About

Emily, the rabble rouser, was kicked out of the Ventnor Facebook forum. Find out why. This episode discusses the arc of systemic racism in America. How has it improved and how is it still a mess? Emily and Sean put monuments into context and talk about what we should do. Is it ever ok to discuss the question of economic benefits of slavery in an academic setting? And should someone get fired if they do? Sean believes as a nation we are less racist than we were at the beginning. Emily believes we are every bit as racist as we were in 1863. Sean is talking about racist feelings, Emily is talking about racist systems and institutions. What is racism vs what is implicit bias? Your pre-work for this episode: look up "Hegelian Synthesis"