Okun& #39;s ideas are absolutely not something that serious people should embrace, and I& #39;m always glad to hear that they don& #39;t.

But it& #39;s simply untrue that her work isn& #39;t widely used — I wish it were! https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1391851223570010112">https://twitter.com/nhannahjo...

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">https://twitter.com/realchris...

To me, this is a big part of what& #39;s troubling about Okun& #39;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& #39;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">https://slate.com/human-int...