I went to 3 of these diversity bullcrap sessions. Even the white lefties know it was a waste of time, and I should have punched them all in the face for wasting mine.
There was an episode of RESCUE ME on FX when all the firemen had to attend one and Dennis Leary finally asked on the “film” ..”I have a question: why are ALL the evil guys on the film the white guys?”
oh uck. Some Asian gal spoke/ led - had taken a job in Minnesota or somewhere in the north, then lambasted the group for being all white. And men. They told her they were ‘color blind,’ they just didn’t care. We were taught, however, that IF you say that, it means you DEFINITELY are racist.
How about that for ‘no right answer.’
The worst part for me was a large burly, hairy man dressed in a tight dress, spikey heels, a wig, red lipstick. He was the one who really got on my case for holding out for ‘quality.’ I named him Bluto. haha. The great thing was, my husband (a scientist) came with me. He played along, asked a lot of questions, but was not in my small group. We laughed and compared notes all the way home.
Who is paying for this? We are!! How much? These workshops just for arts groups in LA County have gone on for two years!