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
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
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.
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