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New Gurus: 4. White Women's Tears

Dec 19, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Confrontational Dinners To Force Honest Talk

  • Regina Jackson and Saira Rao run Race to Dinner where white women pay to be confronted about racism over a meal.
  • They enforce a no-crying rule because “white lady tears” derail the conversation and retraumatize Black people.
INSIGHT

2020 Sparked A Diversity Industry Boom

  • The rise in anti-racist work after 2020 created rapid growth for diversity gurus and related industries.
  • That surge turned diversity work into a lucrative sector worth billions in the US alone.
ADVICE

Use Concrete Scenarios To Teach Microaggressions

  • The Sun Shower 'Disarming Microaggressions' training models real examples and teaches participants to notice and call out subtle harms.
  • Engage with concrete scenarios to recognise microaggressions rather than dismissing them as minor or obvious.
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