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I really enjoyed this insightful conversation. I also liked reading Mr. Coleman's book and both agree with. him and disagree in some ways. One thing that comes up for me is the way he uses the term "neoracism ". Many of the things he criticizes are things I see as misguided attempts to deal with what is commonly called unconscious bias. I personally think it is a mistake for people to label someone who treats another person differently due to an aspect of unconscious bias as "racist". I think it is too contaminated by the common understanding of the racist as a violent KKK member and that makes it harder to work with people on what is a human tendency that we call unconscious bias. I worry that labeling what Mr. Coleman critiques as "neoracism " falls into a similar trap, and that to some extent is makes the conversation more difficult in a way that is unnecessary.

Mar 16, 2024
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