
antiracism is a acronoum for cultural marxism
Inspired.
Thanks Hank for breaking this down to easily relatable concepts. Reframing racism as a "system of advantages" gave me new insight into how pervasive it is.
Derek, THX for your thoughts and reflections.
thanks Hank for your perspective. This was a really valuable listen.
Thank-you🙏🏽
Most excellent
I would imagine economist Dr Thomas Sowell is chuckling at the intellectually simplistic nature of this presentation.
Stop
Loved the bit about his privilege bracelet - certainly made me think again about the privileges I have, especially being able to access any building at any time. That's something I've literally never thought about NOT being able to do.
Interesting what he said about parents discouraging children from using their left hands in a right handed world.
I am a Diversity Workforce Advocate with a African American owned Construction company on a Big Transportation Project in Portland Oregon. I appreciate this presentation and will ask this question in our diversity training presentations. Thank you so much!
I appreciate your paying it forward!
Did not know a huge amount of this
We have to dig deep to examine the racial culture we are born into to answer Hank's question.
Thanawat, Clint Smith challenges us to examine the entanglement of capitalism, colonialism and slavery. THX for your thoughts and reflections.
John Lennon asked us to imagine all the people living life in peace. That was last century and we're still not even close.
Wow this talk really opened my eyes to a lot of my own privilege, some of which I'd never even though of before - like being able to access any building at any time. It's pretty wild how much you don't realize about other peoples abilities when you've never had to think about it
Great knowledge
Thank you for your kind words!
THX for your words of support!
Sh itty prop aganda
This is excellent.
Thank you!
Man the story about the house appraisal around the 8:10 mark is just insane.
Indeed, and it’s not an “isolated incident”.
We might be kin. You look so much like my people from Cape Verde, West Africa.
Will you be opening a church in the near future? It’s phenomenal religion you are selling.
Calm down
Weird music in the beginning...poor taste. Whoever chose that set the wrong tone for this amazing speech.
There are talks on classification of ghosts, too. Doesn’t make it true.
To be honest I'm not able to answer your question Hank. I'm anti racism having experienced it first hand. But fear I may be racially biased
I'm ashamed to say I didn't even know there was a distinction between the two. Seems very obvious to me now that I've listened to this.
I appreciate your self-reflection!
This makes me think of people who refuse to even analyse their own behaviour in relation to questions like this. You know the kind of people who say things like "I don't even see colour" - and the best response to that statement I've heard is if you don't see colour then you aren't seeing more than half of the population.
I was a wrestling coach. I personally cut the hair of a white kid whose hair did not meet the referee's grooming standards. He either refused to wear a cap or his coach didn't have one. Whatever the case, no racism took place that day.
you still oppressed the kid
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On this issue you're either with us or against us.
Woah! Take it easy killer
No.
I don't think that's one of the options 🤔
It's really crazy to think about how many difficulties other people face that we aren't even aware of because of our privilege. Like when people say "I don't see color" how in the world do they think that's an argument for NOT being rac'st like if you don't see color then you don't see over 2/3rds of the worlds population.
Many of the stories that you gave us as an example of racism had nothing to do with that. When you put race as the most important thing in some individual/institutional decisions, this is what your thinking looks. You put race in things that don t have nothing to do with race. You have to be more factual, not propagandistic.
Andrei, THX for your thoughts and reflections. I’d invite you to examine the entanglement of capitalism, colonialism and slavery to uncover why it is important to place race at the center. Without racism, there’d be no need to distinguish folks by race.
Why no need to distinct folks by race ? It is very important in Medicine for example. Different races has different risk factors in different diseases and different outcomes.
Some races are more susceptible for some diseases aswell. It is a must in Medicine to know this differences and to give a great and correct care. So this is an example of why is necessary to distinct human beings by race.
And for capitalism and slavery is a very long discussion. Slavery existed for very long time and it was not the Westerns who were first. Go more back in history if you want. I don’t Say it was Good, but this is how the things very back there worked. And for capitalism what is the alternative ? Is there a better regime? Communist China or Russia? Monarchy?..So please, no. In capitalism i have the chance and freedom to succeed by myself. This is powerful and enough.
I have found that people are able to see oppression even when it does not exist, especially when it does not exist. The problem with racism is that the demand is far greater than the supply.
Anti-racists depend on racism for employment and identity, so they work tirelessly to rebuild it.
I've experienced racism and believe that people feel threatened when someone is different to them
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What about the third option not involved.
Neither. I just am.
*Please stop claiming your birth as American on your Census question you MAY NOT check off all ethnicity boxes, you will argue racism!*
what?
Didn't watch + I'm pro