http://www.dailywire.com/news/purdue-university-backtracks-on-mandatory-white-privilege-class-for-music-students-after-outcry
Purdue University has reversed course after mandating that students in a choir group complete “antiracist” training before participating after backlash from the students.
Purdue Musical Organizations announced in January that its members would be required to complete six classes on antiracist thought, including “White Privilege, White Supremacy, and White Fragility,” and “White Saviorism and How To Be A Better Ally,” according to emails reviewed by The Washington Free Beacon. The courses also featured readings from prominent antiracists such as Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo.
The course, originally scheduled to begin in February, was postponed after complaints from students. After being contacted by the Free Beacon, a spokesman for the music group said the plans for mandatory training were scrapped and the classes would be optional for the group’s members.
“Purdue Musical Organizations is committed to inclusive excellence and has created a program, alongside the Purdue Office of Diversity and Inclusion, to create a learning series focused on engaging all of its members, whatever their lived experiences may be,” Purdue Musical Organizations spokesman Tim Doty told the Free Beacon in an email. “The series will be offered beginning in March. Recognizing the stresses presented by COVID, as well as the existing commitments that many students have outside of [Purdue Musical Organizations], the series is not required, but participation is strongly encouraged.” ...
Ah, so indoctrination sessions titled "White Privilege, White Supremacy, and White Fragility" and "White Saviorism and How To Be A Better Ally" are "focused on engaging ALL of the members" of the Purdue Musical Organizations, eh?
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