This class was captivating and interesting. It definitely challenged my opinions and point of views (sic). However, being a Caucasian I felt very uncomfortable and discriminated against. I have never been racist of any kind as I was raised to respect all races. But, I felt that the instructor made several racist remarks regarding whites, “white privilege” and many derogatory things against the white class. The reason this bothered me was because it seemed pointless and not relevant … I felt like she was making fun of whites, and this made me feel attacked and this hindered my desire to read and come to … I hope Chang realizes how much a turn off her teaching is for an open minded and liberal student.

One student wrote the following in an evaluation for Chang’s class on grassroots and transnational feminist movements.

Excerpt from: Where’s the Violence? The Promise and Perils of Teaching Women of Color Studies

(via choongcommunist)

I remember being told to my face by this guy I knew that if I took a class the following semester that I would DEFINITELY get a batter grade than him cause the professor was apparently extremely racist against white people. I wound up taking the class, he wasn’t racist - was just upfront about white racism and power structures because he was a professor of THE HISTORY OF JAZZ & AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC. To erase racism from these courses would have been insane but it was enough to anger certain privileged white students who felt disrespected by a black man telling them about racism & his experiences with a racist music industry. 

(via newwavefeminism)


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