008 - This is a continuation of Mel and Randy's discussion on white privilege and what it means. White folks get very worked up when someone mentions privilege because they do not want to be seen as racist or having an unfair advantage.
Many people -- in fact, most people -- have some type of privilege. "White" privilege is a function of hundreds of years of American history in which White people were shown to the front of the line and given the benefit of the doubt in many types of circumstances. It does not mean you are racist, or rich, or rolling in opportunities.
In this episode, co-hosts Randy and Mel talk about how organizations often try and make themselves look diverse, but fail to incorporate people of color into their leadership and creative idea structure. They are not willing to pay the price of changing their culture to be more inclusive or improve their way of relating to anyone outside the majority culture.
Implicit in this discussion is the importance of "assimilation" and "accommodation" when churches and organizations are trying to be more diverse.
If you'd like to get the links and show notes for this episode, go to:
https://insensitivespeech.com/episodes/
Please remember to "subscribe" and give us a rating. Thanks for listening!
