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Okun's ideas are absolutely not something that serious people should embrace, and I'm always glad to hear that they don't.
But it's simply untrue that her work isn't widely used — I wish it were! https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1391851223570010112
But it's simply untrue that her work isn't widely used — I wish it were! https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1391851223570010112
We can quibble over the definition of "widely" obviously but in the piece I note the government of Seattle, New York City Public Schools, and Duke University.
Apparently also corporate trainings at Disney. https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1390830364063506438?s=20
Apparently also corporate trainings at Disney. https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1390830364063506438?s=20
To me, this is a big part of what's troubling about Okun's work.
It does not, as far as I can tell, actually reflect what any leading Black writers or scholars think about race in America. But it absolutely is what's being taught in diversity trainings and DEI seminars.
It does not, as far as I can tell, actually reflect what any leading Black writers or scholars think about race in America. But it absolutely is what's being taught in diversity trainings and DEI seminars.
I sincerely hope that the whole thing one day turns out to be a 21st century version of this CIA classic. https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/11/how-the-cia-encouraged-citizens-under-occupation-to-sabotage-their-workplaces-during-world-war-ii.html
